Walking on Water: The Spirituality of the World's Top Surfers
- ISBN-10
- 0830742859
- ISBN-13
- 9780830742851
- Series
- Walking on Water
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 198
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-09-05
- Publisher
- Gospel Light Publications
- Author
- Jeremy V. Jones
Description
Surfing is spiritual. Ask most wave riders and they’ll describe some sense of deeper connection with the water, the waves or the power around them. Surfing to them is a spiritual experience. In a subculture that’s traditionally known for its rebellion, here you’ll find a deep undercurrent of faith amongst these top wave riders who share an understanding that the Creator of the waves also desires to know and relate with them. In these pages, you’ll meet top surfers such as C.J. Hobgood, who rose to the top of the surf world but found it ultimately dissatisfying; Bethany Hamilton, a courageous teen who survived a shark attack and returned to the sport; surf legend Tom Curren, a middle-aged father of four whose comeback of sorts is the talk of the surf world; and Al Merrick, a remarkable surfboard shaper who crafts the vehicles ridden by surf stars. Discover what makes these celebrities and others believe that surfing is meaningless without a deep satisfying faith in something more.
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