Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans: Virginia Tech Hokies

Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans: Virginia Tech Hokies combines the great passion of the Hokies fan with the grand passion of the fan of Christ in one set of devotions. The result is a book that is fun while it provides a time of reflection about God and your faith.

• The Hokies told Frank Beamer good-bye with the best possible gift: a win.
• Legendary Tech center Jake Grove once got locked out of Lane Stadium - during a game.
• The most decorated athlete in Tech sports history had to make a choice: his sport or the violin.
• The Hokie softball team once pulled off perhaps the most incredible feat in the history of amateur softball.
• The football players decided it was a good night to turn their dorm hall into a water slide and not get into trouble. Wrong!

These stories and more are recounted here. Also appearing are Justin Fuente, Michael Vick, Bud Foster, Tyrod Taylor, Jerod Evans, and many others. Their stories - along with legendary games, improbable victories, and historical events - are told with a twist: They are all tied to God's story.

Have fun! Have faith! Go Hokies! Go God!

Ed McMinn is an author and a retired pastor living in Georgia who entered the ministry after a career as a journalist and a college teacher of English and journalism. He has written more than 45 books in the collegiate devotional series titled Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans and Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Kids. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and served as an officer in the United States Army. He spent more than 20 years in a journalism career. He received his first master's degree in English from Valdosta State University and has taught journalism and English at two universities. After being called into the ministry, Ed graduated from Emory University's Candler School of Theology with a Master of Divinity. While he was in seminary, Ed served as the pastor of two local United Methodist churches. He was the founding pastor of Grace Church of Perry, serving from December 2003 until he retired. His wife, Slynn, and he were married in 1984.