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God & Churchill: How the Great Leader's Sense of Divine Destiny Changed His Troubled World and Offers Hope for Ours by [Jonathan Sandys, Wallace Henley, James Baker]

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When Winston Churchill was a boy of sixteen, he already had a vision for his purpose in life. “This country will be subjected somehow to a tremendous invasion . . . I shall be in command of the defences of London . . . it will fall to me to save the Capital, to save the Empire.”

It was a most unlikely prediction. Perceived as a failure for much of his life, Churchill was the last person anyone would have expected to rise to national prominence as prime minister and influence the fate of the world during World War II. But Churchill persevered, on a mission to achieve his purpose. God and Churchill tells the remarkable story of how one man, armed with belief in his divine destiny, embarked on a course to save Christian civilization when Adolf Hitler and the forces of evil stood opposed. It traces the personal, political, and spiritual path of one of history’s greatest leaders and offers hope for our own violent and troubled times.

More than a spiritual biography, God and Churchill is also a deeply personal quest. Written by Jonathan Sandys (Churchill’s great-grandson) and former White House staffer Wallace Henley, God and Churchill explores Sandys’ intense search to discover his great-grandfather—and how it changed his own destiny forever.

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Sandys, a great-grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, is an international public speaker on Churchill’s life, times, and leadership skills. Henley was a White House congressional aide, journalist, and columnist, and he serves at Second Baptist Church in Houston, TX. Together, this writing duo creates a robust picture of Churchill as a boy, young adult, politician, leader, and a man of strong faith values. Readers will delightfully discover much they have never known about Churchill. Neglectful parents scarred Churchill’s childhood. He didn’t naturally succeed at every level, but he is described as having a sense of destiny from early on, which drove him to never give up. As the text progresses, the focus shifts to Churchill’s religious convictions and how they deeply influenced the way he conducted his life. Throughout this meaty primer on Churchill’s personal beliefs and public life, there are countless intersections where he made tough choices based on Christian principles. The authors conclude their study of Churchill by offering his practical recommendations on sound leadership characteristics for today’s readers. Benefiting from Sandys’ intimate knowledge of Churchill’s life and Henley’s fine journalistic acumen for convincing facts, this is an excellent read. (Publishers Weekly) --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Winston Churchill was the greatest leader of the 20th century, and yet he never stood alone. Churchill understood what many of his biographers have not―that he was driven by an unshakable confidence in God’s providence in his life and destiny, and in the destiny of the cause he so bravely defended. In this book, Churchill’s great-grandson, Jonathan Sandys, and an experienced student of political leadership, Wallace Henley, clarify what so many other biographers of Churchill have confused. Churchill believed that he was defending nothing less than Christian civilization, and he believed that God was on his side. Readers of this book will wholeheartedly agree. (R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Winston Churchill was the greatest leader of the 20th century, and yet he never stood alone. Churchill understood what many of his biographers have not―that he was driven by an unshakable confidence in God’s providence in his life and destiny, and in the destiny of the cause he so bravely defended. In this book, Churchill’s great-grandson, Jonathan Sandys, and an experienced student of political leadership, Wallace Henley, clarify what so many other biographers of Churchill have confused. Churchill believed that he was defending nothing less than Christian civilization, and he believed that God was on his side. Readers of this book will wholeheartedly agree. (R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Wallace Henley is the author of numerous books, including Globequake: Living in the Unshakeable Kingdom While the World Falls Apart, The Roman Solution, and The White House Mystique. In 1973, the Associated Press awarded him for his coverage of the civil rights movement. He worked as an aide in the Nixon White House and also as a congressional staffer. He is Senior Associate Pastor at Houston's 68,000-member Second Baptist Church and a columnist for The Christian Post, the world's largest Christian daily newspaper. He is a member of the board of the Center for Christianity in Business at Houston Baptist University, and is an adjunct professor in worldview studies at Belhaven University, given its top award in 2014 for excellence in classroom teaching. Wallace lives in Texas.

Jonathan Sandys is a great-grandson of Britain's wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and is an international author and public speaker. Since 2005, he has been communicating the morals, values, and leadership skills of his great-grandfather and those of the Greatest Generation to both young and old alike, in a vibrant and interactive way. Though born ten years after his illustrious relative's passing, he very much credits Churchill's legacy as a major positive influence in his life. As a result, he found the Never, Never, Never Give In attitude of Churchill made it possible for him to rise above the challenges of dyslexia and social isolation and achieve success. His life mission is to use both the experiences of his great-grandfather and his own to encourage and inspire people of all ages and walks of life to Never Surrender! Jonathan lives in Texas.

Ralph Lister is an actor, voice actor, and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. He spent fifteen years in London theater before moving to the United States to focus on film and television. He has held numerous roles in Shakespeare and modern dramas, as well as starring roles in independent films. His voice and character work can be heard in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearland 13 Going On 30. He lives in Los Angeles.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00UCEKRPW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tyndale Momentum; Reprint edition (October 1, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 1, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 8958 KB
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 277 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1496419839

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Wallace Henley was born in Birmingham, Alabama, December 5, 1941, two days before the Pearl Harbor attack. He has been married to his wife, Irene, for more than 50 years. They have two children, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. In 1973 the Associated Press awarded Henley for his coverage of the civil rights movement. He worked as an aide in the Nixon White House, and also as a congressional staffer. Henley is Senior Associate Pastor at Houston's 68,000-member Second Baptist Church, and a columnist for The Christian Post, the world's largest Christian daily newspaper. Henley has conducted leadership conferences in 22 nations. He is a member of the board of the Center for Christianity in Business at Houston Baptist University, and is an adjunct professor in worldview studies at Belhaven University, given its top award in 2014 for "excellence in classroom teaching." He has authored more than 20 books. He holds BA and MA degrees, and an honorary doctorate.
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Jonathan Sandys is a great-grandson of Britain's wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, and is an author and international public speaker on the life, times and leadership of his illustrious relative.
Since 2005, Jonathan has been communicating the morals, values and leadership skills of his great-grandfather and those of the "Greatest Generation" to both young and old alike, in a vibrant and interactive way.
Though born ten years after his illustrious relative's passing, Jonathan very much credits Churchill's legacy as a major positive influence in his life. As a result, Jonathan found the "Never, Never, Never Give In" attitude of Churchill made it possible for him to rise above the challenges of dyslexia and social isolation and achieve success. Jonathan's life mission is to use both the experiences of his great-grandfather and his own to encourage and inspire people of all ages and walks of life to "Never Surrender!"
His first book, God & Churchill, was released by Tyndale House in the U.S. in 2015, and he is currently working on another.
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Leopoldo Pereyra

A testimony of God’s sovereignty

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 23, 2022

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I liked the way the author ties Churchill’s life to the mighty power of our Lord. I enjoyed reading this book. History is cyclical and we can have insight of what is happening today in the world by reading this book.

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Sheperde

Very accurate exploration of the motives and beliefs of Churchill. Would be enjoyed by Christians and Agnostics.

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A very interesting book, but the English accent of the person reading the book for audible is sometimes a little hard to understand if you are an American and have any hearing loss. However, I love the fact that this book seems to be very factual and does not pretend that Churchill was a very religious, faithful, church going man, because he wasn't. The book seems to accurately present Churchill's feelings about Christianity. Using words he uttered in his speeches, letters to his wife, books he wrote, and conversations with his family and friends this book presents a compelling, not often mentioned, exploration of his deepest thoughts and motives. My husband is an agnostic. (He appreciates and agrees with the morality of Christianity, but is not certain about the existence of God.) He is also a history buff with quite a bit of knowledge of World War II. And he is very enthusiastic and interested in this book. I am a Christian. We both very much enjoyed this book.

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Margo2012

Just what I needed to believe again

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This book was very encouraging. For those who follow Judeo-Christian values and believe in God, the authors reiterate that God will always send a deliverer.

There are times in history when it seems all hell breaks loose against God Himself. But for those who believe, we can always trust in the greater purposes of God. His purposes far surpass the tyranical power grabs of evil men like Hitler who want to be God.

Churchill’s authority came from submission to God’s principles. A nation’s government will always be a reflection of the people’s spiritual condition. And when evil rears it’s ugly head, it will be the test of a nation whether they ask for God’s help or whether they will compromise and be overtaken.

God uses men in the darkest moments of history , and Churchill was most definitely one of those men who would restore faith and carry on the purposes of God.

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Don Graeter

Excellent and of True Historical Significance.

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I loved this book. It clarifies an important aspect of the Churchill story and is thought provoking.
It is often said that Churchill was "not religious," even agnostic or atheistic. As this enjoyable title documents very well, Churchill WAS a man of faith who prayed at critical moments and often invoked the cause of "Christian civilization" in his speeches. (He actually meant Judeo-Christian civilization by this phrase.)
Churchill had little use for the formal structure of the church. He detested bureaucracy and pomposity and often found both in the hierarchical structure of both the church and the military. Hence, he was not a regular church goer as an adult. This, no doubt, accounts for the confusion as to his actual beliefs. He was very private in his faith, though no less a man of faith.
This work is of major historical significance. It thoughtfully clarifies an important aspect of the personal nature of one of history's most prominent and most complex figures.
BRAVO!

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RDanBell

Mr Sandys has an excellent background for evaluating the values Winston Churchill brought to ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 30, 2016

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Mr Sandys has an excellent background for evaluating the values Winston Churchill brought to his role during World War II. He makes a good case for the Bible as a source of the ideas that made Churchill unique in his role. His insight into the contrast of good and evil allowed him to pursue a clear goal of defeating the Nazi threat. That clear vision gave him the courage to continue the fight against Nazi Germany to its end, and to encourage his people during the long nightmare of the bombing of London.
That said, I don't think I could go so far as to call Churchill a Christian. His political values were shaped by the Bible, but I'm not sure his personal values always were.

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Harmonious

A book for our times

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 19, 2018

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My copy of this book is well put together and has interesting photos. This book was written by two devout Christians, one of them, Winston's own grandson. Churchill was not a particularly religious man but had the humility to let himself be guided by God. As a result of that, he is now considered a deliverer of the human race. This is an uplifting and all too real story; a story waiting to be reenacted. Christianity is the foundation of Western Civilization and Western Civilization was the one responsible for individual rights. See also "What's so great about Christianity" by Dinesh D'Souza. This book (God and Churchill) will give you hope and strengthen your faith.

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Misleading about Churchill's religious views

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That distant sound you hear is Sir Winston spinning in his grave at Bladon over this book. I should have been warned by the fact that it's put out by a religious publisher: what we have here is basically a Christian tract. Churchill was repeatedly on record as placing no credence in the supernatural aspects of Christianity (the resurrection, afterlife, etc.). It is certainly true that he felt the Sermon on the Mount to be the highest statement of moral principles, and attempted to follow it all his life. But as for the other trappings of traditional Christianity, well... he quipped that he was a buttress of the Church of England, not a pillar of it: he supported it from the outside. Another distressing aspect of the book is that it's an anti-Darwin tract. Darwin won the debate with conservative Christians over 100 years ago in Europe and pretty much everywhere in the English-speaking world outside some southern US states. The Christians have apparently decided to give up trying to dispute Darwin on grounds of scientific correctness, but instead to denounce him as morally pernicious, and the cause of Naziism. Really! A good deal of this book is not about Churchill but about how Darwin inspired various noxious political and social movements. On a positive note, the book does give a good and clear summary of Churchill's career, and has nice pictures.

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Lisa Polen

Excellent read

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The way that it tied in history, theology, and sociology together to not only to give an accurate historical assessment but also a depth to our current and future times.

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iandm

A must read but .....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 9, 2018

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This is not a story book. It is well written, well resourced, and the subject matter is well understood by the authors. It gives great and valuable insight to the life of modern history's greatest leader and the contrast with one of modern history's greatest despot is remarkable.

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If the title interests you, get it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 24, 2016

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The two authors are obviously well versed in Churchill literature. What comes over clearly is that Churchill considered Hitler to be a threat to this country's Christian civilisation and this is what he set himself to preserve. Hitler's attempted moral defence of his actions is explained, for which he misused Scripture. Churchill's early premonition of his wartime role and his humanity and compassion impressed me.

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Great book!

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Gary R Pearce

Probably a good book

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Rev. P. Powell

Great Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 6, 2018

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Enjoyed this book, it is a brilliant read, I recommend everyone to read this book. It shows how great Churchill was.

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