Author: Jeff Balistrere
Publisher: Winepress Pub
ISBN: 9781606152454
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
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
God Doesn't Play Zone Defense
Author: Jeff Balistrere
Publisher: Winepress Pub
ISBN: 9781606152454
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
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
Publisher: Winepress Pub
ISBN: 9781606152454
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
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
''This Is The Day''
Author: Rev. James L. Simmons
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462812384
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
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!”
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462812384
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
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!”
O God of Players
Author: Julie Byrne
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231127499
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This is the remarkable story of the first stars of women's basketball. In the early 1970s, few women participated in organized athletics, but in Catholic Philadelphia, women's basketball was already a well-established, thirty-year tradition. In this vivid account of Immaculata basketball, Julie Byrne explores the unusual lives of these young women, the rare opportunities and pleasures they were allowed, their religious culture, and the broader ideas of womanhood that they inspired and helped redefine.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231127499
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This is the remarkable story of the first stars of women's basketball. In the early 1970s, few women participated in organized athletics, but in Catholic Philadelphia, women's basketball was already a well-established, thirty-year tradition. In this vivid account of Immaculata basketball, Julie Byrne explores the unusual lives of these young women, the rare opportunities and pleasures they were allowed, their religious culture, and the broader ideas of womanhood that they inspired and helped redefine.
Unforeseen: Learning to Trust in God’s Plan When Life Takes Unexpected Turns
Author: Bailey Lynn
Publisher: Ambassador International
ISBN: 1649603630
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
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
Publisher: Ambassador International
ISBN: 1649603630
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
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
12 Pillars of Manhood
Author: William Green
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1643006797
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1643006797
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
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.
Woman, Thou Art Loosed!
Author: T. D. Jakes
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 0768491568
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Let your heart be warmed as the oil of T.D. Jakes' teaching flows from your mind to your spirit. The balm in this book will soothe all manner of traumas, tragedies, and disappointments. For the single parent and the battered wife, for the abused girl and the insecure woman, there is a cure for the crisis! In this soft word for the sensitive ear, there is a deep cleansing for those inaccessible areas of the feminine heart. This book will help to fight back the infections of life. Woman, Thou Art Loosed! will break the bands off the neck of every woman who dares to read it!
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 0768491568
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Let your heart be warmed as the oil of T.D. Jakes' teaching flows from your mind to your spirit. The balm in this book will soothe all manner of traumas, tragedies, and disappointments. For the single parent and the battered wife, for the abused girl and the insecure woman, there is a cure for the crisis! In this soft word for the sensitive ear, there is a deep cleansing for those inaccessible areas of the feminine heart. This book will help to fight back the infections of life. Woman, Thou Art Loosed! will break the bands off the neck of every woman who dares to read it!
Out of Your Comfort Zone
Author: R. T. Kendall
Publisher: FaithWords
ISBN: 0446560235
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
R. T. Kendall brings a fresh perspective to difficult questions of faith and reveals the correct and balanced picture of God's nature in order to draw readers back to the real God.
Publisher: FaithWords
ISBN: 0446560235
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
R. T. Kendall brings a fresh perspective to difficult questions of faith and reveals the correct and balanced picture of God's nature in order to draw readers back to the real God.
Godballers
Author: Kristian Pope
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1490866019
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
Godballers is the journey of a rookie sports reporter looking to make a name for himself when he quickly discovers that life at his new assignment travels in a slower gear. There he meets a coach haunted by his past and driven by his future. In this true tale of faith, the coach must overcome an unthinkable tragedy and find a cure for his sons life-threatening illness to fulfill the young mans dream of playing college basketball. From the opening tip to the final buzzer, Godballers follows every thrilling moment of the season and teaches indelible lessons in life, family and the true meaning of faith.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1490866019
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
Godballers is the journey of a rookie sports reporter looking to make a name for himself when he quickly discovers that life at his new assignment travels in a slower gear. There he meets a coach haunted by his past and driven by his future. In this true tale of faith, the coach must overcome an unthinkable tragedy and find a cure for his sons life-threatening illness to fulfill the young mans dream of playing college basketball. From the opening tip to the final buzzer, Godballers follows every thrilling moment of the season and teaches indelible lessons in life, family and the true meaning of faith.
Buckeye Wisdom
Author: Earle Bruce
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1623684692
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
The name Earle Bruce means football to many generations of Ohio State fans. Share Earle Bruce's motivational messages and learn important life lessons in Buckeye Wisdom.
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1623684692
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
The name Earle Bruce means football to many generations of Ohio State fans. Share Earle Bruce's motivational messages and learn important life lessons in Buckeye Wisdom.
Bible Doctrine, Second Edition
Author: Wayne A. Grudem
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
ISBN: 031012431X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
Explore Answers to Life's Most Important Theological Questions. Over 175,000 Copies Sold! How do we know the Bible is God's Word? What is sin and where did it come from? How is Jesus fully God and fully man? What are spiritual gifts? When and how will Christ return? If you've asked questions like these, then systematic theology is no abstract term. It's an approach to finding answers every Christian needs to know. The second edition of Bible Doctrine takes a widely used upper-level textbook on systematic theology and makes it accessible. Abridged from the second edition of Wayne Grudem's award-winning Systematic Theology, Bible Doctrine covers the same essentials of the faith, giving you a firm grasp on seven key topics: The Doctrine of the Word of God The Doctrine of God The Doctrine of Man The Doctrine of Christ The Doctrine of the Application of Redemption The Doctrine of the Church The Doctrine of the Future. You don't need to have had several years of Bible college or seminary training to reap the benefits of Bible Doctrine. It's easy to understand and packed with biblical answers to your most pressing theological questions. This new edition is 144 pages longer than the first edition and now includes: New, thoughtful critiques of open theism, the new perspective on Paul, Molinism (or "middle knowledge"), "Free Grace" theology, and the preterist view of Christ's second coming Completely revised, stronger chapter on the clarity of Scripture Completely revised, stronger chapter on creation and evolution. New discussion of how biblical inerrancy applies to some specific "problem verses" in the Gospels Additional material respectfully explaining evangelical Protestant differences with Roman Catholicism (with extensive interaction with the Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church), Protestant liberalism, and Mormonism Completely updated bibliographies All Scripture quotations updated from RSV to ESV An explanation of why monogenes in John 3:16 and elsewhere should be translated as "only begotten" rather than merely "only" An extensive discussion on the eternal submission of the Son to the Father A discussion of recent criticisms of the penal substitutionary view of the atonement Numerous other updates and corrections that have be prompted by letters and emails from people around the world and by interaction with the students Wayne has taught over the last 26 years both at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and at Phoenix Seminary
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
ISBN: 031012431X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
Explore Answers to Life's Most Important Theological Questions. Over 175,000 Copies Sold! How do we know the Bible is God's Word? What is sin and where did it come from? How is Jesus fully God and fully man? What are spiritual gifts? When and how will Christ return? If you've asked questions like these, then systematic theology is no abstract term. It's an approach to finding answers every Christian needs to know. The second edition of Bible Doctrine takes a widely used upper-level textbook on systematic theology and makes it accessible. Abridged from the second edition of Wayne Grudem's award-winning Systematic Theology, Bible Doctrine covers the same essentials of the faith, giving you a firm grasp on seven key topics: The Doctrine of the Word of God The Doctrine of God The Doctrine of Man The Doctrine of Christ The Doctrine of the Application of Redemption The Doctrine of the Church The Doctrine of the Future. You don't need to have had several years of Bible college or seminary training to reap the benefits of Bible Doctrine. It's easy to understand and packed with biblical answers to your most pressing theological questions. This new edition is 144 pages longer than the first edition and now includes: New, thoughtful critiques of open theism, the new perspective on Paul, Molinism (or "middle knowledge"), "Free Grace" theology, and the preterist view of Christ's second coming Completely revised, stronger chapter on the clarity of Scripture Completely revised, stronger chapter on creation and evolution. New discussion of how biblical inerrancy applies to some specific "problem verses" in the Gospels Additional material respectfully explaining evangelical Protestant differences with Roman Catholicism (with extensive interaction with the Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church), Protestant liberalism, and Mormonism Completely updated bibliographies All Scripture quotations updated from RSV to ESV An explanation of why monogenes in John 3:16 and elsewhere should be translated as "only begotten" rather than merely "only" An extensive discussion on the eternal submission of the Son to the Father A discussion of recent criticisms of the penal substitutionary view of the atonement Numerous other updates and corrections that have be prompted by letters and emails from people around the world and by interaction with the students Wayne has taught over the last 26 years both at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and at Phoenix Seminary