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Gary Haugen, born in 1963, is a renowned author whose works cover a range of topics including law, justice, and social change. His writings are highly appreciated by readers.

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“Deep within all of us there is a yearning to be brave. And like all of our deepest, truest and best yearning, it comes from how we were made.Courage-the power to do the right thing even when it is scary and hard- resonates deeply with the original shape of our soul.”

Made Soul Hard Shapes Originals Brave Scary Right Thing Yearning Be Brave Truest Deep Within

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“We must start talking differently about poverty--and start doing something differently.”

Talking Poverty

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“Decide justice is worthy and refuse to go away.”

Justice Refuse Worthy Going Away

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“Leaders lead out of who they are on the inside.”

Leader

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“God does His miracles of transformation through miraculously transformed people.”

People Doe Miracle Transformation Transformed

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“Jesus beckons me to follow him to that place of weakness where I risk the vulnerability of a child so that I might know how strong my Father is and how much he loves me. But truth be told, I would rather be an adult. I'd rather be in a place where I can still pull things together if God doesn't show up, where I risk no ultimate humiliation, where I don't have to take the shallow breaths of desperation. And as a result, my experience of my heavenly Father is simply impoverished.”

“If you're wrestling with some sort of decision, reflect for a moment and ask yourself, Am I being brave, or am I being safe? In the end, it depends on whether we think God can be trusted.”

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Book:Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian

Source: Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian

“Justice is doing for others what we would want done for us.”

Want Done Justice Lawyer Founders Doing For Others

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“One of the biggest regrets of life, I think, is a sense of having gone on the trip but missed the adventure.”

Thinking Gone Adventure Regret

Book:Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian

Source: Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian

“The fact is, when people choose to be brave instead of smart, their courage is generally so threatening to those who are smart rather than brave that they end up being maligned, not congratulated. This is what the Bible says we can expect.”

People Ends Facts Smart Brave Threatening Be Brave

Book:Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian

Source: Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian

“Let us start with the biggest no brainer of injustice in the world and that is slavery.”

World Slavery Injustice No Brainer Injustice In The World

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“There is an awesome God of justice who is ready to move in power if you move in obedience.”

Ifs Moving Justice Ready Obedience

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“Jesus wants to give you five things: extravagant compassion, moral clarity, sacrificial courage, persevering hope, and refreshing joy.”

Want Giving Joy Jesus Compassion Moral Five Clarity Refreshing Extravagant

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“When our grandchildren ask us where we were when the voiceless and the vulnerable in our era needed leaders of compassion and purpose, I hope we can say that we showed up, and that we showed up on time.”

Purpose Asks Compassion Leader Needed Vulnerable Eras Grandchildren Voiceless

Book:Terrify No More: Young Girls Held Captive and the Daring Undercover Operation to Win Their Freedom

Source: Terrify No More: Young Girls Held Captive and the Daring Undercover Operation to Win Their Freedom

“The victims of injustice in our world do not need our spasms of passion; they need our long obedience in the same direction - our legs and lungs of endurance; And we need sturdy stores of joy.”

World Needs Long Joy Passion Victim Injustice Legs Stores Lawyer Obedience Endurance Our World Lungs Sturdy

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“And here is one choice that our Father wants us to understand as Christians – and I believe this is the choice of our age: Do we want to be brave or safe? Gently, lovingly, our heavenly Father wants us to know that we simply can’t be both.”

Knows Want Believe Age Christian Choices Father I Believe Safe Brave Heavenly Be Brave Want U Our Father Heavenly Father

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“God does not give His people a ministry for which He does not give them the power to do it.”

People Giving Doe Ministry

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“God has a plan to help bring justice to the world - and his plan is us.”

World Helping Passion Justice Plans God Has A Plan

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“Victims of oppression & injustice don't need our spasm of passion....they need our legs & lungs of endurance.”

Needs Passion Victim Injustice Legs Oppression Endurance Lungs

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“We can help the work of justice by preparing for a marathon, not a sprint. A long obedience in the same direction”

Long Helping Justice Obedience Preparing Marathon Sprint

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“Nothing happens just because we are aware of modern day slavery, but nothing will ever happen until we are.”

Happens Modern Slavery Things Happen Modern Day Modern Day Slavery

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“Half the Sky: Turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide”

Opportunity Half Sky Oppression

Book:The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence

Source: The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence

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Born: 1963
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Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless ChristianRelated source material

Terrify No More: Young Girls Held Captive and the Daring Undercover Operation to Win Their FreedomRelated source material

The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of ViolenceRelated source material

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