Download or read book On the Seventh Day God Rested and Watched Football written by David Heller and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late esteemed columnist, Mary McGrory, once wrote: "Baseball is what we were. Football is what we have become." The notion that sports in general, and football in particular, represent a microcosm of our society is compelling indeed, as we conjour thoughts of an intensively competitive society, fast-paced, non-stop action and only barely controlled aggression. How are we to understand the role of football, American-style, with stadiums brimming with the intensity of college alums and dedicated Sunday worshippers, in our modern lives and in our contemporary rousing world of incessant stimulation? Who better to address questions of football and society than youngsters, ages 7-14, who absorb cultural trends and study the world around as a means of comprehending the complex and sometimes chaotic world of adults? Moreover, children also play football in great numbers, whether simply in their backyards, as participants in flag or touch football, or as the primary players on the stage of the sometimes controversial youth tackle football, with its charming miniaturization of adult football formations and its less endearing propensity for youth concussions and boorish adult sideline behavior. Kids do know their Cam Newtons and Russell Wilsons with greater familiarity than they comprehend their Issac Newtons and Woodrow Wilsons, so they are going to have much to offer about life on the gridiron, whether as participants or as spectators. Oh my, youngsters do say some provocative, insightful and often outrageously funny things about the game of football. This book presents quite an impressive compilation of such comments, as the children opine with alacrity about many, varied football related subjects and characters, from coaches to players to cheerleaders and owners. Even the Commissioner of football is not left unscathed or unattended to! Here are a few choice commentaries: "The car was invented so people could get to football games." "The best position to play is to be the owner - for obvious reasons." "The best college tradition is kidnapping a dean from Notre Dame!" "Football is like chess or checkers, but the pieces got broken sometimes." "Football is like marriage but football has more rules." "Punt returns guys get their eyes examined every two months and they get their heads examined every week!" "Youth football coaches are like Darth Vader with a whistle in his mouth." "The three main values of the NFL are freedom of running, freedom of passing, and freedom of raising ticket prices."
Download or read book The Joy of Faithful Obedience written by Bill Bright and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2005 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Bright offers wisdom that every Christian needs in order to obey God's foundational laws with heartfelt joy as well as how to avoid legalism.
Download or read book The Last Goal written by Michael O’Neal and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-07 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Will your life click away as a montage before your eyes when Death comes? Will it be a car wreck or cancer? Will Death appear to you as a skull-faced ghoul or avuncular guide? Rest assured, you will certainly meet him. Since humans became human, Death has harvested. Over the millennia, he has occasionally revealed himself to mortals. Nick, as a pre-teen, meets the specter after surviving a near miss. Throughout Nick’s life, Death appears on no set schedule, their conversations a mix of reveal and closely held answers to Nick’s questions: Is there a God? Is there any kind of life after death? How do you maintain such a nice tan? Nick’s search for answers continues throughout his life, at times an accepted reality, at others causing Nick debilitating pain and anger. As years tick away, Nick realizes the many cultural and spiritual differences in dealing with and accepting Death, leading him to a personal understanding that helps him cope. Nick’s story will bring hope to some, peace to many, and acceptance to most, as we all must ultimately face our own last goal. About the Author Michael O’Neal’s interest in death and dying has been there since childhood. As a teacher, he continued education in classes focused on suicide intervention, philosophy, cultural studies, and death and dying. An enlightening experience happened when he presented a salon class on death and dying at a women’s prison. A Native American woman confided in O’Neal that she’d had the Kubler-Ross experience of seeing the light. A master’s degree in multicultural education, international travel, and years of living overseas gave O’Neal adjusted perceptions of Death. Being run over as a kid, two close friends committing suicide, and assisting his brother with a dignified death, motivated O’Neal to write The Last Goal.
Download or read book Jewish Lunacy written by eric and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-03-11 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewish Lunacy looks back on six millennia of Jewish history, presenting it as the history of a family by telling it through the reminiscences of Eric, who calls himself the Tygrrrr Express. He grew up hearing stories of heartbreaking pain, insightful wisdom, and sidesplitting humor from Jewish relatives and the elders in Long Island, where he grew up. Drawing upon his familys rich oral traditions, the author explores the deeply serious and humorously welcoming history of the Jewish people. Organized by topics, the book explores the lunacy of the authors growing up and uncovers the strange elements in topics as varied as sex, sports, philosophy, politics, pacifism, conspiracy theories, and religion. If you find yourself bemoaning the bleak landscape of the days news and would like a refreshing approach in reading stories that take seriously the truly significant realities of lifeGod, family, and relationshipswhile finding in them reasons and occasions for laughter, then Jewish Lunacy will take you on a journey through history and entertain you with such stories. As its subtitle promises, Jewish Lunacy tells the stories that 6000 years full of tradition and pride have given as gifts to be passed on to others.
Download or read book From Adam and Israel to the Church written by Benjamin L. Gladd and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ESBT volume addresses core questions about spiritual identity, examining the nature of the people of God from Genesis to Revelation through the lens of being created and formed in God's image. Benjamin Gladd argues that living out God's image means serving as prophets, priests, and kings, and he explains how God's people function in these roles throughout Scripture.
Download or read book Coming Home written by Robert Jeffress and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2010-04-07 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you as close to God as you would like to be? Few Christians would claim to have fallen into overt sin, but many of us have allowed busyness, materialism, and the pursuit of pleasure to erode our spiritual lives. If you have been sidetracked from your journey with God, there is a pathway that leads home. Coming Home offers step-by-step guidance and encouragement to lead you back to your waiting Father. “Spiritual rain for your heart’s desert. Robert Jeffress is a world-class storyteller. Offers an easy to read, conscience-pricking pathway back to the heavenly Father who loves us.” --Bobb Biehl, President, Masterplanning Group International “For those who have strayed… Coming Home is worthy of your reading.” --Adrian Rogers, Host, “Love Worth Finding” “Robert Jeffress is right: living a God-honoring life is ‘no game for sissies.’ Both the culture in which we live and our own natural bent toward sin pull us away from the God we mean to follow. Coming Home points wandering believers back to a Father who not only waits, but welcomes us home again with open arms.” --Ed Young, Pastor, Second Baptist Church, Houston
Download or read book Angels Crossing written by Angela Hudson and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angels Crossing is a book of feel-good poems meant to inspire and bring joy to all who read it. The poetry in this book can be shared with the whole family. There are poems about nature and fun experiences that hopefully make you smile or even laugh. There are poems dedicated to our Heavenly Father to help everyone want to know Him better. She started writing some of these poems while sitting out on the deck of my house. She was staring up at the sky thinking about God and His creation of the heavens and earth when she felt inspired to just start writing what came to mind. Over the span of a month, she had written several poems. She decided to publish the poems because of her battle with cancer--to let everyone know that no matter what happens in life it will get better.
Download or read book How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard written by Aurora Griffin and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Harvard graduate, Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, and devout Catholic tells you everything you need to know about keeping your faith at a modern university. Drawing on her recent experience, Aurora Griffin shares forty practical tips relating to academics, community, prayer, and service that helped her stay Catholic in college. She reminds us that keeping the faith is a conscious decision, reinforced by commitment to daily practices. Aurora's story illustrates that when you decide your faith matters to you, no one can take it away, even in the most secular environments and under strong peer pressure. Throughout the book, she shows how being a Catholic in college did not prevent her from having a full "college experience," but actually enabled her to make the most of her time at Harvard. She encourages students who are about to begin this formative journey, or those now in college, that the most valuable parts of college life -- lasting friendships, intellectual growth, and cherished memories -- are experienced in a more meaningful way when lived in and through the Catholic faith.
Download or read book I Didn T Want to Be That Girl written by Sue A. Allen and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How many times have we pointed a finger at EveGods first created woman, who took a bite of the apple after being tempted by a serpent? Although her name is only mentioned in four verses of Scripture, she was made infamous for her greatest debacle. We tend to blame her for our own personal dramas. Eve had everything; she lived in paradise, in a carefree, pain-free, sorrow-free world. In spite of this, she was unsatisfied, and she sinned. God, however, looked beyond her sin and pursued her as part of a bigger story. Surprisingly, He doesnt focus on her sin but rather considered her His bride, the bride of Christ. Building on the story of Eve, I Didnt Want to Be That Girl! A Look into the Life of Eve presents a Bible study designed for women and exploring a variety of topics. Author Sue Allen considers Gods silence, His goodness, our humility, our struggles with sin, and our need to learn to hear Gods voice. She also examines Godly womanhood, holiness, insecurity, motivations of the heart, restoration and forgiveness, and much, much more. This devotional offers eight weeks of personal, interactive, conversational-style Bible study with daily prompts leading to confession. We, as women, must recognize our need for a Savior, Jesus Christ and realize that we are all sinners, saved by Gods grace, and His grace alone. Just like Eve, we didnt want to be that girl. And despite our flawed pasts and imperfections, we have been created to be the bride of Christ. Through keen insight and real-life vulnerability, Sue Allen unfolds the true nature of what it means to be the bride of Christ. Whether you are happily single, contemplating marriage, or long-time espoused, her fresh wisdom will beckon you to join her in preparing your heart anew for the King of Kings. The bridegroom is coming! What a joy it is to get ready for Him together. Tonya Riggle Pastors Wife and Bible Study Teacher Second Baptist Church, Houston Knowing Sue and her heart to have women embrace our inheritance that we have in Christ allows me to not only put my stamp of approval on this study, but to use it in our ministry to college athletes and our staff that ministers to these athletes. Sue Allens desire for women to live the abundant life in Christ is immediately noticed within minutes of being in her presence. Thank you, Sue, for your passion to study the Word and your love affair with Christ. April Nelson Womens Leadership Team Athletes in Action
Download or read book A Fish Tale written by Jeffrey K. Elwater and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A report filed for these great United States of America, in which an account is written that contains, but is not limited to, an alien race making its way onto our planet, the response from a very convoluted government, several toucans, and an American hero trying to find his way back home, and instead finding life, love, and himself. Well, everything but that last one. Some testimonials:"Sure to be the greatest novel in the existence of novels; Read it today or you're sure to go...hovel" -A very senile Dr. Seuss."I couldn't put it down. I laughed, I cried, I took over France and Poland." -Anonymous."Uh...what are you asking me about again?" -Man on the street."Whaddya mean, you want a testimonial for this?? It can't be released to the public! It says 'Top Secret' on the front for a reason, you moron!" -Some bossy guy.
Download or read book Disciplined for Life written by John Loftness and published by Sovereign Grace Ministries. This book was released on 1992 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As you study and apply the spiritual disciplines, you will find fresh power and enthusiasm to live like ChristLeave the treadmill of spiritual drudgery behind as you discover how you can be Disciplined for Life.
Download or read book Seven Things Your Pastor Won t Tell You written by Jack Matthews and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book challenges some of today's mainstream Christian theology in an attempt to let the Bible speak for itself, without outside opinions and influences. But this challenge is in no way intended to demean or discredit the thousands of godly theologians and preachers who are taking the wonderful Gospel message to the world. The purpose of this book is to challenge believers and skeptics alike to study God's Word for themselves in an earnest pursuit of the truth. It answers such questions as, "Is my Grandma's soul really in heaven, looking down on me?" Or, what when, and where is hell? Why do we often hear about people in heavenly bliss, but never hear a word about those supposedly in hell? We often hear about the Rapture, the Seven-Year Tribulation, the Millennium, and various end-time scenarios. Are they all supported by the Bible? Of course, they must be, right? So many godly, highly educated theologians couldn't be wrong, could they? This book explores the history of the church with respect to extra-biblical influences on Christian theology through the centuries. It shines a light on such questions as, could a Greek philosopher in the 3rd century BC insert his beliefs into twenty-first-century Christian orthodoxy? Or could a sixteenth-century Jesuit priest determine today's prophetic interpretation? This book will answer those questions. You will also discover little known facts about the real St. Patrick, about the seven-day cycle in living things and where the idea of a secret rapture originated. Again, the author's sincere hope is that the reader will be stimulated to explore God's wonderful word for themselves.
Download or read book Harlequin Special Edition December 2014 Box Set 1 of 2 written by RaeAnne Thayne and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Harlequin Special Edition bundle includes The Christmas Ranch by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne, A Royal Christmas Proposal by Leanne Banks and The Lawman's Noelle by Stella Bagwell. Look for 6 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin Special Edition!
Download or read book Preaching That Comes Alive written by Maggie Low and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-30 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People go to church every Sunday hoping to hear a life-giving word from the Lord but often find that they have to make do with either the dry crust of cognitive sermons or the empty calories of emotional exhortations. This book provides preachers with the tools to feed their flock with hearty sustenance. Using real-life sermon examples from across Asia that reflect issues facing Asian Christians, Maggie Low builds a picture of a sermon as a body, taking you step-by-step through guidelines for what this body needs to come alive. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced preacher, you will learn to preach more confidently and relevantly through this skillful integration of biblical theology, homiletical theory, spirituality, and communication skills. Preaching cannot deliver life unless preachers themselves listen to the Word of Life. Dr Low guides the reader to exegete the Scriptures and to listen to God personally so that they can deliver a life-giving word to the hearers.
Download or read book Gratitude written by Susan Serena Marie and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-07-07 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today’s world can get your mind tangled up in unhealthy habits, obsessions, and negativity. However, regardless of the trials this world may throw at you, God has greatly blessed each and every one of us! This workbook is all about learning how to see and remember these blessings because if we switch our focus from the world and train our eyes to look for God in the midst of our trials, we will not only be following Scripture but also be given the power to overcome these trials. Scripture also says that our gratitude blesses the Lord. It says that every good and perfect gift comes from Him. So if God is constantly blessing us, don’t you want to be a blessing to Him as well? I know that I sure do! Therefore this workbook’s sole purpose is to illuminate our immeasurable blessings and aid us in praising His Mighty Name! With thought-provoking questions, simple exercises, and space for journaling, this workbook is a wonderful tool. Interspersed throughout with constant scripture, it awakens the reader to the awe-inspiring love of our Creator.
Download or read book Image of God written by Jeff Crawford and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God is up to something. And that "something" is you. The Bible declares that you have been made in the Image of God. But what exactly does that mean? Join Jeff Crawford on a journey of discovery. Most people don't "feel" like they are the Image of God or even know what the phrase means. That's because, as Crawford explains, something has gone horribly wrong. Presented as an unfolding drama, Image of God, will touch you at your core as you discover not only who you really are, but more importantly, who you can become! "This is a very serious book about a serious topic...you. And if you...truly want to learn about who you are, why you are here, and where you are going, then this book is not only about you, but for you." -- Jeff Crawford, excerpt from Image of God Jeff Crawford, Ed.D., is a pastor, educator and author. He makes his home in the River Valley of Arkansas with his wife, Julie, and their three children.
Download or read book Winning written by Travis Moody and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no question that life is definitely more fun when we win. Unfortunately, many of us are just drifting through life while often facing defeat at every turn. We long to improve our relationships, our health, and our finances, but for many of us, it seems as though we are just getting by in life. The good news is that God does not want us just to survive so that we can enjoy eternity. God wants for us the same thing that we all want for ourselvesto win in life. He wants for us to win in our relationships, in our health, and in our finances. This book will help you do just that. Winning begins with a brief self-assessment that encourages honest reflection on the kinds of behaviors that trigger freedom, peace, and inner strength. Travis Moody, a former college athlete and corporate executive turned life coach and stewardship consultant relies on his personal experiencesboth good and badto provide practical and spiritual advice intended to help you move from merely surviving to living a life of success and ultimately a life fulfilling your own unique purpose. In this step-by-step guide, you will learn how to win in every area of your life.
