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Baseball as a Road to God

Author : John Sexton
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101609737
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Baseball as a Road to God written by John Sexton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The president of New York University offers a love letter to America’s most beloved sport and a tribute to its underlying spirituality. For more than a decade, John Sexton has taught a wildly popular New York University course about two seemingly very different things: religion and baseball. Yet Sexton argues that one is actually a pathway to the other. Baseball as a Road to God is about touching that something that lies beyond logical understanding. Sexton illuminates the surprisingly large number of mutual concepts shared between baseball and religion: faith, doubt, conversion, miracles, and even sacredness among many others. Structured like a game and filled with riveting accounts of baseball’s most historic moments, Baseball as Road to God will enthrall baseball fans whatever their religious beliefs may be. In thought-provoking, beautifully rendered prose, Sexton elegantly demonstrates that baseball is more than a game, or even a national pastime: It can be a road to enlightenment.

A Short Season

Author : Jake Gronsky
Publisher : Sunbury Press, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1620060221
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book A Short Season written by Jake Gronsky and published by Sunbury Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-03-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No parent is ever ready for a terminal diagnosis of their child. No mother should see the day where turning off your son's ventilator is the only option to end his pain. And no grandfather should see the day when your grandchild is scheduled to die in his mother's arms. But on September 10, 2005, this was the harsh reality facing our family, and this was the day we’d never forget. I am no pastor; nor a preacher. I am no miracle worker, nor a missionary. I am a struggling husband, a decent father, a survivor of brutal child abuse, and from the miraculous survival and extraordinary life of a Progeria child, I am a believer saved by the Grace of God through Jesus Christ. In A Short Season: Faith, Family, and a Boy's Love for Baseball, Dave Bohner, the story’s narrator and Grandfather to Josiah, and Jake Gronsky, former professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals organization, tell the powerful story of Josiah Viera’s fight for life that not only sparked a family's journey towards healing but inspired a generation of baseball players from one of the most historic organizations in Major League Baseball. A Short Season is a story of hope; a story of acceptance; and a story of faith based on the idea that sometimes a person’s only journey to peace is first trekked through pain. A Short Season is a family’s journey through sorrow and joy, it is a baseball team’s inspiration, and it is the story of one exceptional child’s ray of hope that changed all of their lives forever.

Baseball Faith

Author : Rob Maaddi
Publisher : Shiloh Run Press
ISBN 13 : 9781683223054
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Baseball Faith written by Rob Maaddi and published by Shiloh Run Press. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winning the World Series may be the ultimate prize for most MLB players, but a relationship with Jesus Christ is No. 1 for many diamond stars, including: Hall of Famer John Smoltz Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw MVP Albert Pujols All-Star Mariano Rivera And dozens more. Baseball Faith will inspire you in your faith journey as 52 MLB players--past and present--share their stories and how they are chasing the success that only comes from being God's man and following His plan. These men are committed to living their lives with eternity in mind. Empowered by God, they are looking beyond the competition to a larger goal: following God's game plan for their lives as team players, as husbands, fathers, sons, and then using their influence to point others toward Him.

The Faith of Fifty Million

Author : Christopher Hodge Evans
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664223052
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The Faith of Fifty Million written by Christopher Hodge Evans and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume features essays by religion scholars who analyze the relation of baseball and theology in American culture. Topics include issues of national identity, baseball and civil religion, baseball as a metaphor and more.

Baseball Faith

Author : Rob Maaddi
Publisher : Shiloh Run Press
ISBN 13 : 9781683220947
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Baseball Faith written by Rob Maaddi and published by Shiloh Run Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 52 Major League Baseball players share their stories of commiting their lives to God and the Christian faith.

42 Faith

Author : Ed Henry
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0718089057
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book 42 Faith written by Ed Henry and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jackie Robinson, Branch Rickey, and the hidden hand of God that changed history Journalist and baseball lover Ed Henry reveals for the first time the backstory of faith that guided Jackie Robinson into not only the baseball record books but the annals of civil rights advancement as well. Through recently discovered sermons, interviews with Robinson’s family and friends, and even an unpublished book by the player himself, Henry details a side of Jackie’s humanity that few have taken the time to see. Branch Rickey, the famed owner who risked it all by signing Jackie to his first contract, is also shown as a complex individual who wanted nothing more than to make his God-fearing mother proud of him. Few know the level at which Rickey struggled with his decision, only moving forward after a private meeting with a minister he’d just met. It turns out Rickey was not as certain about signing Robinson as historians have always assumed. With many baseball stories to enthrall even the most ardent enthusiast, 42 Faith also digs deep into why Jackie was the man he was and what both drove him and challenged him after his retirement. From his early years before baseball, to his time with Rickey and the Dodgers, to his failing health in his final years, we see a man of faith that few have recognized. This book will add a whole new dimension to Robinson’s already awe-inspiring legacy. Yes, Jackie and Branch are both still heroes long after their deaths. Now, we learn more fully than ever before, there was an assist from God too.

Christy Mathewson, the Christian Gentleman

Author : Bob Gaines
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 144223315X
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Christy Mathewson, the Christian Gentleman written by Bob Gaines and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly a century after his final major league appearance, Christy Mathewson is still considered one of the greatest right-handed pitchers in the history of baseball. Mathewson ranks in the top ten among pitchers for wins, shutouts, and ERA, and in 1936 he was honored as one of the inaugural members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Playing in the early twentieth century, Mathewson was the nation’s first All-American hero, a man of Christianity inspiring the values of millions while bringing dignity to a game that had previously been reserved for rougher characters. In Christy Mathewson, the Christian Gentleman: How One Man's Faith and Fastball Forever Changed Baseball, Bob Gaines delivers a close and personal look at the extraordinary life and soul of a gifted man living in a unique time. After growing up in a loving, Christian home and attending Bucknell University under the careful watch of his childhood pastor, Mathewson struggled to find his footing in the unsavory world of professional baseball. Seen as an “intellectual college boy” whose shy personality was misinterpreted as an aloof arrogance, Mathewson’s faith and character were put to the test. Through strong will and an unusual partnership with John McGraw—a manager his exact opposite in everything but a desire to succeed and a fervent belief in God—Christy became the most admired and respected man on his team. Christy Mathewson, the Christian Gentleman features details on Christy’s childhood and college years not documented by other sports historians—information discovered by the author in Mathewson’s hometown, the churches he attended, and college archives. Including timeless images, this book brings to life Mathewson’s amazing career, faultless character, and unwavering faith.

Faith and Fear in Flushing

Author : Greg W. Prince
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1602396817
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Faith and Fear in Flushing written by Greg W. Prince and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voted by Esquire as one of the top 100 baseball books ever written! The New York Mets fan is an Amazin’ creature whose species finds its voice at last in Greg Prince’s Faith and Fear In Flushing, the definitive account of what it means to root for and live through the machinations of an endlessly fascinating if often frustrating baseball team. Prince, coauthor of the highly regarded blog of the same name, examines how the life of the franchise mirrors the life of its fans, particularly his own. Unabashedly and unapologetically, Prince stands up for all Mets fans and, by proxy, sports fans everywhere in exploring how we root, why we take it so seriously, and what it all means. What was it like to enter a baseball world about to be ruled by the Mets in 1969? To understand intrinsically that You Gotta Believe? To overcome the trade of an idol and the dissolution of a roster? To hope hard for a comeback and then receive it in thrilling fashion in 1986? To experience the constant ups and downs the Mets would dispense for the next two decades? To put ups with the Yankees right next door? To make the psychic journey from Shea Stadium to Citi Field? To sort the myths from the realities? Greg Prince, as he has done for thousands of loyal Faith and Fear in Flushing readers daily since 2005, puts it all in perspective as only he can.

Called Up

Author : Dave Dravecky
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 031087159X
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Called Up written by Dave Dravecky and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During eight seasons of major league baseball, pitcher Dave Dravecky learned more than the importance of getting ahead in the count or wasting a pitch when he had the batter in the hole with an 0-2 count. Baseball taught him lessons he could apply to his life and his relationship with God. That’s what Called Up is about.In this fast-moving and compelling book, Dravecky retells classic baseball stories and introduces readers to some of baseball’s greatest players—and characters. Taking you inside the game, his insights will prompt you to think. You’ll actually feel the tension, for instance, as you relive the final three outs in Sandy Koufax’s electrifying no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs in 1965. And as you consider the huge odds Koufax faced, you’ll be encouraged about your own performance in this pressure-cooker world. In life, unlike baseball, no one pitches a no-hitter—and thanks to God’s grace, you don’t have to. Filled with well-researched stories and spiritual insights, along with hilarious quotes from the players, Called Up also tells you about:• Branch Rickey’s secret ambition to integrate Major League baseball• how Jackie Robinson’s faith sustained him in 1947, the year he broke the color barrier • why freezing Ted Williams’ body so he can one day be resurrected doesn’t make sense• the wit, wisdom, and spiritual truths behind Yogi Berra’s sayings • Dravecky’s all-time, all-century, best-ever All-Star team• the challenges Dravecky faced living out his Christian faith in front of his teammatesGod doesn’t waste any pitches when it comes to teaching you about life from the game of baseball. You’ll love the breezy stories, the quick applications, the timeless thoughts and funny quotes in Called Up. Are you ready for the first pitch? Good—because the umpire is yelling, “Play ball!”

God's Lineup!

Author : Kevin Morrisey
Publisher : Ambassador International
ISBN 13 : 1935507664
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book God's Lineup! written by Kevin Morrisey and published by Ambassador International. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “God’s Lineup” is a collection of testimonies from Major League baseball players and how Christ has impacted their lives on and off the field. There are trying times in the sport of baseball and among Christians. This book is a breath of fresh air for both baseball fans and Christians. It illustrates how all people, including the top baseball players, face trying times and how being saved has changed them and the way they play the game. Each chapter focuses on one ball player and tells the story about how their life was before knowing Christ, how they came to know Him and how their life has changed.

Champions of Faith

Author : Thomas A. O'Toole
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9781580510912
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Champions of Faith written by Thomas A. O'Toole and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the words of such Catholic athletes as Sammy Sosa, Tara Lipinski, and Dave Wannstedt, this book reveals that heroes still exist. It also reveals that for many of those who take their role-model status seriously, faith plays a major part in their success and their witness.

Arise

Author : Clayton Kershaw
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441266496
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Arise written by Clayton Kershaw and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw is best known for the curveball Vin Scully dubbed "Public Enemy Number One." But Clayton sees his ability to throw a baseball as just one way he lives out his passion for God. In Arise, he teams up with his wife, Ellen, to share what they have learned about making a difference in the world while living out one's God-given dreams. Long before Clayton began his pro baseball career, he and Ellen made a commitment to live out their faith in Christ by giving to others--and they see their success on and off the field as blessings to be shared with those who are hurting most.

Baseball

Author : Bryan Steverson
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1490852972
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Baseball written by Bryan Steverson and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scripture becomes evident in baseball, if we only look. As a special gift from God, many examples are herein detailed. If we can find Gods Word in baseball, we can find it elsewhere also.

Faith, Hope, and Baseball

Author : Jim Meisner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781734904635
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Faith, Hope, and Baseball written by Jim Meisner and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jason Yoder's Amish life is in turmoil. His girlfriend Faith is ready for them to join the church, marry, and begin their life together. But Jason is a 17-years-old baseball phenomenon, just weeks away from leading his team to the Iowa state championship. At home, his widowed mother struggles to save the family farm from foreclosure. When Chicago Cubs manager Skip Anderson discovers Jason playing, he knows the young man can help turn the team around and win the World Series. An offer from the Cubs promises the money Jason needs to save the farm and provide the family financial security. But he knows if he leaves, the temptations of the outside world could be too great and he may never return to the life he loves-the only life he knows.

Rounding the Bases

Author : Joseph L. Price
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865549999
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Rounding the Bases written by Joseph L. Price and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After identifying early conflicts between churches and baseball in the late-nineteenth century, Price examines the appropriation of baseball by the House of David, an early twentieth-century millennial Protestant community in southern Michigan. Turning then from historic intersections between baseball and religion, two chapters focus on the ways that baseball reelects religious myths. First, the omphalos myth about the origin and ordering of the world is reflected in the rituals and rules of the game. Then the myth of curses is explored in the culture of superstition that underlies the game. At the heart of the book is a sustained argument about how baseball functions as an American civil religion, affirming and sanctifying American identity, especially during periods of national crises such as wars and terrorist attacks. Building on this analysis of baseball as an America's civil religion, two chapters draw upon novels by W. P. Kinsella and David James Duncan to explore the sacramental potential of baseball and to align baseball with apocalyptic possibilities. The final chapter serves as a full confession, interpreting baseball affiliation stories as conversion narratives. In various ways

Rod Carew: One Tough Out

Author : Rod Carew
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1641254033
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Rod Carew: One Tough Out written by Rod Carew and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. It was in this fashion, years before he would move to New York City in search of a better life, Carew honed the skills that would one day turn him into a perennial All-Star. For 19 seasons, Carew was a maestro in the batter's box. Uncoiling from his crouched stance, he seemed to guide the ball wherever he wanted on the way to a whopping seven batting titles and a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame. If only everything in life had been as easy as he made hitting look. In One Tough Out: Fighting Off Life's Curveballs, Carew reflects on the highlights, anecdotes, and friendships from his outstanding career, describing the abuse, poverty, and racism he overcame to even reach the majors. In conversational, confessional prose, he takes readers through the challenges he's conquered in the second half of his life, from burying his youngest daughter to surviving several near-fatal bouts with heart disease. He also details the remarkable reason he's alive today: the heart transplant he received from Konrad Reuland, a 29-year-old NFL player he'd met years before. Carew explains how that astonishing connection was revealed and the unique bond he and his wife, Rhonda, have since forged with his donor's family. As Robinson once said, "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." As Carew recounts his story, Robinson's words take on an even greater resonance.

One Line Drive

Author : Daniel Ponce de Leon
Publisher : FaithWords
ISBN 13 : 1546034579
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book One Line Drive written by Daniel Ponce de Leon and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel Ponce de Leon's hard-fought journey to Major League Baseball and recovery from a near-death injury, followed by his astonishing big league debut, will inspire readers to trust God in all circumstances. The path you take to achieving your dreams is not always easy. Daniel Ponce de Leon, an acclaimed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, overcame many challenges to get to the Major Leagues. Drafted four times, he spent a long four years climbing his way up through the minors before finally reaching AAA, only one step away from the Major Leagues. Then, Daniel's dream was almost shattered when he was struck in the head by a line drive. Spending weeks in the hospital and months recovering from a large epidural hematoma, skull fracture, brain swelling, and hemorrhaging, Daniel held on to his belief that he would one day realize his dream. Fourteen months later, and fully recovered, he made his first Major League start, becoming the fifth pitcher in modern Major League history to throw seven innings of no-hit ball in his first outing. MLB.com referred to it as one of the greatest debuts in Major League Baseball history. In One Line Drive, Daniel retells his remarkable journey, sharing how he never would have made it without his faith in God and the support of family and friends. Full of grit, determination, and faith, Daniel's story is an inspiring reminder to keep pressing on regardless of any setback or disappointment.