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| | | College teacher resources | Home » » » Hard Fighting Soldier: Finding God in Trials, Tragedies, and Triumphs | | | | | | | Description: | | The power of God is dramatically changing lives through college football. A wide receiver scores an 80-yard touchdown, and instead of celebrating, he drops to his knee in prayer. A defensive end relies on the prayers and support of teammates and fans when his family's home in New Orleans is washed away by Hurricane Katrina. An entire team locks arms and walks onto the football field and becomes "Hard fighting soldiers bringing souls to Jesus." In Hard Fighting Soldier: Finding God in Trials, Tragedies, and Triumphs, Rev. Chette Williams, full-time chaplain of the Auburn University football team, tells how God transformed his life and how God continues to use him to influence football players at Auburn and beyond. As a player in the 1980s, some of Williams' Auburn teammates said he "wasn't worth praying for." He was a mean, bitter, angry young man, and when Coach Pat Dye kicked him off the team, nobody was surprised. With God's help, Williams turned his life around and he vowed to help others to do the same. Throughout Auburn's perfect 13-0 season in 2004, Coach Tommy Tuberville gave Williams credit for leading the team through adversity to success. "He was the rock we held on to," Tuberville said. Hard Fighting Soldier reveals how God used those difficult times to transform players and coaches. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Chette Williams | | Hardcover:
| 192 pages | | Publisher:
| Looking Glass Books | | Publication Date:
| September 01, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1929619316 | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.9 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 12 reviews |
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10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Does God Care Who Wins Football Games?Aug 07, 2007
By Big D
Does God help Auburn win football games becaue of the Chette Williams' ministry?
Is God an Auburn fan? Is God favorably inclined toward Auburn because of all the praying Auburn does? Can a person, team or coach pray its way to victory? Deep theolgical questions all.
Are we humans, messy mortals that we are, trying to manipulate the Almighty and get what we want when we want it? Are we reducing the Almighty to some kind of Santa Claus-God by some of the things we ask for, demand and expect to get? Is that true in the sport of football at Auburn?
All of these questions and more are firmly, simply and plainly addressed in Chette Williams' book. One may or may not agree with the answers and perspectives addressed, but one can not come away without a deep and abiding appreciation for the depth of Chette Williams' faith and the way he has put that faith into action at Auburn.
What has happened at Auburn can happen anywhere and that is one of Chette's goals in writing this book: to help other players, other coaches at other schools find that peace that passeth all human understanding that many have found at Auburn through his ministry.
No, prayer doesn't win football games...hard work and preparation do that, along with talent and ability,but a sense of peace enables humans to perform at their best, and that is what Chette has done for Auburn--helped players and coaches find a peace that the secular world does not understand and sometimes refuses to accept.
This is not a "preachy" book. Chette, ably assisted by Auburn alumn Dick Parker of Looking Glass Books in Atlanta, have successfully avoided that always looming pitfall in books of this type. This is a real life, down to earth, dirt under the fingernails, look at faith at work and in action. That it happens to be at Auburn is, in the end, immaterial.
It's a good read, a worthwhile read for football fans of any school and especially for persons wondering about and wanting to know more about God's role in the outcome of contests and competition in the secular world.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Awesome Book!Dec 27, 2007
By Craig
This book is quite different from a lot of books on the Christian faith. It has many short chapters and moves quickly from one area of Chette's life to another. It does cover some details of Auburn football because that is an early part of his life and his current position is as Chaplain for the Tigers. However a good bit of the book covers his family life, interactions with friends growing up, and his early work in Christian ministries. I thought the style of writing was execellent because it blends his view, with comments from other coaches, team members, and friends that provides a compelling view of how God does work in each of our lives - many times in ways that we only understand many years after He does the work.
It is an easy read, and very entertaining to hear some of the behind the scenes stories of Division I football. I really enjoyed reading it.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
One of the most inspiring books that I have ever readNov 14, 2007
By Robert Houston
"Rob"
This is much more than a football story or sports story. It is an inspirational and entertaining story of one man's journey in faith and how he has come to have a very positive effect on many others. It also illustrates the unique opportunity that is present in every college athletic department for having a tremendous positive effect on the athletes in the various programs.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Must Read!Dec 26, 2007
By D. Sanford
"stlemagnolia"
Once started I was unable to put down Chette Williams wonderful book full of life stories and messages of hope. Don't shy away if your not part of the Tiger Family or a football fan. This book is about life and what we make of it as individuals and has a group of people.
Thank you Chaplain Williams for sharing your journey with us.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Superb testimony by Chette!!!Dec 16, 2007
By Randy Cox
Just an unbelievable testimony to the work God did in Chette's life at Auburn as a player and now as the team chaplain. God has used Chette in enormous ways both on and off the field and you can read about them first hand in this book. If you are like me, you won't be able to put it down and it will change your life!! Thanks Chette!!
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