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Sacred Acre The Ed Thomas Story

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ISBN-10: 0310318971

ISBN-13: 9780310318972

Edition: 2012

Authors: Zondervan Staff, Mark Tabb

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On a Sunday in May 2008, an F-5 tornado struck the town of Parkersburg, Iowa, killing eight people and destroying 250 homes and businesses within 34 seconds. The next day, Parkersburg's beloved football coach, Ed Thomas, made a stunning prediction: 'God willing, we will play our first home game here on this field this season.' One hundred days later, the home team scored a victory on the field they dubbed 'The Sacred Acre,' serving as a galvanizing point for the town to band together and rebuild. But just as Parkersburg was recovering, another devastating tragedy struck. While working with a group of football and volleyball players early one morning, one of Ed's former students walked in…    
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Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication date: 9/8/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Mark Tabb is 1986 graduate of the Criswell College in Dallas, Texas, and served as a pastor for sixteen years before quitting to write full time in 2002. As well as being a bestselling writer, Mark Tabb is chaplain and a volunteer firefighter with his local fire department. Mark has authored and co-authored over 20 books, including the number one best seller, Mistaken Identity, New York Times bestseller, A Promise to Ourselves with actor Alec Baldwin, and I Surrender All, with Dove Award winning artist, Clay Crosse. Mark and his wife have been married for over twenty-five years. They have three daughters ranging in age from twenty-two to eighteen. He and his family live in Indiana.

Foreword
A Note from the Ed Thomas Family
Introduction: The Sacred Acre
EF5
No Place Like Home
A Storm of Doubt
"We Will Rebuild"
Starting Over
Unparalleled Opportunity
"You Would Do the Same Thing for Me"
After the Cameras Disappear
Half time
A Summer of Change
First Glimpse of Normalcy
More Than a Game
The Final Season
The First Family Vacation (Ever)
An Ordinary Day
The Unthinkable, June 24, 2009
A Nightmare Unfolds
Grief and Grace
The Hardest Part
Good-Bye
Epilogue: Getting Up, Moving Forward
Team Rosters
Coaches
Acknowledgments