Flying the Banner
“And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The Lord Is My Banner, saying ‘A hand upon the throne of the Lord!’” – Exodus 17:15 (ESV) By now, NFL fans around the world know the outcome of Super Bowl LVII (57). Banners are flying high for the Kansas City...
How Much is Enough?
Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as...
What’s Coming Out of Your Mouth?
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear it.” – Ephesians 4:29 (ESV) Words are powerful! Words can build up and they can also tear down. As coaches, the...
Who’s Driving?
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” – Proverbs 3:5-6 You learn a great deal about trust as a Driver Education teacher! There is something about...
Marriage Takes Work
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; It is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things,...
Only God Makes a Man Strong
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” – John 14:27 (ESV) I received what is often called a “God Wink” recently. It was New Year’s Eve and I was reading...
Bathtubs & Baby Seats
“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.” – Proverbs 17:22 Sometimes the daily adventure of coaching just makes me laugh! A few years ago I was making preparations for a road game with my middle school football team. The year had...
The Appointed
“I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the Lord.” – Jeremiah 23:4 (ESV) Some of the most influential people in my life have been coaches. It was a coach who...
You Can’t Hide
“O God, you know my folly; the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you.” – Psalm 69:5 (ESV) The video does not lie! How many times as coaches have we had athletes firmly deny missing a block or fail to take responsibility for a penalty during the heat of...
A New Direction
“In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them.” – 2 Chronicles 29:3 (ESV) Some coaches have a special talent for rebuilding programs. They are able to come into a new situation, quickly assess...