| I recently spoke at the graduation
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| | his colleagues that he, personally, did
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| ceremony for a group called "Leadership
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| | not possess. It was the Holy Bible.
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| Stephenville." As I understand it, these
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| | "Think about that," I asked, "what better
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| groups are sponsored by Chambers of
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| | thing could a person do to ensure that he
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| Commerce all over the nation as a way of
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| | would function from a perspective of
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| training up the future leaders of our
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| | truth and fairness than to consult the
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| communities and educating them regarding
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| | teachings of the one who created truth
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| how it is that a city actually functions.
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| | and fairness? Finney got a Bible, read
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| More or less. The graduates and others
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| | it, and became an evangelist."I mentioned
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| met in the meeting room of a local
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| | a teaching that I had once heard which
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| downtown restaurant. Nearly 70 people
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| | was entitled "The Class the Stars Fell
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| attended.I had been told that I could
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| | On." The message referred to the West
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| speak about anything I wanted, a
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| | Point graduating class of 1915 which
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| dangerous thing to say to me, as some
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| | numbered 164. More than one third of that
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| would agree. The only thing I could even
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| | extraordinary class, which included the
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| think of was this:"Tell them about the
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| | likes of Eisenhower and Omar Bradley, won
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| greatest leader of all time. Tell them
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| | stars, 59 in all - 24 brigadier generals
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| the truth."During my speech, I asked the
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| | (one star), 24 major generals (two
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| group, when it comes to leaders whose
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| | stars), 7 lieutenant generals (three
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| example we can emulate, who can we think
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| | stars), two generals (four stars), and 2
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| of who was setting an example that was
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| | generals of the army (five stars). The
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| worth following? Was it the business
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| | nearest competitor to that graduating
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| leaders of Enron or WorldCom? No, for
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| | class was the Class of 1917, which
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| these men ultimately fell as a result of
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| | produced 43 generals.
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| their scandalous behavior. We can read
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| | I challenged the class that they, too,
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| book after book, attend conference after
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| | could be the class the stars fell on or,
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| conference, listen to tape series after
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| | better yet, be the class that fell among
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| tape series, only to hear fallible men
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| | the stars. How so? By aspiring to live as
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| try and teach us everything they know
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| | Jesus lived and do that which He taught,
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| about leadership. The blind leading the
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| | that's how. I said a bit more but
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| blind, in my opinion, for so many
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| | finished with these words, "Now, some
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| people's experiences are little more than
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| | might think that this is the epitome of
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| repeated mistakes. I mentioned to the
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| | arrogance to think that one should aspire
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| graduates how I had recently heard that
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| | to be like Jesus. I disagree for the book
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| actor/comedian Jim Belushi had just
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| | of Ephesians tells us that we SHOULD be
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| written a book on relationships; an odd
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| | imitators of Christ. Logically, that
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| occurrence from a man who has been
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| | means hat we CAN be..." I said some more
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| divorced five times.I commented that
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| | but finished with this: "...in closing,
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| every one of us was a leader because
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| | shoot for the moon. The worst that will
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| every one of us was in a position of
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| | happen is that you'll land among the
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| influence over others. Somebody is always
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| | stars...."Interestingly, the evening's
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| watching. That being said, we must decide
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| | keynote speaker was unable to attend
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| if we are going to be a good leader or a
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| | making mine the only speech anyone was
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| bad leader. I commented that Adolf Hitler
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| | going to hear that night. Apparently, God
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| was a great leader that an entire nation
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| | was going to share the stage with no
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| chose to follow in the most horrific
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| | one.If you, too, would be interested in
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| ways. He simply was not a good leader.So
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| | learning more about the leadership
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| who was it that we should follow? I
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| | principals taught and exemplified by
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| warned those present that what I was
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| | Jesus - all of which can be applied to
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| about to tell them was either absolute
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| | anyone in a position of influence over
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| truth or it was a lie. "And I wouldn't
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| | anybody else from those who run a
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| lie to you," I added. I told them that,
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| | household to those who run a football
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| years ago, I decided to follow a leader
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| | team to those who run a nation - please
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| who was raised in a poor family and, from
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| | request my booklet "Our Father's
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| an early age, took part in his father's
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| | Business: A Leadership manual for People
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| business. I talked about the worldwide
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| | who Lead People." Simply hit REPLY and
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| organization that he started that has
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| | type LEAD in the SUBJECT Bar. I'll need
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| lasted some 2,000 years and has involved
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| | those interested to PayPal a nominal fee
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| millions. I mentioned how he taught so
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| | to aid with postage. I'll respond with
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| many wonderful leadership principals
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| | details. Thank you in advance.Every
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| including when he turned his greatest
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| | blessing!Michael
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| adversary - a man named Saul from a place
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| | A servant of God
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| called Tarsus - and turned him into his
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| | t.e.a.m. ministries
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| greatest asset.It wasn't long before the
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| | A Ministry of Discipleship &
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| attendees in this Bible-Belt crowd
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| | Encouragement to the Body of Christ
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| realized that I was speaking about Jesus
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| | across Planet Earth
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| Christ and I enjoyed watching the smiles
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| | P.O. Box 633
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| come to their faces as some were nodding
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| | Stephenville, Texas 76401
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| and smiling in agreement. One black man,
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| | Your Town For Jesus!Tune-in to "Your
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| grinning widely and nodding, mouthed the
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| | Town for Jesus" on KSTV radio 93.1 FM in
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| word "Amen" at one point. I mentioned to
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| | Stephenville, Texas each Sunday after
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| them that Charles Finney, a lawyer in
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| | Church about 12:05. You can support this
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