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Super Bowl-winning coach and #1 New York Times best selling author Tony Dungy reveals lessons on achieving significance that he has learned from his remarkable parents, his athletic and coaching career, his mentors, and his journey with God. A particular focus of the book: what it means to be a man of significance in a culture that is offering young men few positive role models.
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Available in both an adult and a youth edition, Danger Calling features 16 true stories that take readers on a high-adrenaline ride--from the depths of the sea to the top of Mount Everest and everywhere in between--and pose provocative questions that move men and teen boys forward in their lives and faith. Danger Calling challenges readers to discover if they are truly living out God's game plan for their lives: Would you stop to help a climber in...
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365-Day Devotional Encourages Athletes and Coaches to Take a Time-Out to Center on Their Relationship with God. Even as they strive for victory on the field or on the court, athletes and coaches can make strides toward richer spiritual lives. Growing in faith helps athletes and coaches grow as positive influences on the teammates, coaches, opponents, and parents around them. This 365-day devotional encourages athletes and coaches to take a time-out...
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The Masked Saint revolves around the life of Chris Samuel, a professional wrestler and family man who realizes he needs something more. His calling to become a pastor prompts him to retire from wrestling and move with his wife and daughter to a small town. Yet the battles he faced in the ring are minor compared to the challenges he must overcome at his new church. From an overbearing congregant and failing attendance to mounting bills for church repairs,...
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Nothing In America Is More Exciting Than College Sports!
Each weekend, stadiums and gymnasiums across America are filled with the sound of the band, the smell of nachos and hot dogs, and the roar of the fans. Sports have become an integral part of American life, and college fans are among the loudest and most faithful. These fans lead the cheers, speak the language, and know the history. They attend as many games as possible and want to know all...
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Sailing engages all the senses and requires an understanding of the natural processes in creation. It also allows for long, quiet times with others--free from distractions on land. Living in the Design draws upon parallels of God as revealed in the Scriptures with stories and life lessons of sailing. It is intended for use aboard a vessel but could be used on land. It can be studied by groups or individuals.
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In life, as in sports, a quick timeout to rethink and re-center on the goal is a smart strategy. The Heart of an Athlete Playbook gives readers regular spiritual training for life on and off the field. This collection of 25 devotional readings are a quick start for athletes at any level, offering memorable, biblical insights for handling challenges and playing with God's purposes in mind. Readers will be introduced to the FCA devotional method, "PRESS,"...
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Elk hunting can serve as one of life's greatest teachers. From the thrill of the hunt to the low of failure and disappointment, hunting elicits a full range of emotions. God lessons are all around us if we simply pause and listen.
With over forty years of hunting experience, Brad Schwin has experienced both the highs and lows of the hunt. Utilizing both hunting successes and humorous failures, each reader will be drawn in by these gripping tales from...
10) Long Shot
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The chance of playing on any Division 1 college basketball team ... 1.3%. The chance of playing at your dream school ... practically 0%.
It was a long shot to say the least. The road to Chapel Hill would begin early in Leah's young life and be comprised of mountain-tops and valleys and sunshines and storms. The journey was one of the highest of highs and lowest of lows. It would be a path that tested, challenged and grew her faith.
The path...
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An unforgettable story of insight, inspiration, and faith
Growing up in a small town in the Panama Canal Zone, Rod Carew and his friends spent the long, temperate days hitting bottle caps with broomsticks, outfitted with mitts molded from paper bags, cardboard, and string. Each broomstick bat was customized by its owner; Carew's, slathered in black paint with yellow trim, bore in orange the number 42—that of his idol, Jackie Robinson.
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Succeed on the Hunt and in Life
In bow hunting, being at full draw is the height of adventure, the moment when you're poised to take your best shot. Hunting enthusiasts and popular Outdoor Channel personalities David and Karin Holder believe you can live the same way you hunt-at full draw, excited and ready for whatever God has in store for you.
Each chapter is designed to help you take aim spiritually, physically, mentally, and on the hunt. You...
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When it Comes to Hunting Stories, Go Big or Go Home!
For more than 20 years, hunter, humorist, and one-heck-of-a-storyteller Steve Chapman has been entertaining and inspiring his fans with his many adventures in God's great outdoors. Now, he brings you this trophy case collection of his most awesome anecdotes-tagged, bagged, and ready for you to read and enjoy!
Revisit some of Steve's most memorable moments along with some all-new, never-before-published...
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NEW from the authors of Raised Hunting…
Equip Yourself for the Hunt and for Life
David and Karin Holder, stars of the hit television show Raised Hunting on the Discovery Channel want to show you how to succeed in the outdoors and at home. What they have found is that many of the skills that lead to a great hunt-preparation, effort, patience, and determination-are the very same traits that will help you lead a more fulfilling life.
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Gather 'Round for a Good Story
Kick back, relax, and relive some of your favorite memories as hunting buddies Steve Chapman and Don Hicks tell a tale or two from time spent in God's great outdoors.
Hit the trail with Steve and Don as they share about
• Escaping nature's fiery wrath by miraculous means
• Discovering new interests at midlife and beyond
• Experiencing the highs and lows of tracking wounded game
• Depending on God's perfect timing...
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The Thrill of the Hunt The Thrill of Living for God
The adventure of a lifetime awaits when you join avid outdoorsman Steve Chapman on the hunt for more than just deer. As Steve retells some of his best hunting stories, you'll gain valuable insights on relationships, success, and most important, spiritual growth.
With humor and honesty, Steve shares the ups and downs from his numerous treks into deer country. Relive some of your fondest hunting memories...
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The Road Less Traveled was developed to share stories from the last three years of ministry, along with the spiritual implications each story has for our everyday lives. I have experienced God doing amazing things in our lives, and the lives of others. I hope to share these experiences with you that your life will be blessed in the reading. I hope you are challenged to step off the boat, walk by faith, live a great story, and let God flow through...
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When bad things happen, how will you respond?
You don't see it coming. Whether it is a bad diagnosis, a failed relationship, an accident, an injustice-your life changes in an instant. Let's face it: life can be hard, even cruel. Life happens to each of us.
When faced with a challenge, a setback, or failure, how you respond can make all the difference in your future.
You can't always dictate the events that happen to you. But you can change the results,...
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Bestselling author Bear Grylls is best known for his seven seasons on National Geographic's Man vs. Wild, his current NBC TV series, Running Wild with Bear Grylls, and his adventures climbing ice cliffs, running through forest fires, and parachuting from balloons. Nature has taught Bear some important lessons, and behind every feat is a story of grit, determination, and strength found in faith. In Soul Fuel, Bear shares the backstories behind many...
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