All In

Gambling on Life, Love, and Faith in a World of Risk

When a gambler is confident of a winning hand, he or she moves ''all in,'' pushing all their chips into the pot. If their hunch is right, the move reaps huge rewards. If wrong, the gambler has lost it all and is out of the game. All In delivers a provocative and unique spiritual message about long shots and sure things from someone who has lived both ways. It uses stories of risk takers from the Bible and world history plus real-life anecdotes from Michael DiMarco's life as a former compulsive gambler to show how we can win in life, love, and faith. All In confronts those paralyzed by fear, those with careless regard for consequences, and everyone in between with the truth that, like poker, life is a game of incomplete information. It shows readers that true faith in life involves risking on things unseen.

From the Back Cover:

Life, like poker, is a game of incomplete information. In the gambling world, going "all in" means risking everything you've got on one hand. Either you win big, or you lose everything. And in life, there are risks to face. So are you taking a chance on the right risks? Or are you playing it safe and not risking at all? Michael DiMarco, a former compulsive gambler, deals out a provocative new look at life lived in faith. In his easy and engaging style, he reveals the lies that stop us from taking the risks we were built for. DiMarco shares hard-learned lessons from his own life, as well as fascinating anecdotes about risk takers throughout history, to show you that going all in with life, love, and faith can be a sure thing. Risk in life is unavoidable. Instead of letting fear take all you have, discover why playing for the house is the only bet guaranteed to win.