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Free Byrd: The Power of a Liberated Life
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357092
EAN: 9781416587231
ISBN: 1416587233
Label: Howard Books
Manufacturer: Howard Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: July 01, 2008
Publisher: Howard Books
Studio: Howard Books
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Editorial Review:
Cleveland Indians pitcher paul Byrd gives an honest account of how he has kept his faith in God despite all the trials and temptations associated with the Major league Baseball lifestyle.
Paul Byrd has experienced many struggles, victories, and life lessons both on the diamond and off. Throughout his life, the one thing that has kept him focused on walking clean is the glimpses he has received of God's goodness. He addresses the issues he has faced -- such as the temptation to cheat while pitching, the unhealthy desire to cheer against fellow teammates so he could benefit from their failure, and his personal battle with pornography.
Byrd gives readers Major League insight into the lifestyle of top-tier baseball players while showing how, even through a struggle, he was able to pick himself up and continue to believe and trust in a God who deeply loves us all. Paul's focus remains on the people we relate to every day and the significant conversations and interactions we can have with those we love, learning to build them up rather than tear them down.
In Free Byrd, readers see how Paul's life was changed through the lessons he was taught, and how he discovered a freedom he never imagined through a dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ. And, most importantly, he invites everyone to experience the same transformation.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Very Real
I started reading this book the first day I got it and it was hard to put down. It's very well written and easy to follow.
I am truly blessed to know Paul, and after reading his book, I know now that we are both Fighters and want the same things in life.
I recommend this book to anyone who thinks they are struggling in life with the Lord.
I think everyone should read this book even if you are not a baseball fan, cuz it's really not about baseball at all.
Great Job Brother ... Read More
Rating: - The power of an authentic life
I almost did not get this book... I was thinking -- great another baseball player puts out a book full of the "normal" christian pop culture and how Jesus is great and all that jazz.
But I have to admit... this is an amazing book... it is down right unvarnished in your face... this is my life and how my faith has grown through out the years...
It is one of my top books of 2008... it really is not about baseball but more about life and living an authentic christian life... ... Read More
Rating: - Paul Byrd gets it
I couldn't put this book down and it had me choking up with emotion time and time again. The reason is because Paul Byrd peeled away all the phony facades too many Christians hide behind and gave a stunningly open, honest, transparent and moving look into the life of a man earnestly struggling to better his relationship with Jesus Christ.
Byrd focuses less on baseball and much more on the journey of what a true, intimate relationship with Jesus Christ is supposed to look like. (And is anything ... Read More
Rating: - Byrd's Book: So Much More than Baseball!
I bought this book because I love baseball and the Lord and because I have much respect for those seemingly few players who are successful both on the field and in their spiritual lives. The book is filled with great stories about Paul's baseball experiences, but what touched me most was how Paul recognizes how his relationship with his earthly father has shaped his view of his Heavenly Father. This is so true in my own life and it is comforting to know that someone as successful as Paul carries some of the ... Read More
Rating: - Byrd Pitches a No-Hitter
Paul Byrd is living proof that Professional Baseball Players can and do have talent in areas off the field. Christians are not perfect.
They recognized they are sinners deserving hell, they have repented of their sin to God, asked forgiveness, placed their faith in the blood of Jesus as payment of their sin-debt which guarantees their eternal salvation, then asked that God begin to make them into the person He always wanted them to be.
We are real people, in a life-long struggle, ... Read More
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