Tommy Bowman

Answering the Call Chad S. Conine

A trial lawyer by trade, a Christian by heart—author Mark Lanier has trained in biblical languages and devoted his life to studying and living the Bible. Living daily with the tension between the demands of his career and the desire for a godly life, Lanier recognizes the importance and challenge of finding daily time to spend in God’s Word. He has discovered in the Minor Prophets a storehouse of wisdom and inspiration essential for his continued growth in faith, obedience, and understanding.

In Minor Prophets for Living, Lanier takes us to a portion of the Bible often overlooked in devotional and inspirational literature, showing how the prophets of Israel and Judah have much to teach us today. For each day of the year, Lanier reflects on the words of these ancient prophets, relates their messages to the struggles facing Christians today, and concludes with a prayer connected to the day’s insights. His engagement with the Minor Prophets offers fellow Christians the opportunity to receive the gifts of grace and guidance that come from daily immersion in Scripture.

MARK LANIER is a nationally renowned trial lawyer; founder of the Lanier

Theological Library and the Christian Trial Lawyers Association; and author of Psalms for Living: Daily Prayers, Wisdom, and Guidance, Torah for Living: Daily Prayers, Wisdom, and Guidance, Jesus for Living: Daily Prayers, Wisdom, and Guidance, and Christianity on Trial: A Lawyer Examines the Christian Faith. He and his wife, Becky, have five children and live near Houston, Texas.

The call came for Tommy Bowman unexpectedly, and yet he followed with conviction. It happened at a time when revolution was coming to Southwest Conference football and basketball during the 1966-67 school year. In Tommy Bowman, Chad Conine, a Waco sportswriter, tells the story of Tommy Bowman’s impact on not only Baylor basketball, but Baylor as a whole. Tommy Bowman quietly arrived at Baylor in 1966 for the fall semester. He found himself, almost by surprise, integrating the Baylor basketball team. Bowman had been recruited by Baylor basketball assistant coach Carroll Dawson to be a pioneer for the Bears—Baylor’s first Black scholarship athlete. It was a case of a young man being thrust into a game-changing role. Now, more than fifty years later, Bowman’s achievements have gained their rightful acclaim.

CHAD S. CONINE is the author of The Republic of Football: Legends of the Texas High School Game, and Texas Sports: Unforgettable Stories for Every Day of the Year. As a freelance sportswriter and staff member at the Waco Tribune-Herald, he has covered a variety of sports over the last twenty-five years.

“Tommy Bowman is not only an integral part of our program’s history, but the qualities he possesses are the same ones we look for in our players today. Driven by faith, Bowman displayed hard work and tenacity to not only become Baylor’s first African American scholarship athlete but to excel on and off the floor, weaving himself into the fabric of our basketball program. At Baylor, we talk about Preparing Champions for Life, and I don’t think anybody exemplifies a champion in life quite like Tommy.”

SCOTT DREW, Head Coach, Baylor University Men’s Basketball

ISBN 978-1-4813-2098-6 / $39.99 / Hardback / 380 pages / 6 x 9 / December 1, 2023

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