EPISODE · May 13, 2026 · 7 MIN
Discipline | The Men Who Gained Power Before Character
from The Republic Briefing · host Carlos Reyes III
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 • Today's Principle: Discipline Today's episode uses the pattern of pardoned corrupt officials to expose a formation failure, not a political one. Men who abuse public power were never disciplined in private. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 9 and Proverbs 25, Carlos argues that self-mastery isn't optional equipment for a man with responsibility — it's the foundation everything else stands on. The charge: name the one area of your life where you've been making the easy choice, and make the hard one today. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:25-27; Proverbs 25:28 Today's Charge: Identify the one area where you've been choosing comfort over discipline and make the hard choice today — because your son is watching, and your character is being formed whether you're intentional about it or not. — 📖 Men of the Republic — the book behind the briefing. Get the book on Amazon • carlosreyesiii.com 🎧 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • RSS 💌 Daily newsletter: menoftherepublic.org Today's Discipline chapter reference: Ch 4 — Discipline as Formation
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Power without internal formation is a liability to everyone it touches. The Trump administration's wave of pardons for convicted officials exposes what happens when men rise without discipline. Govern yourself first — or someone else will govern you.
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