Overview
Twenty high-profile footballers share their faith and reveal how it influences their lives, both on and off the pitch. The book offers a range of information and insights into strictly football matters, while also exploring the way these players have 'crossed the line' into a relationship with Jesus, and showing how God is actively at work in professional football today.
Full Product Details
Author: Ollie Baines and Liam Flint ,
Liam Flint
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
Imprint: SPCK Publishing
Weight: 0.168kg
ISBN: 9780281076802
ISBN 10: 0281076804
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 21 July 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Football, fame, fast living, and faith? Surely they can't go together? The modern day footballer appears to have everything, but beneath the glamorous surface are people just like you and me with their hopes, fears and frailties. To hear them talking openly and honestly about their faith is not just fascinating, but a massive encouragement. * Simon Thomas, Sky Sports * I am truly grateful for the revealing insights in this book from those who have not just played football well but kept the faith while doing so. * J. John, Philo Trust * A rare, interesting and encouraging look at how some well-known football players live out their faith on and off the pitch. A great read for football fans like me! * Mike Pilavachi, Soul Survivor * Refreshing to discover through this book that football, fame and faith can come together. This is a most interesting and encouraging book which will prove a good read for football and non-football fans alike. -- Clifford Skillen * Church of Ireland Gazette * [It] offers something genuinely new and exciting that is both interesting and spiritually nourishing. * Anvil (33.1) *
Football, fame, fast living, and faith? Surely they can't go together? The modern day footballer appears to have everything, but beneath the glamorous surface are people just like you and me with their hopes, fears and frailties. To hear them talking openly and honestly about their faith is not just fascinating, but a massive encouragement.', Simon Thomas, Sky Sports 'I am truly grateful for the revealing insights in this book from those who have not just played football well but kept the faith while doing so.', J. John, Philo Trust 'A rare, interesting and encouraging look at how some well-known football players live out their faith on and off the pitch. A great read for football fans like me!', Mike Pilavachi, Soul Survivor 'Refreshing to discover through this book that football, fame and faith can come together. This is a most interesting and encouraging book which will prove a good read for football and non-football fans alike.', Clifford Skillen, Church of Ireland Gazette '[It] offers something genuinely new and exciting that is both interesting and spiritually nourishing.', Anvil (33.1)
Author Information
Author Website: http://xtheline.co.uk
Ollie Baines and Liam Flint are co-founders of Cross The Line (http://xtheline.co.uk). Ollie was included in Premier Christian Radio’s recent feature on ‘33 Young Christian Leaders', and both were finalists in the 2015 Football Blog Awards.
