Judges 6: 15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” If you read Judges chapters 6-8, you read the story of a decimated Israelite nation. The “Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and for […]
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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 […]
Jesus is Better than the Super Bowl!
Psalm 33:6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. Once a year in the United States, on a Sunday evening in late January or early February, most televisions are tuned to the Super Bowl, the championship game in the National Football League. The two best American Football […]
What’s Your Purpose?
Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Chariots of Fire is the powerful 1981 movie that follows the life of two British track athletes and their competition at the 1924 Olympics. It is probably best known for Eric Liddell, a devout […]
What is Your Harp?
1 Samuel 16: 23bDavid would take the harp and play it with his hand; and Saul would be refreshed and be well, and the evil spirit would depart from him. It was 1996 and my son Josh, a pre-schooler, was infatuated with the movie Space Jam. Swackhammer, an evil alien theme park owner, needs a new attraction. […]
What is Your Sling?
1 Samuel 17: 40 Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine. I recall following the career of Wayne Gretzky. He was born and raised less than an hour from […]
Operating in the Overflow
…for out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. (Matthew 12: 34b) Whatever sport you are involved in, you will have some sense of the importance of fueling your body. The greater the endurance required for your sport, the more you will likely understand this concept. Most endurance athletes understand it very well […]
Is your Identity tied up in Sports?
1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! (1 John 3:1a) Becoming Sidelined: The Loss of Athletic Identity. I found this article on a website called: www.sidelinedusa.org, a non-profit organization formed for athletes “unable to continue to compete in their sport due to career-ending injuries, […]
Who Will Go?
Isaiah 6: 8 I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us? Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” “Tebow Mania” and “Linsanity” are terms that described the phenomena of Tim Tebow and Jeremy Lin, two openly evangelistic Christian Athletes. Tim Tebow, as a college […]
What Is Your Mission Statement?
John 1: 15 John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’” I love reading books about sports and training, especially those which rely heavily on the testimony of experts and studies. While anecdotal findings […]