Imagine life like a ball of yarn-woven, tangled and a burden. And here, then, is this: an invisible thread that passes through it all, and binds it together, and gives it form. That thread? It is Faith.

Thomas E. Flowers, in the article “The Game In A Nutshell,” penetrates deep into this invisible power that grounds us when the whole world is collapsing. Religion is not knowing every answer, but having something to hold on to when you cannot find any answers anywhere.

Very eloquently, Maya Angelou reminded us, and this must be mentioned here: “We may meet numerous defeats, we must not be defeated. We lie not because of faith. The power is within that says, Get up again.

Whether on the battlefield of Marine Corps training or in the battle within the confines of fear and doubt, faith is the hand that guides us through the storms of life.

When you are hunting down that ineffable thread, the teachings and experiences in “The Game In A Nutshell”  will cause you to desire to spin your own theory of hope. It’s not a book—it’s a lifeline.

Each chapter of the book has an optimistic and authentic voice. It invites the reader to pause and relate in a profound way and mildly encourages them to move into the book to acquire more life-altering information.