Weekly Devotional for Athletes - Athletes Devotional

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] 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, […]

Christian IdentityAugust 15, 2026

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Dragged Away by Temptation

14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. (James 1:14) Millions of kids, and most of their parents, are striving to make it big in sports. They are dedicating long hours of practising, driving and devoting thousands of dollars to the cause. For some the dream is […]

Sin & TemptationAugust 8, 2026

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Disown the Word and You’ll Disown Jesus

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (1 John 1:1) I get a kick out of athlete’s nicknames. According to the author of “25 of the Best Nicknames in Sports History”, they usually say a lot about the athlete and person. NBA superstar Karl Malone was known […]

BibleAugust 1, 2026

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Remember the Teaching

15 So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. (2 Thessalonians 2:15) Most of an athlete’s life is spent training or what is known as practice. “Practice is the act of rehearsing a behavior over and over, or engaging in an […]

Christian PracticeJuly 25, 2026

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Godliness with Contentment

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. (1 Timothy 6: 6-7) I read a blog a number of years ago written by a young lady, Josie Kuhlman, who competed in NCAA Division 1 tennis. She described lying sleepless in her bed hours […]

ContentmentJuly 18, 2026

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