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Greatest test of leadership?

Posted on January 4, 2007 by Darren Ethier

“. . . The ultimate test of leadership is not the polls you take, but the risks you take. In the short run, some risks prove overwhelming. Political courage can be self-defeating. But the greatest defeat of all would be … Continue reading →

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Joseph’s Courage

Posted on November 19, 2006 by Darren Ethier
This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series The Nativity Story

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God selected this man to protect the infant Jesus in the dangerous first years of his life and as we look over the span of Joseph?s life we see that he had the courage to:

? Live a morally upright life in an immoral world
? Marry a pregnant girl who was not carrying his child.
? Protect his wife and son in their flight to Egypt and then again upon their return to Nazareth.
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