Given January 2009 Are you a spiritual receiver? Do you receive anything from God? Having played sports in high school and watching football on TV for years, I see this spiritual receiving in similar fashion to a football receiver. God has lots of good stuff to get to us but…
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Lessons From Sports – Part 5, The Coach
Given March 2010 The coach of a sports team; ahh…sometimes we love him, or we hate him, and sometimes we wonder, “What is he thinking!!!”. Our relationship with the coach is based on whether we’re on the team or just a fan and our opinion of him may change because…
Lessons From Sports – Part 3, Training
Given March 2010 In sports, once you’re on the team, you’re taken through a regimented series of activities designed to develop you physically and mentally to the point where you can be effective as a team member and successful against your opponent. The training regime is demanding and difficult but…
Superstar For God
Given January 25, 2010 What does it take to be a superstar for God? What does it take to be a superstar in anything? You might say dedication, talent, work, luck, inherited ability, sacrifice or many other factors. You might say a star athlete was born with natural abilities…
Back To The Gym
Given August 13, 2009 I am reminded more and more that, if we choose to be, we are in training for whatever God has planned for us. Being a former athletic coach and high school player, I think sometimes in athletic terms. God has a plan for all His creation; “For…