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EVERYONE SHOULD BE FORTUNATE ENOUGH to encounter an extraordinary individual who will have a beneficial impact on his or her life. So it was with John Weiser when he met Episcopal Bishop William Swing. This book recounts numerous challenging tasks that the bishop has undertaken without fear of making a mistake or looking foolish. This bold approach to problem solving is undergirded by deep faith. Being immersed in the belief that God cares deeply for you brings its own element of confidence. T his book tells stories of the bishop's exceptional achievements and draws lessons on how to benefit from his example.

John Weiser serves on the Senior Advisory Council of the United Religions Initiative, the world's largest grassroots interfaith organization. He graduated from Harvard Law School and served as a partner of Shearman & Sterling, a Wall Street law firm, before taking the post of General Counsel of Bechtel Group, Inc., an international engineering construction firm. He and his late wife Maria had nine children, one of whom died as a toddler; they have twelve grandchildren. He is currently married to Susan Cony who has six children, twelve grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Weiser is the author of a memoir, A Thousand Kisses: A Family's Escape from the Nazis to a New Life and Grasp the Nettle: Appreciating the Bold Life of Bishop William E. Swing.