Great Begins with Good: A Call to Spiritual Renewal - Softcover

Gentzel, Dr Brent; Abernathy, Jay; Gentzel, Todd; Whitten, Dr John

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798995965039

Verlag: Animating Ventures, LLC, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

What makes a nation great? Not its economy, its military, or even its laws — but the character of its people.

Drawing on Alexis de Tocqueville's famous observation that "liberty cannot" endure without faith, Great Begins with Good makes a compelling case that America's greatness has always been rooted in the moral and spiritual formation of its citizens. As the nation marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this book is both a sober reckoning and a hopeful call to renewal.

Through the lives of flawed but faithful Americans — from George Washington's revolutionary humility to Frederick Douglass's biblical courage to Fannie Lou Hamer's Spirit-forged conviction — the book traces ten enduring virtues: faith, humility, respect, ingenuity, courage, compassion, stewardship, conviction, equality, and grace. These are not cultural preferences or relics of a bygone era. They are qualities rooted in the character of God Himself, and the fruit of lives shaped by Scripture and prayer.

This is not a nostalgia project. It is a recovery project — an invitation to ask what has been lost, what must be reclaimed, and what kind of people we must become if the next generation is to inherit anything worth keeping.

Each chapter anchors its argument in Scripture and history, offering reflection questions and further study for personal growth, small groups, and congregations. Great Begins with Good is a book for anyone who believes that the renewal of a nation begins not in Washington, D.C., but in the hearts of its people.

"Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot." — Alexis de Tocqueville

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Animating Ventures, LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798995965039
• Einband: Paperback
• Anzahl der Seiten: 332
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