Psalm 84: 5-6a Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; Have you noticed the incredible focus on celebrity? Ask most kids what their greatest dream is, and it is likely to become famous. […]
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Do You Really Want Jesus or Just His Stuff?
20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” (Luke 10:20) Sports have changed considerably in the past century. While professional baseball players have existed since the late 1800’s, the earliest “professional” athletes did not make much money and almost all of them held down […]
Do You Know God?
Jeremiah 33: 3Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Trying to Be a Perfect Athlete Isn’t Worth It. It was difficult for me to read this article which addresses the issues of athlete perfectionism and the accompanying anxiety and depression. In the article you hear […]
Finding Yourself by Losing Yourself
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 […]
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 […]
Is Jesus Your Priority?
Matthew 8: 21 Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” If you have a desire to be an elite athlete, that particular sport and your overall fitness, must be a priority in your life. If you look behind the life of even the most gifted athletes in the world […]
Totally Dependent
John 4: 34“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. It seems almost counterintuitive, but as I look back on most of the elite athletes I knew in various sports, one thing I found they had in common was that they were keen to learn. They tended […]
Why I’m Still a Christian
John 6: 66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. 67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. Women’s gymnastics is a sport dominated by young girls. In fact, it is not uncommon for female gymnasts to retire while still in their teens, such as Olympic […]
What’s your Obsession?
Psalm 25:5 Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Few would argue with the statement that “for many, sport is an obsession”. Such obsessions are manifested in many ways. There are countless parents who are obsessed with their children becoming great athletes, […]
Remembering Your First Love
1 John 4: 19 We love because he first loved us. Nearly every child playing a sport dreams of playing at the highest level. Perhaps it’s playing in a World Cup Soccer final, or in the National Hockey League or international cricket or perhaps participating in an IAAF track & field competition. What a life that […]