Going for the Gold Author:Patricia Maxwell Have you ever wanted to be a winner in life but felt you had too much against you? In this book, Patricia Maxwell brings the good news that "God calls people to success, not failure." But of this is so, why does "getting the gold" seem so illusive, so impossibnle? "You make a bundle of improvements," Patricia observes, "but there's always a f... more »law somewhere, an area of life that needs renovation...How can any of us make the winner's circle in heaven with so much imperfection on earth?
She answeress these questions in simple, practical ways. Like the apostle Paul, she used athletes and the Olympic games to illustrate how ordinary people can become winners in the race orf life. In this easy-to-read book, you'll find hope and help to overcome whatever it is in your life that has been holding you back from being a winner.
Patricia Maxwell is a wife, mother, grandmother, pastor, teacher and writer, who draws on her experiences with people in the places where she and her pastor-husband have lived during their forty years together. She has authored four other books and mumerous articles, workshop materials and stories.« less