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Wednesday, October 04, 2006Books*A*Million  I went to Birmingham this week to attend a Books*A*Million event. At the big banquet hall dinner Monday night, Lou Holtz spoke. Ohmygosh. What an amazing man. When I reflect back on his speech, I realize the things he said were fairly simple and straightforward, but oh-so-powerful. His integrity, genuineness and love of the Lord were so visible you could reach out and touch it.He spoke about how to be a good leader along with things he'd learned over the years. He had a bullet list of items like:
He shook his head and said, "I'm sure those boys he coached now realize that how to play football was the least of what they learned from Holtz--though everyone knows they learned a lot about that. But I'm sure they'd tell you it was the life lessons they walked away with that affected them the most." After hearing Holtz speak for that one hour, never was it more clear to me how powerful and effective good leadership is. I mean, if he'd ended his speech with a request for volunteers to sign up for a football team he was putting together, I can tell you that yours truly--who grew up playing "princess" and Barbie dolls--would have signed on the dotted line in a NY minute just for the experience of being tutored by such a great leader. I can't wait to read his book and I wholeheartedly recommend it to you.
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8 Comments:
It sounds good. I'll add it to my ever-growing list of books I have to read.
I should read more biographies. The best ones are as good as fiction.
11:33 AM
Ooo--deep comment there Miz Meg! Leadership is a huge issue in the church, not to mention the culture as a whole. Looks like an interesting book!
12:20 PM
My husband has forever been a Lou Holtz fan - mostly for the reasons you mentioned. Yea! A great Christmas gift idea! Thanks! :o)
Barb - I totally agree with you that leadership is a huge issue in the church. A frustratingly huge issue!
Jen
1:18 PM
Some of my favorite books have been memoirs of great leaders. I am particularly fond of Churchill.
2:34 PM
Where would England--or all of Europe--have ended up without Churchill? I firmly believe he was God-sent for that time and place. Speaking of important leadership, where's Miz Dee??? :oD
8:22 PM
Sounds like a great speaker and a wonderful book, Dee. I will have to pick it up for my hubby for Christmas. Speaking of...my husband has been working (for a LONG time) on great leaders of the Bible--for his own enjoyment. (Someone mentioned leadership in the church.) Starting with Adam and working on down the list. I think he just finished Moses. He's a big cross reference/research buff. I love that he's doing that, because we're both working on our computers at the same time and I don't have to feel guilty about neglecting him. hee-hee
We laugh, though, sometimes, because while he's deep into studying scripture and great men of prayer, I'm lost in a romance novel--and not always of a "Christian nature". Good thing it works for us.
BTW, I'm doing a Living Beyond Yourself Beth Moore study right now with a bunch of ladies from church. Anyone else ever done Beth Moore? Very intensive.
Blessings, one and all!
Shar
9:22 AM
Shar - I've done several Beth Moore studies. LOVE THEM! Besides the fact that she's just a funny and entertaining lady, she always has some fresh insight that I'd never thought of before. I know you'll enjoy this study.
And if it makes you feel any better, you're not the only one who reads romance novels that aren't always of a Christian nature. ;-)
Jen
9:33 AM
I'm a big Beth Moore fan. I've done Living Beyond Yourself, Shar. It's a good 'un!
And I just finished two secular romances. A debut novel by a little British gal that was real cute and an oldie I picked up in the used books store a couple of weeks ago.
I'm fixin' to read a suspense/thriller next (secular).
1:27 PM
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