| Game On All the Time: Growing Up in the Home of a Legendary Football Coach: L. R. Nelson Contributor(s): Nelson, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1630731714 ISBN-13: 9781630731717 Publisher: Faithful Life Publishers OUR PRICE: $13.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2017 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Coaching - Football - Sports & Recreation | Football - Biography & Autobiography |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6" W x 9" (0.44 lbs) 144 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Game On All the Time: Growing up in the Home of a Legendary Football Coach describes how football is king in South Mississippi where the author grew up. L.R. Nelson was an exemplary father and the football coach in the country community of Agricola, Mississippi. His oldest son Dan seeks to convey the excitement and humor of hanging out in the locker room as a kid while watching his Father coach and influence many who went on to greater accomplishments either on or off the sports field. Game On All the Time features homespun stories about characters in the small farming community, coupled with football rivalries and games. These are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face and help you identify with some character or story. The emotionally charged environment of high school football is seen as an integral part of community cohesiveness in the South. His father's powerful influence and the character building values learned from him are essential parts of the book. Although the book chronicles his father's life and coaching career in a concise manner, the heart of the book is found in the humorous stories, and characters described in the chapter: "Master Motivator and Interesting Stories." In these stories you find highlights of his father's coaching career, plus other infamous individuals and stories from the place where Nelson grew up. Game On All the Time shows how a father can fuel a competitive spirit in his sons while at the same time instill values through his involvement in their lives. You are bound to like Game on All the Time and want to share it with a friend. It will appeal to all sports fans as well as parents desiring to have a positive impact in their children's lives. Anyone wanting to be uplifted and enjoy a good laugh will also enjoy this book that lets you experience hometown Americana. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nelson, Dan: - Dan Nelson has served as pastor of First Baptist Church of Camarillo, California, in the greater Los Angeles area for the last 33 years. He has also served as pastor of First Baptist Church Burney, California, and Seminary Baptist Church of Hintonville, Mississippi. Dan has served in the Northwest Baptist Convention for two years as Associate to the Evangelism Director in Portland, Oregon. He has also worked as an evangelist through the California Baptist Convention in Fresno on student-led revival teams. Dan has preached in over 40 evangelistic meetings and revivals in his ministry. Dan is a native of Mississippi, being born in Hattiesburg having grown up in Agricola. He holds the Doctor of Ministry degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, a Ph. D. degree from California Graduate School of Theology in Glendale, California, and the Master of Divinity degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Mill Valley, California, for a year and graduated from William Carey University in Hattiesburg, Mississippi with a B.A. degree. He has been married to his wife Janice for 42 years. They have two daughters Krista and Kimberly living in Texas and Oregon. Dan is an active contributor to blog sites and publications with various articles. He is a regular contributor to "SBC Today" with many articles on biographies, sermons and topical studies. He is an avid bicyclist and an instructor in indoor cycling (spin class) at several local gyms. Dan has been active in the Southern Baptist Convention denominational structure, serving on the Board of Trustees at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and as National Alumni Chairman for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. His first book, Baptist Revival: Reaffirming Baptist Principles in Today's Changing Church Scene was published in 2016. He is awaiting the publication of his next book: A Burning Shining Light: The Testimony and Witness of George Whitefield. |