The sacred acre : the Ed Thomas story /
Tabb, Mark A,
The sacred acre : the Ed Thomas story / [print] Mark Tabb with the Ed Thomas family. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan, (c)2011. - 245 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
The sacred acre -- No place like home -- A storm of doubt -- "We will rebuild -- Starting over -- Unparalleled opportunity -- "You would do the same thing for me" -- After the cameras disappear -- Halftime -- A summer of change -- First glimpse of normalcy -- More than a game -- The final season -- The first family vacation (ever) -- An ordinary day -- The unthinkable, June 24, 2009 -- A nightmare unfolds -- Grief and grace -- The hardest part -- Good-bye -- Getting up, moving forward.
After the citizens of Parkersburg, Iowa, survive a F-5 tornado that nearly destroys their entire town, they are stunned by the murder of their beloved football coach, Ed Thomas, at the hands of a former player. What happens next in this incredible true story provides a lesson in grace and forgiveness that inspired the entire country.
9780310332190
2011015913
Thomas, Ed, 1950-2009.
Christian biography--Iowa--Parkersburg.
Murder victims--Iowa--Parkersburg--Biography.
Football coaches--Iowa--Parkersburg--Biography.
BR1725.T112.S237 2011 BR1725
The sacred acre : the Ed Thomas story / [print] Mark Tabb with the Ed Thomas family. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan, (c)2011. - 245 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
The sacred acre -- No place like home -- A storm of doubt -- "We will rebuild -- Starting over -- Unparalleled opportunity -- "You would do the same thing for me" -- After the cameras disappear -- Halftime -- A summer of change -- First glimpse of normalcy -- More than a game -- The final season -- The first family vacation (ever) -- An ordinary day -- The unthinkable, June 24, 2009 -- A nightmare unfolds -- Grief and grace -- The hardest part -- Good-bye -- Getting up, moving forward.
After the citizens of Parkersburg, Iowa, survive a F-5 tornado that nearly destroys their entire town, they are stunned by the murder of their beloved football coach, Ed Thomas, at the hands of a former player. What happens next in this incredible true story provides a lesson in grace and forgiveness that inspired the entire country.
9780310332190
2011015913
Thomas, Ed, 1950-2009.
Christian biography--Iowa--Parkersburg.
Murder victims--Iowa--Parkersburg--Biography.
Football coaches--Iowa--Parkersburg--Biography.
BR1725.T112.S237 2011 BR1725