What sets "George Washington's Sacred Fire" apart from all previous works on this man for the ages, is the exhaustive fifteen years of Dr. Peter Lillback's research, revealing a unique icon driven by the highest of ideals. Only do George Washington's own writings, journals, letters, manuscripts, and those of his closest family and confidants reveal the truth of this awe-inspiring role model for all generations. Dr. Lillback paints a picture of a man, who, faced with unprecedented challenges and circumstances, ultimately drew upon his persistent qualities of character - honesty, justice, equity, perseverence, piety, forgiveness, humility, and servant leadership, to become one of the most revered figures in world history. George Washington set the cornerstone for what would become one of the most prosperous, free nations in the history of civilization. Through this book, Dr. Lillback, assisted by Jerry Newcombe, will reveal to the reader a newly inspirational image of General and President George Washington.
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A Must Read!!!!!!!
In a lifetime devoted to the serious study of history, literature, and the human character, I have had the privilege - and perhaps the burden - of reading well over five hundred biographies. These ranged in subject from towering statesmen and soldiers to artists, philosophers, and monarchs. With each, I sought not merely information, but insight: What made this person worthy of memory? What enabled their influence? What sustained their vision through the crucibles of adversity? Of all these works, none has left as profound an impression upon me as Dr. Peter A. Lillback’s Sacred Fire. It is, without qualification, the finest biography I have ever read - both in the depth of its research and in the clarity of its moral and historical vision. At the center of this monumental work stands George Washington - not the flattened, secular icon often found in contemporary textbooks, nor the sanitized patriarch of popular myth, but a fully formed human being: flawed, complex, devout, and enduringly great. Dr. Lillback presents a Washington who cannot be adequately understood apart from the formative influence of his Christian worldview, a Washington whose strength lay not primarily in his military acumen, rhetorical brilliance, or political sagacity - though all of these were evident - but in his extraordinary capacity to lead others by moral force and example. Indeed, Washington’s greatest gift was not his generalship, nor his presidency, nor even his wise reluctance to seize power when he might have done so. His greatest gift was inspiration: his ability to summon in others the courage to sacrifice, the discipline to persevere, and the vision to believe in the birth of a new kind of nation. Through the long winters of Valley Forge, the perilous uncertainties of revolution, and the fragile first steps of a republic, it was Washington’s character - not merely his command - that united a disparate people and gave them cause to follow. This is precisely why it is so critical ...
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