Playing with Purpose: Baseball Inside the Lives and Faith of Major League Stars

Name: Playing with Purpose: Baseball Inside the Lives and Faith of Major League Stars
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ISBN: 9781616264901

ISBN-10: 161626490X

ISBN-13: 9781616264901

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Authors: Mike Yorkey

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Meet the “starting lineup” of talented major league players with fascinating faith stories inPlaying with Purpose: Baseball.Just in time for the new pro season, this book chronicles the lives of several players who stand strong for their Christian faith on the diamond. Veteran CBA author Mike Yorkey, whosePlaying with Purposebiography of NFL rookies Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, and Colt McCoy was a best-seller, now profiles major league stars both established and up-and-coming—including Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton, Matt Holliday, Adrian Gonzalez, Ben Zobrist, and Mariano Rivera. With an introduction describing the San Francisco Giant’s “God Squad” of the late 1980s and the Colorado Rockies’…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Mike Yorkey is a veteran writer with more than seventy books under his belt, including the Playing with Purpose and Every Man's Battle series.



Introduction



Standing on the Precipice of Greatness




The PK Who's a Zorilla on the Field




A Home Run Hitter with a Heart for Others




Praying All the Way to the Ballpark




Gonzo for God




Baseball's Bat Man Comes Back from the Brink




Good Things Come in Threes




Solus Christusï¿½By Christ Alone




Opening a Once-Closed Fist to God




Hitting on All Cylinders




Big Trials, Big Faith for a Small Player




Understanding How the Lord Gives and Takes Away




The Closer Who Got Saved



About the Authors


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