Luke 9: 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. I read a great blog article from Claire Hanna, a former Ladies National Volleyball Team player, entitled: The Athlete Transition: Struggling with Identity After Sport. I love the honesty of the article which […]
Archive | August, 2017
Are You Speaking or Listening?
1 Samuel 3: 9 So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” If you have ever coached kids you probably understand the challenge and frustration with the ones who do not listen. You may have the attention of most of them as you instruct, […]
Are You Ashamed of Jesus?
John 6 61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you? “Are You Ashamed of Jesus?”. I recently spent some time contemplating this question. I have always believed in finding root causes rather than dealing with symptoms, and this question was forcing me to deal with a […]
The Power of Words
Proverbs 18: 21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. The average tongue weighs about 60 grams, which would represent less than 1/1000th of an average human’s body mass. Its weight is almost irrelevant as the tongue is disproportionately powerful. Beyond it’s vital roles in […]