Charles Causey - Words and Deeds: Becoming a Man of Courageous Integrity

This book is a must-read. The quotations from experts in many fields are priceless. The reader will meet himself or herself several times in this book, and each meeting will leave the reader a better person who understands others better. Regardless of whether you are an employer or employee, military or civilian, you will be a better person after applying the insights in this book, and consequently, youll better perform the job with which you have been entrusted.

LT. JIM DOWNING, author of The Other Side of Infamy

As a pastor who wants to equip the men in my church to better serve their God, Christs church, their families, and our community, Im so grateful for this book and Charles Causeys practical, engaging, and scriptural call for men to live congruent liveslives where our words and deeds truly please our Lord.

ARRON CHAMBERS, pastor and author, Eats with Sinners: Loving like Jesus

Our own fathers or grandfathers may not have needed this book. But we do. I do. We live in an age of spin. Talking a good game matters more than living a good life, and the art of persuasion is more valued than plain speech and honest action. Charles Causey steps into the muddle and issues a clear call for men to say what we mean, mean what we say, and do what we promise. Its too bad we need this reminder. But its so good that it comes in this formso clear, so simple, so sane, so direct. I have a mental list of several men who need this book. At the top of the list is my own name.

MARK BUCHANAN, bestselling writer and professor of pastoral theology, Ambrose University

Weaving stories with practical God-honoring advice, Charles Causey gives us a solid study on why words and deeds are both essential in building lives that matter.

MAJOR GENERAL USAR (RETIRED) DANIEL YORK, founder and director, First Cause

We often have a false dichotomy between the importance of actions and words. The reality is that it is extremely important for Christian men to live out their own discipleship in a way that encompasses both the content of their words and the quality of their actions. Charles Causey does a wonderful job helping us identify the nature of our own discipleship as we speak and live while giving us practical tools to grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ.

REV. DR. DANA S. ALLIN, synod executive of ECO, a Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians

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For Nick and Isaiah

He which hath no stomach to this fight,

Let him depart; his passport shall be made,

And crowns for convoy put into his purse.

We would not die in that mans company

That fears his fellowship to die with us.

SHAKESPEARE, HENRY V

You are about to embark upon a great crusade.

J UNE 5, 1944. Despite the cool breeze and light mist, the twenty-thousand-plus men of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions prepared for their predawn airdrop behind enemy lines at Normandy. They had just received word the mission was a go.

The tarmac at Greenham Common airfield was filled with nervous bodies and piles of equipment waiting to be loaded onto aircraft. Paratroopers were briefed by their jumpmasters. Chaplains held impromptu worship services with clusters of men. Suddenly, a path cleared for a high-ranking officer making his way through the crowds of men.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower left his forward command post, a place called Southwick House near Portsmouth, to meet with US paratroopers who were receiving last-minute pre-invasion instructions. General Eisenhower would visit every division preparing for Operation Overlord that day, but he wanted to start with his airborne units; in a few hours, they would departthe first divisions to cross the channel and drop behind Utah Beach. The Supreme Allied Commander had been informed that more than 50 percent of the paratroopers and 70 percent of those in gliders would die before hitting the ground, so the general decided to visit them first to offer words of encouragement.

With Englands fast-moving gray skies in the background, the four-star commander walked among the troops, shook their hands, and spoke to them. With more than one hundred thousand men preparing to cross the channel for the invasion of France, this would be the largest amphibious assault ever attempted. Eisenhower hoped his words would prepare the men for battle, give them courage, and make them defiant against all odds. The following is his pre-invasion battle order:

Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!

You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.