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You know, desperate times call for courageous men and women, and these, my friends, are

desperate times.

Well, my guest today asked these questions.

What gave Martin Luther the courage to risk being burnt at stake or George Washington

Carver the faith to overcome racism and become a giant of modern science?

What enabled William Booth to persevere through innumerable obstacles? Do you remember the other day on the show I told you the way that I'm navigating these times just for me? It's what I've needed to do is, one, let peace rule and rain in my heart to guard the peace of God, because I just submit that you can't really hear the voice of God unless you're in the peace of God. At least you're not going to hear them as clearly if you're if you're not sensing the peace of God in your heart. So I'm just making that a significant priority that I'm guarding the peace of God in my heart. But I'm also reading stories of courageous people from times that are walked through times even tougher than the times we're walking through now. I want to know their courage. I want to know their story because I want to be brave. Well, I am so excited to present to you a book full of stories of people of courage. I love this guest. I'm always honored to get to talk with him. We've been on both sides of the mic together. Eric Metaxis joins me today. His book titled Seven More Men and the Secrets of Their Greatness, and this is a follow-up to the

best-selling seven men. He's a best-selling author. We're going to get him on in a moment. You're

going to hear stories of courage. I pray they inspire you. We've got seven, count them, seven copies of

this hardcover, amazing, inspiring book. And it's so amazing to me as an author how God works so divinely and how books are published

because I'm thinking Eric probably wrote this book over a year ago, but for it to land on the

bookshelves now in such a day when we need real fresh stories of courage. I just marveled at

the way God does that, but we've got seven copies to give away. If you want in on the drawing,

just text the word book to 877-933-2484. Let me tell you, you want this book. It will inspire you. It'll challenge you. I want to be a person of courage, don't you? Okay, quick announcement before we hear from Eric. If you've ever desired to write a book, I'm asking you, join us for upcoming Northwestern Christian writers conference we've moved it moved it online. We've dropped the price by $100. So for only $150, you'll have access to the keynote sessions, Karen Kingsbury, Dr. Alicia Britt Scholle, all of the breakout sessions, one-on-one appointments, all of it. It's only a week and a half away. We actually got five spots left in my pre-conference track that I'm doing with an editor.

You can find all that information on Northwestern Christian Writersconference.com. All right, let me

tell you about my guest. We'll get him on the show. Eric Metaxis is the number one New York Times

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