{"id":404,"date":"2011-01-05T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chadstutzman.net\/?p=404"},"modified":"2011-01-05T14:23:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-05T14:23:00","slug":"book-review-louder-than-words-andy-stanley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chadstutzman.com\/?p=404","title":{"rendered":"Book Review &#8211; Louder Than Words &#8211; Andy Stanley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I finished reading a book last week called &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Louder-Than-Words-Uncompromised-Living\/dp\/1590523466\/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1294237769&amp;sr=1-3\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Louder than Words<\/span><\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/northpointonline.tv\/blog\/andy-stanley\">Andy Stanley<\/a>.  The book is about character.  Andy Stanley is a great communicator and writer.  I have learned a lot by listening to his messages and reading his books.  I read this book with 8 other guys.  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style=\"font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Your character is not stagnate, but is either developing or deteriorating<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Character is the lubricant that allows our personalities to mesh.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Character deficiencies are at the heart of every divided home or divided church.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span>Three elements are always present in a healthy relationship: Respect, Trust, Communication.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New 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