Everything I Know about God I Learned from Football


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Are you ready for the Gospel according to Lombardi? That's what Everything I Know About God I Learned From Football is. It is a playbook for life that illustrates principles for victory in terms football fanatics relate to, terms like blitz, blocking, rivalry, and game plan. Author Eric Chaffin draws the reader deeply into the scriptures by using compelling examples from the world of football, inviting you to 'go deep' with the ultimate coach: God. Eric Chaffin is the Pastor of Broadview Baptist Church in Lubbock, Texas, the Founder of 3:14 Ministries, Inc., an arena football chaplain, and he is author of Finish Strong: Tackling Life Head On.




The Christian Athlete


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The Christian Athlete is a gospel-centered guide that assists athletes who identify as Christians and are seeking to understand how to practically apply their faith to their sport. Athletes desire—and deserve—a more substantive expression of the Christian faith in the context of sport, but they don’t know what it looks like or where to turn to learn more. Author Brian Smith shares his story as an athlete and coach, and his experience working with high-level athletes in the last decade to help readers better understand how to integrate faith and sport by: Assisting those who want a wide-angled understanding of how to live the Christian faith in the context of sports Walking through the many questions Christian athletes ask about winning, losing, injuries, practice, and everything in between Moving Christian athletes from simply having clichéd spiritual sayings decorating their bodies or t-shirts to actually living out their faith through all the opportunities their sport offers them The Christian Athlete will show readers how to live out a biblical perspective on athletics and urge them to engage in the gifts they are given to glorify God whether they are the team MVP or riding the bench.




Shaken


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Tim Tebow discusses what he has learned from the highs and lows of his career with the NFL, along with sharing wisdom from Scripture and stories of people who have impacted his life.




Let the World See You


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NFL linebacker, speaker, podcaster, and humanitarian Sam Acho gives a blueprint for taking off our masks and living lives of genuine authenticity. Most of us hide. We play small and don't live up to our full potential. Sam Acho was one of those people. As an NFL linebacker, for example, he earned his MBA but told no one because he was afraid of what people might think if they found out that he cared about things that weren't "normal" for his profession. After many years of hiding himself, the person he had become had no connection to the real Sam. Only when he lost a friend and a mentor did he realize he was doing it all wrong--just like many us do, when we try to become someone we're not. All the while, we ignore the unique gifts and talents and personality we truly possess. But there is another way of living: Let the world see you. Your quirks, your passions, and your inner desires were not given to you by accident. And the world needs your gifts. In Let the World See You, Sam Acho shares lessons from his own life as well as stories from others to reveal how you can overcome your fears and discover your true selves. Being the real you pays big. No one else has what you have. No one else can share what you share. Let the World See You helps crack the shell of people who are in hiding and reveals the benefits of a lifestyle lived on purpose.




Through My Eyes


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Meet Tim Tebow: He grew up playing every sport imaginable, but football was his true passion. Even from an early age, Tim has always had the drive to be the best player and person that he could be. Through his hard work and determination, he established himself as one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of college football and as a top prospect in the NFL. Now, in Through My Eyes: A Quarterback's Journey, he shares the behind-the-scenes details of his life, on and off the football field. Tim writes about his life as he chooses to live it, revealing how his Christian faith, his family values, and his relentless will to succeed have molded him into the person and the athlete he is today.




God Has a Name


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What you believe about God sets the foundation of the person you will become. In God Has a Name, pastor and New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer invites you to rethink many of the prevalent myths and misconceptions about God and weigh them against what God actually tells us about himself. After all, what you believe about God will ultimately shape the type of person you become. We all live at the mercy of our ideas, and nowhere is this more true than our ideas about God. The problem is many of our ideas about God are wrong. Not all wrong, but wrong enough to form our souls in detrimental and disheartening ways. God Has a Name is a simple yet profound guide to understanding God in a new light--focusing on what God says about himself in the Bible. This one shift has the potential to radically alter how you relate to God, not as a doctrine, but as a relational being who responds to you in an elastic, back-and-forth way. John Mark Comer takes you line by line through Exodus 34:6-8--Yahweh's self-revelation on Mount Sinai, one of the most quoted passages in the Bible. Along the way, Comer addresses some of the most profound questions he came across as he studied these noted lines in Exodus, including: Why do we feel this gap between us and God? Could it be that a lot of what we think about God is wrong? Not all wrong, but wrong enough to mess up how we relate to him? What if our "God" is really a projection of our own identity, ideas, and desires? What if the real God is different, but far better than we could ever imagine? No matter where you are in your spiritual journey, God Has a Name invites you to step into a fresh and biblically rooted vision of who God is that has the potential to alter your life with God and shape who you become.




Limitless Life


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Is your life limited by labels the world and other people have used to define you? Labels you have internalized and apply to yourself every day. Labels like Afraid. Or Addict. Orphan. Damaged Goods. Failure. Maybe even Religious. These labels might be sewn into your life with such tight little stitches that they feel like a part of you. They feel like they define you. But that’s a lie. If you let Him, Jesus can remove those old labels and tattoo new ones onto your soul. Then you’ll begin to see yourself as God the Father sees you. The limits will be lifted, and your life will be transformed. It’s the truth. Join Pastor Derwin Gray on a fascinating journey into what can happen when you offer your head, your heart, and your hands to the only one who can offer you truly limitless life.




You Never Know What You Have Till You Give It Away


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Brian Stiller, Past President, Tyndale University College & Seminary, has spent a life-time leading and teaching others to lead. He has led small ministries, large organizations and everything in between. During his years, he has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and skills. In this new collection of wisdom, humour and history, Brian shares some of the valuable insights and wisdom he has gleaned in his 50 years of leadership. Major sections include: • The Art of Leading • Leading with Vision • Discerning the Times • Perspective Matters • Taking Risks • Smoothing the Rough Edges • Embracing Change and Gifting to Lead




Prosperous and Successful


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Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. —Joshua 1:8 What if God told you exactly how you could have a prosperous and successful life? Is it possible he already has? The Bible claims to be such a guide and records the Joshua 1:8 promise in many places. But can an ancient religious text answer complex questions for living in the twenty-first century? In Prosperous and Successful, author David Janaro explains how to use the Bible to guide you to success in every area of life. Drawing from his counseling experience and modern psychology, he builds the case that the Bible has timeless insight into the human experience. He includes specific chapters on how the Bible leads to success in relationships, sex, work and money, prayer, joy, and suffering. “By using practical applications and illustrations, Pastor David affords readers the means to grow in their faith. I wholeheartedly recommend this book.” —Dr. Tommy Kelly, former president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention “Pastor David is a compassionate counselor and pastor who desires to help the body of Christ know where they can find the answers to their needs, and then gives them the tools to do so.” —Dr. John Lehman, author and biblical counselor.




A Legacy Worth Fighting For: Becoming the Man, Husband, and Father That God Has Called You to Be


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A Legacy Worth Fighting For: Becoming the Man, Husband, and Father That God Has Called You to Be is a book written for men who want to draw closer to God and have a more meaningful and intimate relationship with their Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. It is a book for regular, everyday men who want to be better husbands and fathers--men who have a desire to be the men, husbands, and fathers that God has called them to be. This is a book that will encourage you, challenge you, and inspire you to be better. The stories and life lessons captured within the pages of this book will tug at your spirit as you discover practical tools and strategies to help you become the man that your wife, children, community, and even God want you to be. This book will transform the way you live your life.