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ENUMCLAW, Wash., Oct. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Imagine you're the quarterback of your favorite NFL team. On every offensive play, you take the snap from the center and drop to one knee.

Playing it safe would certainly prevent turnovers, but your team wouldn't gain a yard. The grueling hours spent training, studying game film, and practicing plays would be wasted.

In football--and in real life--players need to take risks, says Dale Glading, author of "Difference Makers: How to Impact Your Generation for God."

"Open up the offense--mix in some long pass patterns, running plays, and screen passes," Glading says. "On occasion, throw deep."

In "Difference Makers," Glading--founder and executive director of The Saints Prison Ministry, the largest athletic prison ministry in the U.S.--mixes sports-related anecdotes, personal reflection, and encouraging quotations from great men of God to inspire Christ-followers to take risks for God.

"Every Christian must ask the fundamental question: Do I want to live a life that matters, or would I rather coast through my 70 or 80 years on this planet, making as few waves as possible?"

Glading's book equips Christians to become active in personal evangelism as well as in critical social issues. "God doesn't care about your ability; He cares about your availability," Glading says.

Glading practices what he preaches; in 2008, he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey. He won the primary and finished second among six challengers in the general election.

Christians willing to veer from the path of least resistance--to take God-ordained chances--will discover that the rewards outweigh the risks, says Glading. "God will guide your touchdown passes into the receiver's hands."

For more information, to request a review copy or to schedule an interview, please contact Abigail Davidson by phone at 360-802-9758, by email at abigail@winepressgroup.com, or by fax at 360-802-9992. To purchase a copy of this book visit www.winepressbooks.com or call 877-421-7323.