Wrestling With God (Paperback)

~ Chad Bonham (Author)

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Product Description

Thanks to a growing and devoted following, professional wrestling is quickly becoming the most popular sports and entertainment attraction in America. More than 20 million U.S. viewers watch professional wrestling every week on national cable networks.

Professional wrestlers can be found starring in movies and television, writing best-selling books, running for office, and endorsing mainstream products. Wrestling with God tells the stories of ten of these modern day warriors whose lives were dramatically changed by a face-to-face encounter with God - the one and only Master of the Universe. The book features wrestling greats both past and present, including Tatanka, Ted DiBiase (The Million Dollar Man), and Sting.

The very first book written about Christian professional wrestlers, each story is a stark portrayal of how empty life without God is-and how these men achieved true happiness only after turning their lives over to Him.

About the Author

Chad Bonham is an eleven-year journalism veteran, who began writing at age nineteen while attending the University of Tulsa. Chad has written for CCM, 7 Ball, Release, Profile, New Man, Christian Retailing, Ministries Today, and several other national publications. A longtime wrestling fan, Chad wrote his first cover story on Steve Borden, better known as Sting. That issue of New Man was the magazine's best-selling newsstand issue ever. Chad is the Program Director and on-air personality for Live 101.5 (KMRX FM), a Christian CHR/Rock radio station. Chad and his wife, Amy, live in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: David C. Cook; New edition edition (June 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589199359
• ISBN-13: 978-1589199354
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,477,888 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Decent, July 8, 2004

By	C. Daniel "momtotwogirlz" (SE Kentucky) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a good fluff piece for Christians who are not serious wrestling fans. Unfortunatly if you are like me; a Christian who is a serious wrestling fan, it is lacking.

There are numerous mistakes in dates, opponents, matches, locations and other things, that about 10 minutes of research could have resolved. While it is great to focus on these men finding Salvation through our Lord, if you are going to document their career's you could at least make an attempt to be accurate! Also, to write a book on the premise of it being a preaching tool a bit more research should have been done on each wrestler!

The main problem with the inaccuracies is they will cause a hard core wrestling fan to lose interest in the deeper meaning behind the book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Christian Wrestlers, June 15, 2007

By	Susie Garriott "San Fran" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is an excellent tool to reach the world through sports (wrestling). I met three of the wrestlers recently that were mentioned in this book and talked to them personally and they are so committed to the Lord at all costs. Their humility was so inspiring to the crowd of young and old that surrounded them. These men are a great example of a true Christian.
Susie Garriott
San Anselmo, Ca.