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Tony Dungy, Nathan WhitakerTyndale House / 2011 / Trade PaperbackOur Price$12.994.8 out of 5 stars for The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge. View reviews of this product. 21 Reviews
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Eileen BurmesterLong Island, NYAge: 45-54Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5A GREAT INSPIRATIONAL BOOKJanuary 2, 2012Eileen BurmesterLong Island, NYAge: 45-54Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5I am not a football fan and I did not even know who the author was until I had the opportunity to read the book. The book is full of inspiration, hope and encouragement to be a better person. Each day begins with a passage of scripture followed by a devotion that includes a story taken from the authors family life or athletic career. I have read many devotionals and have found many of them boring or they do not relate to my life but this book is quite different. Even though I do not follow sports or football, the stories about the sport were very easy to understand and the author was able to relate it to everyday life. The book was easy to read and understand. At the end of each page is a "Uncommon Key" to think about during the day. One of my favorite is on May 22nd and speaks about family. "Spend time with your family and loved ones- for no reason at all but to be there. You will witness miracles you might otherwise miss forever." Boy is that so true. There are times that work always interferes with our family and I have missed so many important events that occurred. So if you need a little motivation to keep your resolutions or just to make your life better this is the book for you. You will not be disappointed.
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DalynYakima, WaAge: 35-44Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5Great Daily Devo For Guys!May 4, 2012DalynYakima, WaAge: 35-44Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This was a great daily devotional book. My husband loved it, having admired Tony's career. It's dated and each day is started with a key topic word like "Influence", or " Faith", "Family", then an opening for the topic- just a couple words, then a Bible verse, and then Tony's encouraging text, usually a few paragraphs. It ends with an "Uncommon Key" which is basically a final thought about the day's topic.
This is the perfect book for the guys in your life. Especially football lovers of course. Men like to be challenged, and this book is certainly a challenge for men to rise up with integrity and
"Dare to Be Uncommon Every Day" on every page.
Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book. -
Paul SimpsonAge: 35-44Gender: male4 Stars Out Of 5Great gift for any manJanuary 23, 2012Paul SimpsonAge: 35-44Gender: maleQuality: 3Value: 4Meets Expectations: 3"The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge" is a great way to start your day! Written by a classic man, who has numerous accolades from all his successes and is a solid believer in Christ Jesus. Mr. Dungy gives his readers a small dose each day of a scripture plus his own personal insights from that verse. Throughout the week each day is broken into seven themes: core, family, friends, potential, mission, influence, and faith. Core has to do with your integrity and the others are pretty self explanatory. In the introduction it reads, "The goal is not only to engage your mind, but to also challenge your heart." This is done with a challenge at the end of each devotional called an, "uncommon key."
I have enjoyed reading this book each morning because it is simple, not hard theological truths, just everyday manhood stuff. I can read one day in about 2 - 3 minutes, but to really gain from these insights one must use the "uncommon key" at the end to really engage one's life. This has been beneficial and is "the key" to really growing from Mr. Dungy's insight. My only complaint would be the opposite side of the coin that I just mentioned. The coin being the devotionals simplicity, one side being its simple truths, the other side of the coin being that some of the scriptures are not given their full theological depth. Some verses that have huge doctrinal truths behind them are treated in a simple proverbial form.
This would not stop me from recommending this book. It truly is a good book and deserving of any man's time. With father's day coming up in the not to distant future this would be a great book to give as a gift. -
ShoopetteIndianaAge: 25-34Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5"Uncommon Life" Daily ChallengeJanuary 25, 2012ShoopetteIndianaAge: 25-34Gender: femaleQuality: 4Value: 4Meets Expectations: 4This book is a one year devotional book by Super Bowl winning head coach Tony Dungy. It focuses on seven principles: Core, Family, Friends, Potential, Mission, Influence, and Faith. Each day of the week is devoted to one principle. Each week, the cycle repeats. Each devotional starts with a verse, has a page of personal insight from Tony Dungy, and ends with a statement to carry with you for the rest of the day.
As far as a daily devotional goes, this one is pretty good. Tony has some interesting insights and great stories to use as examples to illustrate biblical principles. The lessons taught (and hopefully learned) are excellent for the daily Christian life, and an excellent way to lead "an uncommon life".
Having said that, I would offer a brief word of caution. This book relies heavily on Tony's life for examples. Not surprising, many of his stories are sports related. That shouldn't come as a surprise, but if you are not into sports, perhaps you should find a different book. Also, I found that reading a different topic each day was a bit distracting for me. I personally would have preferred to have one topic for a week, with a seven week cycle instead of a seven day cycle. This would have allowed me to focus on one topic for a week rather than just for a day. But, this is a daily devotional and is what many people prefer.
Overall, this was a good book and one that I would recommend for those looking for a daily devotional and don't mind (or are even looking for) a sports lean. -
Jersey Girl Book ReviewsBrowns Mills, NJAge: 45-54Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5Are You Ready To Accept This Challenge In 2012?December 28, 2011Jersey Girl Book ReviewsBrowns Mills, NJAge: 45-54Gender: femaleQuality: 4Value: 4Meets Expectations: 4Are you ready to start the New Year with a challenge to live an "uncommon life?" Join Coach Tony Dungy on this year long journey with this daily devotional that will help you create a life that is more fulfilling and inspiring.
This daily devotional focuses on seven themes, with each theme repeating every seven days. Therefore, every week you will read one devotion from each of the following themes: Core, Family, Friends, Potential, Mission, Influence and Faith.
Each devotion includes Scripture and an Uncommon Key, which is an application or action to implement based on what you've just read. This isn't just a "read-it-and-you're-done" type of devotional. The goal is to not only engage your mind, but to also challenge your heart.
I love devotionals, and when I saw that Tyndale House Publishers was offering book reviewers the chance to review Tony Dungy's The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge, I knew that I wanted to be apart of this virtual book tour and to also accept this worthy challenge for 2012. As I skimmed through the book, I loved how the authors chose the seven themes, the Scriptures and the Uncommon Keys that are part of the daily devotional for the year. Each theme and accompanying Scriptures and Uncommon Keys are so inspirational, how could you not want to step up and accept this challenge? I look forward to starting the challenge on January 1, 2012 ... I look at it as a new chance to enhance my life to one that will be more fulfilling and spiritual. So are you ready to accept this challenge?
Disclaimer: At the request of the authors and Tyndale House Publishers, a Paperback edition of this book was sent, at no cost to me, for my honest review and participation in the virtual book tour event.
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