Supersize Your Faith: Tapping Into God's Miracle Power

I received this book as a gift from Dennis in Sacramento, California. He was traveling with Pastor Sunday Adelaja. The conference presented the idea that a child is born, but a child is given. The idea is that a man or woman of God must commit themselves to a cause and then be used by God to renew an area of life. The conference was amazing. I saw Dennis and prayed for him, seeing that God plans to increase his ministry... I prayed for Dennis along with some others. I was impressed by his humility, openness and kind heart. I enjoyed speaking with him and his speaking was powerful. I immediately ranked him in my top ten speakers. While reading the book, I read portions at a time... until I got to his receiving Christ. The testimonies began to move my spirit in a powerful way. I stayed awake all night to finish the book. I alternately praised God, worshiped God, and cried out. It was a powerful experience for me. I was especially moved by Dennis' testimonies of healing. It is an outstanding book. I highly, highly recommend it for any athlete, in any sport and for Christians struggling financially. I pray Dennis Tinerino will continue and increase in God, along with his family. Praise God forever and ever, Amen!

I picked up this book for two reasons. First, at age 49 I'm interested in bodybuilding from the aspect of slowing down the aging process as much as I can. Secondly, I enjoy Christian books to learn more about my Creator. Dennis does a fine job describing his poor upbringing, the experiences he had growing up and what he had become before he found Christ. I have no doubts about his conversion and sincerity about his Christian beliefs. However I do have several questions about those beliefs. 1. Once (after you were saved) you and Anita were financially broke and you didn't know how you would pay your bills. Anita told you that she had taken $17,000 from you over a period of time and hidden it away. You said "Thank God". Exactly where did this money come from? From pimping, and prostitution? Do you believe this is how God operates, giving ill gotten gains to Christians in their time of need? Sorry, but I don't. When a Christian doing legitimate business has hard times and loses his business and doesn't know where to turn what do you say to him? "You should have been a pimp? Then your wife could have stashed away some of the profits and you wouldn't really be broke?" There's an unnatural (Biblically) focus here on healing. Yes, God does do miracles everyday. The deaf hear, the blind see, the lame walk. The terminally ill are miraculously healed. Also, children die, the old and infirm die, and people are deaf and blind for life. AIDS kills thousands every day. How does God pick who lives, who is healed, and who is not or dies? Is the difference whether Dennis and his church leaders lay hands on them? I don't think so. Suffering and death have a place that I readily admit I don't understand. But healing the body is such a small portion of what God is about. 2. Several times you quote Oral Roberts. The Roberts name is a blight on Christianity (see Richard). They have done nothing but misrepresent the Gospel for years. Oral's fiasco a few years ago about God taking him home if he didn't raise x amount of dollars in y time frame did him in with me. Dennis, if Oral is a Christian, and Heaven his great reward, why wouldn't he purposely NOT raise the money? The Paul of the New Testament was by all accounts not a handsome man. He didn't pimp or steal. His spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ while imprisoned got him nothing but more prison. Yet he stands as one of the giants of the Christian faith. Dennis, I think there's a lesson here for you.

Dennis' story is one of real inspiration, how he overcame poverty to become a world renowned bodybuilderonly to fall deep into a shameful life of crime. Towards the end of his story we see the redemptive power of God at work saving and delivering him from his past and making Dennis a new man! Get this book!