Specifications and Contracts: A Series of Lectures Delivered by J.a.L. Waddell ... Including... Book

This was hardly a page-turner, but was interesting for golf fans and those who enjoyed watching Payne Stewart play (like me - the 1999 US Open was the most gripping gold tourney I have ever watched). The writing was not sensational, but it was readable. The strength of the book was the record of the day-to-day activities of PGA golfers and the kind of life they lead. More information on his childhood would have been interesting (how much did he play and practice as a youngster?) - though this is a forgivable mistake since it was his wife who wrote the book. I was surprised and a little disappointed in the lack of the gospel in the book. Broadman & Holman, an evangelical company, published the book, so I expected better. The buildup throughout the book was about Stewart's devotion to Christ, particularly near the end of his life, yet there was really no mention of conversion or repentance. The closest thing to an explanation of the gospel came in Paul Azinger's eulogy at Stewart's memorial. One could read the book and think that the substance of Christianity is being a good dad, a good husband, and trying to be a better person - all good things, but ultimately impossible without the gospel. But his zeal for Christ was evidently real and he was on the path of discipleship. It seems he died before he could walk too far down that path.