Run to Win!: Pursuing God and Finishing Strong

by Christine Caine

The Bible describes our Christian life in terms of running a race and encourages us to run in order to win. We are not to be spectators, watching from the sidelines, but participants in the race of life. In this little book Christine Caine helps readers to train for the race.

Genres: Christian Living, Christian

127 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Christine Caine is a speaker, author, and activist who has been serving the local church globally for over 30 years. She and her husband, Nick, founded the anti-human trafficking organization, The A21 Campaign, which works at the local, domestic, and international level to end modern-day slavery. They also founded Equip & Empower, a ministry that is mobilizing people everywhere to live on mission for Jesus. Propel Women is an initiative of the ministry dedicated to coming alongside women all over the globe to activate their God-given purpose. The ministry has also planted three life-giving Zoe Churches in Europe that are not only bringing the Gospel to the region, but also serve the most vulnerable through humanitarian outreach during times of crisis.

Christine is the best-selling author of more than a dozen books and studies and you can tune into her weekly podcast or television program to be encouraged with the hope of Jesus wherever you are.

Reviews

[Jordan Karr · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book. It acted as a simple daily devotional for me, like a Jesus calling, just some quick 5 min truths to think on during your day

[Amanda Friedman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I absolutely love Christine Caine, but the problem I had in reading this book is that she wrote about marathons and has not done one herself. I have done a marathon, and the experience is one I take pride in. So having someone claiming the topic when they have not ran one was disappointing to me. But what she lacked in personal experience she did make up for in research. All of the stories she gave about her friends who had run marathons was mostly accurate to mine, to which the inaccuracies are forgiven knowing my experience will inevitably differ from theirs. On top of that, her application of the marathon process to the way we should live our lives was beneficial, especially the discipline section. She took that process and helped me learn even more. Another disappointing factor was one of the main scriptures she used, 1 Corinthians 9:27-30, was used out of context. When Paul was talking about how he beats his body, he was referencing what he was talking about earlier in the chapter, which was he worked outside of preaching to raise money so he would not have to take money. He had the right to receive money because he was doing the work of the Lord, but he beat his body by working when he did not want to so that He could use the money to reach others. At least it was an easy read so I did not have to suffer long, and I definitely still had takeaways from the book

[Irene · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have never run a marathon. The closest I came to one was running 13 miles while training for a half-marathon, but I understand that a half and a full marathon are completely different beasts. Nevertheless, I was able to identify with the training illustrations she used (the disciplines and ideas can really be applied to any sport in my opinion anyway) and her points were well made. I appreciated Christine Caine's passionate and straight-to-the-point style. The book was an easy read with a lot of applicable lessons to apply to your spiritual growth. I could only give it 4 stars however because, maybe I got a 1st edition, but there were quite a few typos and a miss-saying here and there that I just had to assuming that she was missing a word. All in all, I enjoyed it and couldn't have picked it up in a more appropriate season of my life.

[pianogal · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not a runner, but I appreciated the parallels in Caine drew. There were also some really nice quotes in here. I liked the one (and I can't remember who said it) "Somewhere in the world someone is practicing while you are not. When you race him, he will win." Makes me want to go practice right now!

[Jen Kilpatrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE Christine Caine. (Of course I'd rather read or listen to her than interpret for her!) This book taught me sooooo many lessons. I read it at a perfect time. Such an easy, entertaining, and yet powerful read. Love her!

[Shelley B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved everything about this book! Easy to read and full of encouragement. She likens the Christian life to running a marathon. I don't reread many books but this is a keeper that I'll return to again & again.

[Dushyanthi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great guidebook on how to follow your path, reach your goals, stay close to God, and shed baggage from the past.

[Cheri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Christine writes in her witty, engaging style. Like other books I've read of hers, I was disappointed with the overall depth of the book. I LOVE her speaking though.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great, great, inspiring book!

[Ondreona · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love Christine Caine! This book had awesome points and references, but about half way through it got way too repetitive and redundant for me.

[Kristy Trent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book to keep us on track. So many wonderful nuggets for enduring and finishing well!