Steve Lillis

But You Must!: the Steve Lillis Story 1st edition

"But You Must! The Steve Lillis Story" is an autobiography by professional pool player Steve 'Leapin' Lillis which shares candid accounts of Steve's personal journey with one of life's games (pocket billiards) and one of life's quests (a search for God). Steve follows his dream of becoming a professional pool player and, along the way, finds romantic love, serious challenges, and depression-ridden disappointments. The pitfalls of drugs, alcohol, strife, and gambling which often find residence in the world of pool create less than hospitable situations at every turn. In an attempt to find answers, Steve continues to ask the question, "What do you want me to do, Lord?" Although the answer does not come quickly, the answer does come. Steve writes: "My love for the sport of billiards began at a pool table in a bowling alley. The joy of playing was my fascination with watching the balls rolling along the felt toward their intended pockets. As I got older, my focus changed. Joyful fascination turned into obsession when I began steering the balls toward the pockets for my own self serving profit and recognition. Realizing the emptiness of my pursuit, I turned away from pool, vowing to never play again. However, God had a different plan... *** Back Cover Endorsements: "But You Must! is a 'must read story of joy, pain, obsession, and life changing moments both on and off of the pool table." - by Tom "Dr. Cue" Rossman, World Artistic Pool Champion. *** "Steve and I used to travel the road together playing in pool tournaments. Before our conversion, we were both hard core pool hustlers. Now we travel the world together using our God given talents to hustle souls into the Kingdom of Heaven. "But You Must!" captures many of our experiences." - by Mike Massey, Multiple World Championship Titles, BCA Hall of Fame Inductee. *** "But You Must! is a brazen book journaling the struggles and relatable life experiences of a broken man through episodes of drama, humor, and romance." - by Rev. Ken Vander Wall, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Campus Pastor. *** "Steve has an amazing ability to share both human and spiritual realities while making trick shots on a pool table. Now he shares those same realities through the adventurous chronicles of "But You Must!" - by Dr. Paul Armerding, former CEO of American Mission Hospital-Bahrain. *** "On my very first day as a pastor, 'Leapin' Lillis showed up in my office and it has been an unexpected adventure ever since! Be inspired as you watch God's grace transform Steve's life through the pages of "But You Must!" - by Pastor Howard Van Dyk, Jr., Hawthorne Gospel Church Associate Pastor.