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In Seven Men, New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas presents seven exquisitely crafted portraits of widely known--but not well understood--Christian men, each of whom uniquely showcases a commitment to live by certain virtues in the truth of the gospel. Each of the seven men profiled--George Washington, William Wilberforce, Eric Liddell, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jackie Robinson, John Paul...

exactly what that is, but the point I want to make is very important. We say that the selfless acts of those men in the movie theater—and the selfless acts of most people everywhere—are courageous. Strength in the service of others is courageous. But did you know that the word courage comes from the Latin cor, which means “heart”? So to have courage simply means to have “heart.” Of course the Bible often exhorts people to “take heart” or to “be of good courage.” The meaning is effectively the same. So