This review was written by Bookwi.se Contributor Vikki Huisman
I’m not a football fan by any stretch of the imagination but I do know who Tim Tebow is.
Or at least I thought I did.
If asked, I would have said, “œIsn’t he the guy who keeps getting cut from NFL teams and does that bow after he scores a touchdown?” The answer to that question is both yes and no.
I decided to read Tebow’s soon-to-be released book, Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life’s Storms in an effort to bond with the only football fan in my home, my 16-year-old son. Although my son wasn’t impressed with my reading material, I did find myself impressed with the former NLF quarterback who is now playing baseball for the New York Mets.
Shaken gives the reader an inside look on what it was like as Tebow worked hard at staying grounded in his faith and working on his NFL dreams in the midst of disappointment, intense criticism and non-stop media scrutiny.
Although I’ve read spiritual memoirs that have resonated with me on a more personal level, I’m hard pressed to find someone in the public realm who publicly professes their faith and has dealt with the amount of publicity and disappointment that Tim Tebow has. Most of us have dealt with unfulfilled homes, unrealized dreams, rejection and heartbreak. Tebow shares the life lessons he’s learned privately while living under a public microscope; building his identity in Christ, not the world.
Shaken is an interesting inside look of a celebrity who’s trying to find his way just like the rest of us. As I mentioned to an acquaintance recently, Shaken isn’t the best thing I’ve read but I did find comfort in reading about someone who’s “œbeen there” and strives to be faithful in his walk with God.
I received a complimentary copy of Shaken in exchange for a review. I was not required to write a positive review.
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