Face to Face

Face to Face

“They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.” – Revelation 22:4 (ESV) Can you remember that special feeling you had when you met one of your childhood heroes for the first time? The face-to-face encounter was almost too much to take in. I grew up...
Paying the Price

Paying the Price

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So, I do not run aimlessly; I do...
The Power of Patience

The Power of Patience

“Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.” – Ecclesiastes 7:8 (ESV)   In the world of athletics, patience is a powerful weapon. Experienced coaches know this, but rarely do we talk with our...
Time – Friend or Foe

Time – Friend or Foe

 “But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. – 2 Peter 3:8 (ESV) We kill time. We save time, we rob and get robbed of time. We lose time, and we have all the time in the world. But,...
Listen With Your Eyes

Listen With Your Eyes

“Making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding.” – Proverbs 2:2 (ESV) “Give me your eyes! As coaches, how many times have we challenged our athletes with these words? With another practice in the books, we stand in front of our team to...
Crossroads

Crossroads

“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and greatness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of Spirit in the bond of peace.” –...