Jeremiah 29 11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. This scripture has been an encouragement to me in difficult times. However, I have also heard it associated with a “prosperity gospel”, that being the Christian doctrine […]
Archive | March, 2021
The Worst of Sinners – Me!
1 Timothy 1: 15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. The Apostle Paul is such a model to me of a right understanding of our place as Christians. Paul was handpicked by God to be the man to lead the formation of […]
Are You Intrinsically or Extrinsically Motivated?
2 Corinthians 5:14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. Motivation can be defined as: “the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way”. Sports psychologists believe that motivation is a combination of intrinsic factors (driven from within) and […]
Nothing on the Mountain Top
Matthew 6: 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Deion Sanders was a sports superstar in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Millions of American boys dream of being a National Football League (NFL) star or Major League Baseball (MLB) star, but Deion Sanders […]