The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome
Faith was never meant to be boring, predictable, or safe. The Aggressive Life is a faith podcast for people who want more than the usual answers. Author, adventurer, and pastor Brian Tome brings an honest, gritty, and sometimes unexpected take on following God in the real world. One week he might unpack what the Bible actually says about a question you’ve wrestled with. The next, he might tell a story from an adventure gone sideways, answer questions he wasn’t prepared for, or sit down with someone doing something remarkable. You never quite know where the conversation will go, but it will be real, useful, and rooted in a faith that demands action. Faith isn’t something you just believe. It’s something you live.
Episodes
What scares Brian Tome? What has he changed his mind about? And what does he really think about getting older?
In the first episode of Ask BT Anything, Brian answers questions submitted by listeners, with no preparation and no idea what's coming. He gets personal about his biggest fears, what he's learning in this new season of life, his changing beliefs about the Holy Spirit, and what his kids have taught him about himself.
He...
Drew Lynch built the career most comedians dream about. Millions of followers. Sold-out shows. A successful stand-up career that grew out of the very injury that nearly ended his dream of performing.
But eventually, none of it felt like enough.
Drew joins Brian Tome for a surprisingly deep conversation about the traumatic brain injury that caused his stutter, turning adversity into a career, the relentless pressure to perform, ...
How do you know what God wants you to do with your life? We spend a lot of time looking for signs, waiting for clarity, and worrying that one wrong decision could take us outside of God’s plan.
But what if God’s will isn’t nearly as hidden as we’ve made it?
In this episode, Brian looks at what the Bible actually says about finding God’s will, making big decisions, and moving forward when you don&rs...
Why do men need other men—and why is it so hard for guys to build real friendships?
Rory Lawrence and Matt Fortin join Brian Tome to talk about what happens when men stop trying to do life alone. They unpack the friendships they built through Man Camp, why men need people who will challenge them instead of just agreeing with them, and how doing hard things together creates relationships that actually last.
The conversatio...
Matt Chandler is coming to Man Camp.
He and Brian Tome talk about why men need something like Man Camp, what Matt’s looking forward to when he gets there, and why being around other men and tackling challenge matters.
They also get into life, faith, friendship, hard seasons, and a whole lot more.
Matt will be at Man Camp 2026, a three-day Christian men’s event in the woods in Ohio this October. You can sign up at htt...
What do you do when you get it wrong? When people get hurt or when the easy way our is to defend yourself and move on?
Brian has spent the last six months wrestling with those questions. In this episode of The Aggressive Life podcast, he talks candidly about what’s been happening, what he’s had to own, and what it looks like to actually repent and change direction. Sometimes the best way forward is the hard way for...
The average age of retirement is 64, while the average age of death isn’t till 82. What are you going to do with your 18 years? No matter how old you are, the answer to the question starts today. Most men work to reach retirement without a goal of how to spend it—leaving the majority of them lonely, depressed and without purpose. That’s not Dale Tesmond. A former CEO and corporate storyteller, Dale spent his...
Join Brian Tome and world-renowned adventurer and survivalist, Bear Grylls, under the big tent at MAN CAMP 2025. In this special episode of The Aggressive Life, Bear speaks about his faith, discovering that Jesus is wild, and why the safest place to be is on the front lines. Bear’s aggressive approach to faith and life is a shot in the arm to get you moving.
Join Brian Tome and thousands of men from across the coun...
One of the top episodes in the history of The Aggressive Life, re-released for the first time with video. A priest in the diocese of Indianapolis, Father Vincent Lampert spent decades as an exorcist—and has the stories to back it up. From his hands-on training in Rome, to real encounters with demons and possessed individuals, Father Lampert pulls back the curtain on the spirit realm, exposing a reality many people are q...
Could you cover 2800 miles—the distance between New York City and Los Angeles—in 40 days with ten of your friends? That’s the question that close friends, JONBOB and David, wanted to figure out. Instead of asking ChatGPT, or Google, they started moving. That’s how RELENTLESS 2800, a 40-day team challenge, was born. In the years since, RELENTLESS has grown into a movement that not only gets people movin...
Miracles might not be common, but they still happen… and Paul Maconochie has seen more than his fair share. A pastor, leader, and close friend of BT, Paul returns to the podcast to talk about healing prayer—how to do it, when to do it, and what to expect. Paul’s experience of seeing God heal others through prayer makes him one of the foremost experts on the topic. In prayer, like life, reward always lies on...
Fitness trends and best practices feel like a moving target—one trainer says this, and another says something completely different. In this episode, Brian sits down with nationally recognized fitness coach and trainer, Shawn Zitt, for a practical conversation about building and maintaining physical health. How much water do I need? Should I eat more meat or less? Do I have to work out everyday? How much sleep should I g...
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Recorded live at Crossroads Church in 2023, this teaching shows how not fitting in actually positions you for a deeper, more personal encounter with God. If the holidays leave you ...
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