Daily Reading Efforts - December 2023

12/31/2023 (151 pages)

Preachers N Sneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities (Pages 45-115) - 217, 237-238pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 306-351; Kindle)

The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages 90-108) - 263pp (plus 3)

Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 21-34) - 333pp

12/30/2023 (142 pages)

In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 133-144)
On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti (Pages 91-101) - 143pp
Preachers N Sneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities (Pages xi-xiii, 3-44) - 217, 237-238pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 253-305; Kindle)

The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages 69-89) - 263pp (plus 3)

12/29/2023 (111 pages)

Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages 78-106) - 254pp
On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti (Pages 65-90) - 143pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 215-252; Kindle)

The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages 51-68) - 263pp (plus 3)

12/28/2023 (96 pages)

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 176-214; Kindle)

The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages 17-50) - 263pp (plus 3)

The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 66-76) - 224pp

Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 9-20) - 333pp

12/27/2023 (161 pages)

Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages 67-77) - 254pp

Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages 180-191) - 262pp
Draw The Circle:  The 40 Day Prayer Challenge (Pages 26-31) - 226pp (Day 3)

In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 114-132) - 144pp

The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus (Pages 49-66) - 179pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 135-175; Kindle)
The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages xi-xx, 1-16) - 263pp (plus 3)

The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 53-65) - 224pp
Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages xi-xvii, 1-8) - 333pp

12/26/2023 (101 pages)

Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages 44-66) - 254pp

On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti (Pages 55-64) - 143pp

The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus (Pages 31-48) - 179pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 94-134; Kindle)

The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 44-52) - 224pp

12/25/2023 (41 pages)

A Man Who Told Us The Truth (Pages 32-45) - 158pp
On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti (Pages 50-54) - 143pp

The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus (Pages 9-30) - 179pp

12/24/2023 (58 pages)

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 57-93; Kindle)

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 190-210)

12/23/2023 (42 pages)

A Man Who Told Us The Truth (Pages 19-31) - 158pp

In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 98-113) - 144pp

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 177-189) - 210pp

12/22/2023 (124 pages)

A Man Who Told Us The Truth (Pages xi-xiv, 1-18) - 158pp

But Don't All Religions Lead to God?: Navigating the Multi-Faith Maze (Pages 88-92)
Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages 136-179) - 262pp
In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 90-97) - 144pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 19-56; Kindle)

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 170-176) - 210pp

12/21/2023 (64 days)

Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages 112-135) - 262pp
In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 88-89) - 144pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 9-18; Kindle)

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 156-169) - 210pp

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 170-176)

To The Churches:  For we are all one in Christ (Pages 84-89) - 195pp

12/20/2023 (88 pages)

Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages 103-111) - 262pp

In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 76-87) - 144pp
The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 1-8; Kindle)

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 146-155) - 210pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 557-599 (6156); Kindle)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 164-169) - 176pp

12/19/2023 (113 pages)

In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 62-75) - 144pp

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 132-145) - 210pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 497-556 (5735); Kindle)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 149-163) - 176pp

To The Churches:  For we are all one in Christ (Pages 74-83) - 195pp

12/18/2023 (85 pages)

Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages 89-102) - 262pp

In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 45-61) - 144pp

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 115-131) - 210pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 460-496 (5311); Kindle)

12/17/2023 (65 pages)

Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages 57-88) - 262pp
The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 425-459 (4907); Kindle)

12/16/2023 (127 pages)

Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages vii-xviii, 21-56) - 262pp

In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 26-44) - 144pp

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 98-114) - 210pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 386-424 (4528); Kindle)
To The Churches:  For we are all one in Christ (Pages 70-73) - 195pp

12/15/2023 (67 pages)

Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound (Pages 199-209)

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 82-97) - 210pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 346-385 (4128); Kindle)

12/14/2023 (58 pages)
In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages xiii-xvi, 1-25) - 144pp

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 66-81) - 210pp

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 136-148) - 176pp

12/13/2023 (92 pages)

Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages 20-43) - 254pp

Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound (Pages 184-198) - 209pp

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 50-65) - 210pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 309-345 (3701); Kindle)

12/12/2023 (77 pages)

Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages 11-19) - 254pp

Owning a Piece of the Minors (Pages 138-156)
The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 42-49) - 210pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 271 - 308 (3317); Kindle)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 133-135) - 176pp

12/11/2023 (82 pages)
But Don't All Religions Lead to God?: Navigating the Multi-Faith Maze (Pages 78-87) - 92pp

Owning a Piece of the Minors (Pages 129-137) - 156pp

Serenity in the Storm:  Living Through Chaos By Leaning on Christ (Pages 249-250, 311-312)

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 28-41) - 210pp
The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 37-43) - 224pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 233 - 270 (2904); Kindle)

12/10/2023 (62 pages)
Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages ix-x, 1-10) - 254pp
Draw The Circle:  The 40 Day Prayer Challenge (Pages 21-25) - 226pp (Day 2)
Owning a Piece of the Minors (Pages 104-128) - 156pp

Primitive Baseball: The First Quarter Century of the National Pastime (Pages 118-137)

12/09/2023 (57 pages)

Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound (Pages 174-183) - 209pp
Primitive Baseball: The First Quarter Century of the National Pastime (Pages 113-117) - 137pp
The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 191 - 232 (2482); Kindle)

12/08/2023 (74 pages)

Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound (Pages 162-173) - 209pp
Primitive Baseball: The First Quarter Century of the National Pastime (Pages 107-112) - 137pp
The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 153 - 190 (2032); Kindle)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 115-132) - 176pp

12/07/2023 (68 days)

Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound (Pages 146-161) - 209pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 114 - 152 (1618); Kindle)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 102-114) - 176pp

12/06/2023 (89 pages)

But Don't All Religions Lead to God?: Navigating the Multi-Faith Maze (Pages 68-77) - 92pp
Draw The Circle:  The 40 Day Prayer Challenge (Pages 7-20) - 226pp (Day 1)
Primitive Baseball: The First Quarter Century of the National Pastime (Pages 103-106) - 137pp
Serenity in the Storm:  Living Through Chaos By Leaning on Christ (Pages 243-248) - 250pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 75 - 113 (1206); Kindle)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 86-101) - 176pp

12/05/2023 (137 pages)
But Don't All Religions Lead to God?: Navigating the Multi-Faith Maze (Pages 62-67) - 92pp

Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound (Pages 129-145) - 209pp

Million Dollar Arm: Sometimes to Win, You Have to Change the Game (Pages 221-233)
On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti (Pages 8-49) - 143pp
The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House (Pages 317-326; Kindle)
The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 44 - 74 (794); Kindle)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 68-85) - 176pp

12/04/2023 (60 pages)

Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound (Pages 122-128) - 209pp

The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House (Pages 279-316; Kindle) - 397pp

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 53-67) - 176pp

12/03/2023 (98 pages)

Million Dollar Arm: Sometimes to Win, You Have to Change the Game (Pages 216-220) - 233pp
On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti (Pages v-vi, 3-7) - 143pp
Shrub : The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush (Pages xi-xxiii, 3-23) - 197pp
The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House (Pages 240-278; Kindle) - 397pp

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 40-52) - 176pp

12/02/2023 (33 pages)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 7-39) - 176pp

12/01/2023 (10 pages)
Under the Radar: How Robert Tucker Built Shoe Show, Inc. into the Nation's Largest Independent Shoe Retailer (Pages vii-ix, 1-7) - 126pp