Abraham Lincoln, a Man of Faith and Courage: Stories of Our Most Admired PresidentHow Lincoln's Faith Shaped His Leadership Undoubtedly the most revered leader in American history, Abraham Lincoln has had more books written about him than all our nation's presidents put together. But for all that's been written, little has focused on his faith and how this quality shaped the man who led our country during its most tumultuous years. Author Joe Wheeler, historian and scholar, brings to the pages of this insightful book the knowledge gleaned from over ten years of study and more than sixty books on the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. Skillfully weaving his own narrative with direct quotes from Lincoln and poignant excerpts from other Lincoln biographers, Wheeler brings a refreshingly friendly rendition of Lincoln's life, faith, and courage. The stories, historical details, and powerful quotes on the pages of this book will leave a lasting impression on your heart, your mind, and your life. |
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... South America , to come up to the coast of California . Travelers wanting to get from Boston to California overland were faced with a long wagon - train ride that was iffy at best and ran the risk of attack by marauding Indians . Ship ...
... South America , to come up to the coast of California . Travelers wanting to get from Boston to California overland were faced with a long wagon - train ride that was iffy at best and ran the risk of attack by marauding Indians . Ship ...
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... South had all been bad : Jefferson Davis was laying claim to half of the republic ; rumors had it that secessionists planned to take over the capital , keep Lincoln's votes from being validated , and throw the nation into chaos . No ...
... South had all been bad : Jefferson Davis was laying claim to half of the republic ; rumors had it that secessionists planned to take over the capital , keep Lincoln's votes from being validated , and throw the nation into chaos . No ...
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... South with victory after victory . He finally concluded that as long as the North failed to emancipate the slaves , God would not bless its war efforts . If the war were fought just to preserve the status quo - which included slavery ...
... South with victory after victory . He finally concluded that as long as the North failed to emancipate the slaves , God would not bless its war efforts . If the war were fought just to preserve the status quo - which included slavery ...
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... South prayed every day -- had to have a great purpose in mind , a valid reason for permitting the bloodbath to continue . When Lincoln was asked if God was on the Union's side , Lincoln's unvarying response was that what was really ...
... South prayed every day -- had to have a great purpose in mind , a valid reason for permitting the bloodbath to continue . When Lincoln was asked if God was on the Union's side , Lincoln's unvarying response was that what was really ...
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... South , concluded that the Confederacy's best opportunity to win the war would be to cross the border and attack the North . So this is what he did , and thus began the most desperate hour in the war . By September 16 , Lee and Thomas ...
... South , concluded that the Confederacy's best opportunity to win the war would be to cross the border and attack the North . So this is what he did , and thus began the most desperate hour in the war . By September 16 , Lee and Thomas ...
Contents
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THE MAKING OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN | 33 |
A NEW BEGINNING | 47 |
THE VILLAGE OF NEW SALEM | 65 |
LIFE GOES | 85 |
THE ROAD BACK TO | 105 |
ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN THE WHITE HOUSE | 115 |
IN THE MIDST OF ENEMIES | 143 |
1863 A LAND AWASH IN BLOOD | 195 |
TO ERR IS HUMAN | 203 |
O CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN | 223 |
EPILOGUE | 245 |
WHEN LINCOLN PASSED | 251 |
THE MISSIONARY MONEY | 261 |
NOTES | 279 |
ANXIOUS TO MEET THEIR PRESIDENT | 187 |
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Page 25 - God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said ' ' the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Page 142 - My friends, no one, not in my situation, can appreciate my feeling of sadness at this parting. To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born, and one is buried. I now leave, not knowing when or whether ever I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington.
Page 15 - Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who can go with me, and remain with you, and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well. To His care commending you, as I hope in your prayers you will commend me, I bid you an affectionate farewell.
Page 78 - The hand of the king that the sceptre hath borne, The brow of the priest that the mitre hath worn, The eye of the sage, and the heart of the brave, Are hidden and lost in the depths of the grave. The peasant whose lot was to sow and to reap, The herdsman who climbed with his goats...
Page 19 - The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong. God cannot be for and against the same thing at the same time. In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party; and yet the human instrumentalities, working just as they do, are of the best adaptation to effect His purpose.
Page 25 - Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came.
Page 25 - Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes.
Page 152 - I shall have the most solemn one to preserve, protect, and defend it/ "I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.