TY - BOOK AU - Tabb,Mark A TI - The sacred acre: the Ed Thomas story SN - 9780310332190 AV - BR1725.T112.S237 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - Zondervan KW - Thomas, Ed, KW - Christian biography KW - Iowa KW - Parkersburg KW - Murder victims KW - Biography KW - Football coaches N1 - 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; 2 N2 - 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 ER -