Three-time Super Bowl and NASCAR champion Joe Gibbs’s Game Plan for Life is an “average Joe’s” guide to what the Bible has to say about the 11 most-important topics for men. Topics such as: finances, relationships, living a life of purpose, finding the right vocation, physical, emotional, and spiritual health, and overcoming sin and addictions. Edited by Jerry Jenkins, and featuring contributions from Randy Alcorn, Ravi Zacharias, John Lennox, Tony Evans, Chuck Colson, Josh McDowell, Don Meredith, Walt Larimore, Ron Blue, Ken Boa, and Os Guinness, Game Plan for Life shows readers how to live a balanced, God-centered, purpose-filled life, using examples of Coach Gibbs’s own storied championship careers as a backdrop. A perfect blend of sports and basic theology, Game Plan for Life is designed to bring God’s word home to sports fans of all generations.
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Game Plan for Life is a great guide to successful living. Joe Gibbs has always been driven, and unwilling to settle for second best. Whatever challenge he’s undertaken, he has always delivered championship results. Once again, he’s done it at a Super Bowl level. (Tony Dungy)
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How do you define success?
Not many people rise to the top of two elite, highly competitive professions in their lifetime, but that is exactly what 3-time Super Bowl champion and 3-time NASCAR champion Joe Gibbs has done.
Now, for the first time, Coach Gibbs shares the principles that have guided him to success in every area of his life and explains how you can make those same principles work for you.
Join Joe and his team of experts as they walk you through the greatest playbook for modern-day success ever written—the Bible—and address the eleven issues a national survey identified as the most important ones facing men today:
Not many people rise to the top of two elite, highly competitive professions in their lifetime, but that is exactly what 3-time Super Bowl champion and 3-time NASCAR champion Joe Gibbs has done.
Now, for the first time, Coach Gibbs shares the principles that have guided him to success in every area of his life and explains how you can make those same principles work for you.
Join Joe and his team of experts as they walk you through the greatest playbook for modern-day success ever written—the Bible—and address the eleven issues a national survey identified as the most important ones facing men today:
- Finances: How do I master my money? RON BLUE
- Health: How do I achieve peak physical and emotional health? DR. WALT LARIMORE
- Relationships: What does God say about marriage and sex? DON MEREDITH
- Vocation: How do I build a successful life and career? DR. OS GUINNESS
- The Bible: Can I believe it? JOSH MCDOWELL
- God: Who is He? DR. KEN BOA
- Creation: How did life begin? DR. JOHN LENNOX
- Sin and Addiction: How do I deal with sin? RAVI ZACHARIAS
- Salvation: How do I get on the winning team? CHUCK COLSON
- Purpose: How do I get the most out of life? DR. TONY EVANS
- Heaven: Where will I spend eternity? RANDY ALCORN
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34 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Joe Gibbs has had an incredible professional career in sports - three-time Super Bowl winning head coach of the Washington Redskins and owner of a three-time NASCAR championship team that has nearly 500 employees - but it was never a clear trail to the winner's circle.
He has stumbled off the path and needed to double-back a few times due to feeling that he had all the questions and answers to life. Yes, this successful head coach sometimes thought he could outsmart the Head Coach.
"Life to me is a game, and you and I are the players. God is our Head Coach, and no one wants to lose the biggest game of all," writes Gibbs. "In the game of life, our Head Coach loved us enough to send His Son to die for our sins."
Christian faith is the cornerstone to gaining a true understanding to the meaning of life - through the Head Coach (God) and Playbook (the Bible) - and Gibbs utilizes personal accounts that are candid and conversational in tone to set the foundation for tackling a number of issues within the 14 chapters of Game Plan for Life: Your Personal Playbook for Success (2009 hardcover; Tyndale House Publishers).
Gibbs personally commissioned a respected national public opinion research firm to survey men and find out what they are most concerned about and where they'd like to have success in their lives. It revealed 11 areas of prime concern - including health, finances, relationships and overcoming sin - which then allowed him to develop a team of experts to address each topic.
"See, the bottom line is that I have found something special, something that works, something that has given me a sense of peace and purpose and fulfillment. But despite what a few sportswriters and a kind business associate or two have said along the way, I'm about as far from being an intellectual as you can get," Gibbs writes. "I was a P.E. major. You know, physical education: ballroom dancing and handball!
"I'm no scholar. I'm a regular guy who saw his dream come true."
There are 11 unique voices, with Dr. Ken Boa (The Coach: Who Is God?), Ravi Zacharias (Sin and Addiction: How Do I Deal with Sin?), Charles Colson (Salvation: How Do I Get on God's Winning Team?) and Don Meredith (What Does God Say about Marriage and Sex?) delivering particularly strong messages.
The book is truly organic in design and an educational tool that can be utilized and shared with others for many years. "Remember, life is a team sport," Gibbs writes.
He has stumbled off the path and needed to double-back a few times due to feeling that he had all the questions and answers to life. Yes, this successful head coach sometimes thought he could outsmart the Head Coach.
"Life to me is a game, and you and I are the players. God is our Head Coach, and no one wants to lose the biggest game of all," writes Gibbs. "In the game of life, our Head Coach loved us enough to send His Son to die for our sins."
Christian faith is the cornerstone to gaining a true understanding to the meaning of life - through the Head Coach (God) and Playbook (the Bible) - and Gibbs utilizes personal accounts that are candid and conversational in tone to set the foundation for tackling a number of issues within the 14 chapters of Game Plan for Life: Your Personal Playbook for Success (2009 hardcover; Tyndale House Publishers).
Gibbs personally commissioned a respected national public opinion research firm to survey men and find out what they are most concerned about and where they'd like to have success in their lives. It revealed 11 areas of prime concern - including health, finances, relationships and overcoming sin - which then allowed him to develop a team of experts to address each topic.
"See, the bottom line is that I have found something special, something that works, something that has given me a sense of peace and purpose and fulfillment. But despite what a few sportswriters and a kind business associate or two have said along the way, I'm about as far from being an intellectual as you can get," Gibbs writes. "I was a P.E. major. You know, physical education: ballroom dancing and handball!
"I'm no scholar. I'm a regular guy who saw his dream come true."
There are 11 unique voices, with Dr. Ken Boa (The Coach: Who Is God?), Ravi Zacharias (Sin and Addiction: How Do I Deal with Sin?), Charles Colson (Salvation: How Do I Get on God's Winning Team?) and Don Meredith (What Does God Say about Marriage and Sex?) delivering particularly strong messages.
The book is truly organic in design and an educational tool that can be utilized and shared with others for many years. "Remember, life is a team sport," Gibbs writes.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By MasterAP
Format:Hardcover
Joe Gibbs - the man behind Joe Gibbs Racing (NASCAR) and two stints as head coach of the Washington Redskins - has released a book with his new "team" of experts.
Game Plan for Life is written for men. But I don't understand why women couldn't have been involved as experts. Maybe it's just his way. (But don't be offended, it's still a great book)
Each chapter is devoted to an area of life men are concerned about. Gibbs asks 11 different people to address each topic after he shares a few pages from his own life.
The topics include:
Finances by Ron Blue
Health by Dr Walt Larimore
Relationships by Don Meredith
Vocation by Dr Os Guinness
The Bible by Josh McDowell
God by Dr Ken Boa
Creation by Dr John Lennox
Sin and Addiction by Ravi Zacharias
Salvation by Chuck Colson
Purpose by Dr Tony Evans
Heaven by Randy Alcorn
As a fan of football and those who profess to be followers of Christ in the national media, I greatly enjoyed reading about the struggles and success of Coach Gibbs and how he became a devoted man of God.
Game Plan for Life is written for men. But I don't understand why women couldn't have been involved as experts. Maybe it's just his way. (But don't be offended, it's still a great book)
Each chapter is devoted to an area of life men are concerned about. Gibbs asks 11 different people to address each topic after he shares a few pages from his own life.
The topics include:
Finances by Ron Blue
Health by Dr Walt Larimore
Relationships by Don Meredith
Vocation by Dr Os Guinness
The Bible by Josh McDowell
God by Dr Ken Boa
Creation by Dr John Lennox
Sin and Addiction by Ravi Zacharias
Salvation by Chuck Colson
Purpose by Dr Tony Evans
Heaven by Randy Alcorn
As a fan of football and those who profess to be followers of Christ in the national media, I greatly enjoyed reading about the struggles and success of Coach Gibbs and how he became a devoted man of God.
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By summy
Format:Hardcover
I have been reading Joe Gibbs book "game plan for life" and wanted to share my thoughts so others will also read this book. I was expecting a book like Tony Dungy's. I really enjoyed his book and was hoping for another good one. As I started reading Gibbs book, I realized that his book is much deeper than Dungy's. Game plan for life goes deeper into topics of Christianity and lets ones know the truth about various topics.
This book is broken up by various authors who share their thoughts on various topics. Gibbs selected various ones who are educated in certain areas to share their thoughts.
Football is mentioned in this book, but it is not the main topic in this book. Gibbs does a good job of introducing different religious topics.
I would recognmend checking this book out at your local bookstore.
This book is broken up by various authors who share their thoughts on various topics. Gibbs selected various ones who are educated in certain areas to share their thoughts.
Football is mentioned in this book, but it is not the main topic in this book. Gibbs does a good job of introducing different religious topics.
I would recognmend checking this book out at your local bookstore.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must read for all men!
Already a Christian, a struggling Christian, or unsure; Coach Gibbs and his collaborative team really help make it all clear for all men.
Published 1 month ago by Steven R Carlson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating!
This book is written for men; however the principles given are relevant for everyone. I found the book engaging and thought provoking. It is well written and easy to read. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Anonymous
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
My husband loved this book, he had wanted it for some time so I was glad I could find it for him.
Published 3 months ago by Teresa Cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars
great!
sometimes a guy needs something to read to speak into his life I'm glad there are books like this to help Thanks Joe
Published 3 months ago by Book Bob
4.0 out of 5 stars
Game Plan for Life
Very good read for those living day by day without any specific goals and wondering about Gods will for their lives.
Published 3 months ago by bobby cochran
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book...!
My husband loved this book. Wanted to buy a copy for all his friends. Even wanted to read a couple chapters.
Published 3 months ago by Jacki Barrett Alvarez
5.0 out of 5 stars
For Men, this is a must read
Joe Gibbs and his team just tell you the truth. For every man this is a respected man telling you what he did and does to live a good life. Just read it.
Doug
Doug
Published 3 months ago by Doug Meares
5.0 out of 5 stars
Game Plan For Life
This has been an excellent read by this author. I have received this immediately through the electronic transfer to my Kindle Reader.
Published 3 months ago by God Child
5.0 out of 5 stars
A book with direction
Totally surprised the faith that Joe Gibbs and his co-authors have. His life experiences that were difficult at times, were easied by the faith in the Lord. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Annabell Janota
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well thought out and executed
Joe Gibbs assembled a fine team of leaders in various facets of the Christian life. He prefaces each section, and then lets his leader in that facet "take the ball and run... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sherwood Young
