Download or read book God Doesn t Play Zone Defense written by Jeff Balistrere and published by Winepress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God Doesn't Play Zone Defense is a unique guide to developing a one-on-one relationship with God. It combines profound Bible quotes and inspirational messages from basketball legends with a pinch of humor mixed in to keep you on your toes. This easy-to-read book is ideal for any individual young or old seeking a deeper understanding of the peace and strength that a personal relationship with God can provide both in the game of basketball and in life. "God Doesn't Play Zone Defense is energy for the soul!" -Mike Brey, Head Men's Basketball Coach, Notre Dame University "I think the messages in God Doesn't Play Zone Defense can be applied to any sport. This book is a great guide on how to improve on the court and grow in our spiritual life as well." -Milan Brown, Head Men's Basketball Coach, Holy Cross University "A great read for any fan of basketball, player or coach . . . It really hits home!" -Jim "Bow Tie" Phelan, Legendary College Basketball Coach "Great book for readers and non-readers, because it speaks to you. Jeff has captured some very fundamental concepts of life that we can all apply to our daily activity." -Cliff Warren, Head Men's Basketball Coach, Jacksonville University Visit www.goddoesntplayzonedefense.com for more information and to order your copy today!

Download or read book God Doesn t Play Zone Defense written by Jeff Balistrere and published by Winepress Pub. This book was released on 2013-03-27 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God Doesn't Play Zone Defense is a unique guide to developing a one-on-one relationship with God. It combines profound Bible quotes and inspirational messages from basketball legends with a pinch of humor mixed in to keep you on your toes. This easy-to-read book is ideal for any individual young or old seeking a deeper understanding of the peace and strength that a personal relationship with God can provide both in the game of basketball and in life. "A great read for any fan of basketball, player or coach...it really hits home " --Jim "Bow Tie" Phelan, Legendary College Basketball Coach "I think the messages in God Doesn't Play Zone Defense can be applied to any sport. This book is a great guide on how to improve on the court and grow in our spiritual life as well." --Milan Brown, Head Men's Basketball Coach, Holy Cross University

Download or read book God Kate I written by Ralph Morton and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are some of the adventures of a Kansas farm boy, who tried to live life. He met and married a California girl who was the love of his life and she was a woman, a lady and a woman of God, who lived life with him. Through the many adventures, some dangerous and/or life threatening, he felt that God was there and looking out for him, for reasons known only to God. He claims to be nothing special, quite the contrary. His travels took him to far off and exotic places, Panama, Latin America, Mexico, Hawaii, Guam, Philippines, Viet Nam, Taiwan, Germany, Italy, Greece, Ethiopia, Spain, France and California. Horses, motorcycles, war, law enforcement, hunting, people, kids and the love of a good woman are all a part of his story. When his wife was diagnosed with liver cancer and God chose to take her home, in his searching for understanding and peace of mind, he started writing as a form of coping, and turned to God for understanding. God provided the understanding in the form of a 4-year-old child. This 4-year-old girl is the Symbol of God's Love and being a child is the Symbol of Hope for all of us. Through the many encounters, God and Kate looked out for and took care of him. Hence, the title God, Kate, and I.

Download or read book Unforeseen Learning to Trust in God s Plan When Life Takes Unexpected Turns written by Bailey Lynn and published by Ambassador International. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bailey Lynn had her life perfectly planned. She thought she was on the path that God had preordained for her. But when her life took an unexpected turn, Bailey was left to question God’s ability to dictate her life. With shattered dreams surrounding her, Bailey found herself looking for answers to where she should go from here. In Unforeseen: Learning to Trust in God’s Plan When Life Takes Unexpected Turns, Bailey shares how she learned to trust God with a future she had never planned. As she battled whether God’s plans for her were truly as good as He had promised in His Word, Bailey began to see that His ways were definitely not like hers—they were better. Bailey shares some of her darkest moments and how, in spite of it all, her life has been more fulfilled when she follows God’s plan. Come along with Bailey to explore how God can direct your future to be more amazing than you could have ever dreamed. Endorsements In her book, Unforeseen, Bailey Lynn is very vulnerable and shares stories to display how God has showed up in her life. I love her writing style and the reflection questions at the end of each chapter. If you need some encouragement and prompting to draw closer to God, this book is for you! Leslie Speas Author of From Hot Mess to MESSage: 90 Days of Messages for the Hot Mess in You and blogger at www.lesliespeas.com Unforeseen is an authentically written book that deepens our walk with God as we learn from Bailey’s keen ability to draw spiritual insight from unusual places. Bailey helps us see Jesus through her life’s journey—whether breaking in a horse, being in a mirror maze, or dealing with a dog with pink eye. Readers will love reading and learning from the stories in this book as they find hope in the midst of their own unforeseen circumstances. Heather Holleman Author of Seated with Christ: Living Freely in a Culture of Comparison Real, honest, and vulnerable, Bailey Lynn offers insight into the valleys of life and what to do when you find yourself in one. Through her soulful writing, Bailey affirms the realities of doubt, confusion, and unanswered questions when life hits hard and situations blindside you. Through Bailey’s stories in Unforeseen: Learning to Trust in God’s Plan When Life Takes Unexpected Turns, you can once again discover purpose and tools to restructure your perspective based on a scriptural foundation. You will be challenged with questions that only you can answer for yourself. This book is practical, inspiring, and deeply spiritual. DeAnna Lynn Sanders Author of Unseen People: Sharing Light and Life with your Neighbors and the Nations

Download or read book Life Above the Rim written by Terry Crowder Jr and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a conversation for those who felt like the sad times would always be. I want you to know that God acknowledges you as a amazing ,extraordinary and intelligent person created by him .I love to inspire those who had to inspire themselves in those dark days. I am one of you!

Download or read book This Is The Day written by Rev. James L. Simmons and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-04-03 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty years ago, a young pastor began keeping a diary of the great moves of God’s Spirit in his family and church. He saw mountain-moving miracles and dynamic answers to prayer. Month by month, he wrote down the prayers, the petitions, the headaches and heartaches. Always,he found victory through the One who lives in him, and who lives in each of God’s children! This devotional will remind you every day that as the Psalmist wrote, “This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!”

Download or read book Hard Work written by Tim Crothers and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A star coach tells his inspiring tale . . . by the end of this engaging tale, you’ll realize why Williams is an unparalleled recruiter . . . He works as hard as anyone, and he knows how to tell a good story.” —Sports Illustrated Coach Roy Williams is one of the most respected and successful basketball coaches in the nation; he has led the UNC team for the past 18 seasons, with 903 career wins, three national championships, led his team to five Final Fours, finished first in the ACC regular standings nine times, and won three ACC tournament championships. And yet, Williams traveled an unlikely path. In Hard Work¸ he tells the story of his life, from his turbulent childhood through a coaching career with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Williams recounts his rough early years; his long tenure as head coach at the University of Kansas; how he recruits, teaches, and motivates his players; how he’s shepherded teams through some of the most nail-biting games at both Kansas and UNC; and how he suffered through one of the roughest seasons of his tenure and came out on the other side to be awarded 2011 ACC Coach of the Year. One of the most accomplished basketball coaches of all time, Williams was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame.

Download or read book 12 Pillars of Manhood written by William Green and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-12-19 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Twelve Pillars of Manhood: A Vision that Honors God is the result of the author's life journey viewing community and family through the lens of the Word of God applied to real world situations. It argues that what ails our country and communities is the need for stronger families led by stronger men. But the book also provides guidance for women raising boys to manhood, drawing on the author's own experiences of being raised in large part by a single mother. The Twelve Pillars begin with the premise of honoring God. The remainder of the book's principles follow and develop this premise in its various contexts, worship and prayer, discipleship, stewardship, leadership, and resisting temptation. The book chronicles the author's journey into Christian manhood. This journey takes the author through a world in desperate need of the very Christian principles it fights against. The Twelve Pillars is a celebration of who God has called each of us to be. More importantly, the Twelve Pillars is a battle plan of how to challenge our boys and men to a higher level of maturity, to lead more effectively, and to love more fully, living out God's purpose for their lives.

Download or read book GrATTITUDE written by Ace Collins and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To most making it through tough times is never financially easy. Those who got through the periods of “Great Depression” did so with grit, determination, a can-do spirit and a lot of courage. Best of all, they came out stronger too! Those who survive those challenges and come out with a solid self-concept, a loving family and grounded faith ridded themselves of spiritual and mental baggage that would have otherwise destroyed them. They had a lean mind to go with a toned body. As we gaze at the hard days in front of us, it is time to look back on some time-tested examples of those who thrived in tough times as well as those whose mental baggage caused them to crash and burn. The lessons in this book involve not as much what each of us can add to insure survival, but what we can shed from our minds to keep out spirits high and our attitudes on an even keel. In trying times or even when things are great a fit, lean, positive mind is the key to being happy.

Download or read book God s Gift written by Todd Mills and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-07-02 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High school football in New Crofton is full of young bright stars with big dreams of winning a state championship and receiving a scholarship from their favorite college football program. None of these stars shine brighter than Vickroy's do-it-all athlete, Jimmy Lawson. After earning all-state accolades as a sophomore, in his junior season, Jimmy is motivated to lead his team to a state championship and solidify himself as one of the best players in the nation. But life isn't absent of heartbreak, challenges, and unexpected twists and turns, even for the most talented and popular kid in school. With his family and close friends by his side, Jimmy will have to fight through adversity, on and off the field, all while discovering God's greater purpose for his life.

Download or read book It Is Time to Elevate written by Rex Tonkins and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-06-07 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives personal stories and principles that help empower and equip marriages and families to excel in life. This book is a must-read Coach Rex expounds on seven fundamental biblical principles that help encourage, empower, and equip the family toward health in Christ.

Download or read book Hope written by Bill Reynolds and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hope High School in Providence, Rhode Island was once a model city school, graduating a wide range of students from different backgrounds. But the tumult of the 1960s and the drug wars of the 70s changed both Providence and Hope. Today, the aging school is primarily Hispanic and African-American, with kids traveling for miles by bus and foot each day. Hope was known for its state championship basketball teams in the 1960s, but its 2012 team is much different. Disobedient, distracted, and overwhelmed by family troubles, with mismatched sneakers and a penchant for profanity and anger, these boys represent Coach Dave Nyblom's dream of a championship, however unlikely that might seem. Nyblom's mostly black players, including several who emigrated to Providence from war-torn Liberia, face gang violence, domestic uncertainty, drug problems, and a host of other issues. But with the unfailing support and guidance of Nyblom and other Hope coaches, their ragtag team gradually pulls together, overcoming every obstacle to find the faith and trust in themselves that Nyblom never stops teaching. A look at a hidden world that just a few hundred yards from Brown University, Bill Reynolds' Hope is the inspiring true story of young men and their mentors pursuing one goal—a championship—but achieving so much more.

Download or read book Touchdowns for Jesus and Other Signs of Apocalypse written by Marcia W. Mount Shoop and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do sports matter so much to so many people? And why should we care? Far from being a distraction or a trivial pastime, sports tell us deep truths about ourselves. Big-time sports are a particularly potent mirror for humanity--reflecting both our promising possibilities and our demonic distortions. Theologian (and football coach's wife) Marcia Mount Shoop invites you to take a closer look at the hold that sports have on us. Touchdowns for Jesus takes you beneath the veil in some of the most challenging issues in sports today: fanaticism, sexism, racism, and abuse of power. And beneath the lifted veil you also encounter wisdom about how we can find our way back to what is most life-giving about sports. If you love sports, or if you just wonder why others do, Touchdowns for Jesus will give you a whole new way to view the games people play. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }

Download or read book Systematic Theology written by Wayne A. Grudem and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 1298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christian church has a long tradition of systematic theology, that is, of studying biblical teaching on centrally important doctrines such as the Word of God, redemption, and Jesus Christ. Wayne Grudem's bestselling Systematic Theology has several distinctive features: A strong emphasis on the scriptural basis for each doctrine Clear writing, with technical terms kept to a minimum A contemporary approach, treating subjects of special interest to the church today A friendly tone, appealing to the emotions and the spirit as well as the intellect Frequent application to life Resources for worship within each chapter Bibliographies in each chapter that cross-reference subjects to a wide range of other systematic theologies.

Download or read book Chuck Noll written by Michael MacCambridge and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chuck Noll won four Super Bowls and presided over one of the greatest football dynasties in history, the Pittsburgh Steelers of the '70s. Later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his achievements as a competitor and a coach are the stuff of legend. But Noll always remained an intensely private and introspective man, never revealing much of himself as a person or as a coach, not even to the players and fans who revered him. Chuck Noll did not need a dramatic public profile to be the catalyst for one of the greatest transformations in sports history. In the nearly four decades before he was hired, the Pittsburgh Steelers were the least successful team in professional football, never winning so much as a division title. After Noll's arrival, his quiet but steely leadership quickly remolded the team into the most accomplished in the history of professional football. And what he built endured well beyond his time with the Steelers—who have remained one of America's great NFL teams, accumulating a total of six Super Bowls, eight AFC championships, and dozens of division titles and playoff berths. In this penetrating biography, based on deep research and hundreds of interviews, Michael MacCambridge takes the measure of the man, painting an intimate portrait of one of the most important figures in American football history. He traces Noll's journey from a Depression-era childhood in Cleveland, where he first played the game in a fully integrated neighborhood league led by an African-American coach and then seriously pursued the sport through high school and college. Eventually, Noll played both defensive and offensive positions professionally for the Browns, before discovering that his true calling was coaching. MacCambridge reveals that Noll secretly struggled with and overcame epilepsy to build the career that earned him his place as "the Emperor" of Pittsburgh during the Steelers' dynastic run in the 1970s, while in his final years, he battled Alzheimer's in the shelter of his caring and protective family. Noll's impact went well beyond one football team. When he arrived, the city of steel was facing a deep crisis, as the dramatic decline of Pittsburgh's lifeblood industry traumatized an entire generation. "Losing," Noll said on his first day on the job, "has nothing to do with geography." Through his calm, confident leadership of the Steelers and the success they achieved, the people of Pittsburgh came to believe that winning was possible, and their recovery of confidence owed a lot to the Steeler's new coach. The famous urban renaissance that followed can only be understood by grasping what Noll and his team meant to the people of the city. The man Pittsburghers could never fully know helped them see themselves better. Chuck Noll: His Life's Work tells the story of a private man in a very public job. It explores the family ties that built his character, the challenges that defined his course, and the love story that shaped his life. By understanding the man himself, we can at last clearly see Noll's profound influence on the city, players, coaches, and game he loved. They are all, in a real sense, heirs to the football team Chuck Noll built.

Download or read book They Call It a Game written by Bernie Parrish and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-10 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the book the NFL thought they had buried! Bernie Parrish’s account of the 1964 World Championship — the last time the Cleveland Browns won it all – is an unauthorized history of the NFL by a most unconventional player. The most controversial sports book ever written, this bestselling book was the first to expose the NFL owners symbiotic relationships and connections with Organized Crime and illegal gambling. The only thing that’s changed since its original publication are the dollar figures involved …now they’re exponentially bigger! “Eight years of playing and nine years of activity in the players union have convinced (Parrish) that the hierarchy of the NFL is a basket of snakes. As St. Patrick swept Ireland clean of wriggly reptiles by flinging his bell at them, so Parrish hopes to change the leadership of the league by brazen clangor of a no-holds-barred book, They Call It A Game.” -Life Magazine A national bestseller and a Literary Guild Book of the Month Club selection

Download or read book 100 Seasons of Duke Basketball written by Bill Brill and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2004 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No college in America has dominated the basketball scene over the past 20 years like Duke has. The Blue Devils have been to 10 Final Fours under Coach Mike Krzyzewski, winning the national championship three times. They played in five consecutive Final Fours and for four consecutive years finished the season ranked number one in the country. Duke won five consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference championships through 2003, and since 1986, the Blue Devils have had six national players of the year. No other school has had more than one. As Duke enters its 100th season of basketball, it will be the 25th year for Hall of Fame coach Krzyzewski. He has been honored 12 times as national Coach of the Year and is acknowledged as the top man in his profession. Duke has had numerous other famous basketball names, including coaches such as Vic Bubas and Eddie Cameron and All-Americans Dick Groat, Art Heyman, and Jeff Mullins. The Blue Devils play in Cameron Indoor Stadium, which has become a basketball shrine. The vociferous student body, the Cameron Crazies, camp out before home games in a tent city they call Krzyzewski-ville. From the first game in 1906 through yet another Final Four appearance following the 2003-04 season, 100 Years of Duke Basketball provides fans with an insider's look at Duke basketball and the people who have made it a national legend.