The Cost of Colors: A Coach's Story
While “kneeling” during the National Anthem may be a trend, this coach calls it disrespect and was not afraid to defend the country and flag he was raised to love and respect.
Pastor, High School Football Coach Releases Book About His Removal of Two Players from His Team Due to Disrespect During the National Anthem
While “kneeling” during the National Anthem may be a trend, this coach calls it disrespect and was not afraid to defend the country and flag he was raised to love and respect.
2019-03-21
Within the pages of Ronnie
Mitchem’s
new book, The
Cost of Colors ($15.49, paperback, 9781545664001; $25.49,
hardcover, 9781545664018; $7.99, ebook, 9781545664025), readers will find a book
that tells the 2017 story of two teenage football players who protested during
the National Anthem against the wishes of their coach, Ronnie Mitchem—a former
Marine and church pastor who believes in showing respect for the flag and all
that it represents. When Mitchem removed the boys from his football team, the
media shoved him into the public arena of national debate to defend his faith
in God and his love for America.
“We live in a time when our
country is sorely divided; some even describe it as another civil war only
instead of between North and South, it’s left against right,” says Mitchem.
Every day in the news there are more conservative casualties—coaches, teachers,
and students whose jobs and reputations are critically injured because they
stood for American and Christian values. Ronnie Mitchem stood against kneeling
during the National Anthem and found himself in a fierce fight for his integrity,
reputation, and even his life. What happened to Ronnie Mitchem could happen to
anyone who was raised to love and respect America.
Almost hourly, we see on the
news highly paid celebrities, sports figures, and politicians using their
televised and social media platforms to spread an anti-American gospel—a
rewritten version of our country’s identity and history. Socialism’s song is
now playing in our country, and conservatives who refuse to kneel during the
lyrics, standing instead for American and Christian values, are cursed and
targeted for character assassination.
Ronnie Mitchem was raised to
love and respect America. He is a pastor with more than 25 years of experience
and has led five different churches in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and
Texas, including Victory & Praise Worship Center, which he founded in 2004.
As an evangelist, Mitchem has preached across the continental United States and
abroad. Mitchem’s life experiences as a former US Marine and businessman enrich
his calling and preaching style, which God has anointed to reach thousands for
the cause of Christ in churches, on the street, and inside prisons.
Xulon Press, a division of
Salem Media Group, is the world’s largest Christian self-publisher, with more
than 12,000 titles published to date. The Cost of Colors is available
online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.