Lost Sheep
“So my people are wandering like lost sheep; they are attacked because they have no shepherd.” - Zechariah 10:2 Tavion was lost. The high school junior was a good player, but certainly not a star player on our football team. He was well-liked and...
The Shepherd’s Voice
“After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice.” – John 10:4 It wasn’t a loud voice, but it got my immediate attention. As a freshman on my high school football team, everything was coming so...
How Do You Want to be Coached?
“And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants.” – Jeremiah 32:39 It had been a demanding practice! Stamina and desire were being tested for both athletes and coaches....
Persistence
“I see everything you’re doing for me. Impressive! The love and the faith, the service and persistence. Yes, very impressive! You get better at it every day.” –Revelation 2:19 (The Message) Athletes come in all shapes and sizes. Some are naturally gifted...
Unexpected
“Now to Him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think….” – Ephesians 3:20 The arena of sport is filled with the unexpected! How often does the favorite fall short? Have you ever witnessed a victory that only a few seconds before seemed...
A Coach’s Influence
“When the shepherd walks ahead of them, they will follow him because they hear his voice.” – John 10:4 (Taken from A Coach’s Influence—Beyond the Game by Coach Grant Teaff) Coaching is a very special position. Coaches are granted the opportunity to use the...
Team Building
“As He was walking along the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen. ‘Follow Me,’ He told them, ‘and I will make you fish for people!’...
Character Counts
“…you are being renewed in the spirit of your minds; you put on the new man, the one created according to God’s (likeness) in righteousness and purity of truth.” – Ephesians 4:23-24 There is an ongoing debate in our nation about the issue of...
Don’t Be Ashamed!
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.” – Romans 1:16 Do you remember receiving your first letterman jacket? What a proud day that was! Mine was simple in design....