Christian Review Magazine Issue 3 - March 2015 | Page 77
WRESTLING FOR MY LIFE by Shawn Michaels
Zondervan - Autobiography - Available Now
Reviewed by Christian St John
Shawn Michaels is best known for his career as a WWE
superstar. But what a lot of people may not know is that
Michaels is a Christian with an all or nothing faith.
Wrestling For My Life takes the reader on a behind the
scenes look at the man and his career as a pro WWE
performer and details how a solid faith in Jesus saved him
from a life of addiction and hopelessness. With a changed
outlook on life, Michaels began the long and often painful
journey of allowing God to help define his character.
Peppered with true and often candid stories of wrestling
and hunting (retired from wrestling, Michaels now stars in
a TV hunting show), Michaels openly shares about his
faith, joys, frustrations, and hopes. And he repeatedly
does this by relating valuable truths he learned while
wrestling.
Wrestling For My Life is a great read. It’s not a deep
theological work. Instead it is a down to earth book that is
told in a very down to earth fashion. Fans of WWE
wrestling (especially Christian fans) will no doubt enjoy
what Michaels has to share about his faith and all the
wrestling stories this book contains.
THE DISRUPTIVE MESSIAH by Ken Ruggles
Deep River Books - Biblical - Available Now
Reviewed by Christian St John
Jesus - the most famous person who has ever walked this
planet. But how much do we really know about him? We
read of his life (and death and resurrection) in Scripture,
but do we get who he really is and why he came?
In The Disruptive Messiah, Ken Ruggles takes a look at
Jesus and his life as recorded in the Bible and suggests
that Jesus literally disrupted the lives of everyone he
came into contact with. Using Scripture as his
foundation, Ruggles sets out to show how Jesus
challenged the lives of all those he met, and how his
words and actions cut to the very heart of every matter.
Oftentimes, we are all guilty of treating God like a genie
or magic 8 ball, instead of the Holy One. We want Jesus
to fit in and around our lives, and not disturb the comfort
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