As a coach, I seemed to have a better relationship with the players I made an effort to communicate with. And, the ones who chose to communicate with me, I always had a meaningful relationship with them. It’s no different than our relationship with our spouses, children…and God. The more time I spend in conversation […]
When we fail, instead of allowing shame to cause us walk away from God, we should turn and walk toward Him. Then, like the father of the Prodigal Son, God will run to us! (Luke 15:11-32) “When times of trouble arrive – even trouble we bring on ourselves – we must turn to God and […]
Educated, Uneducated. God loves you. Common laborer, CEO. God loves you. First Grade Student, College Professor. God loves you. Success, Failure. God loves you. Coach, Umpire. God loves you. “God doesn’t love us because of who we are. God loves us because of who He is.” “…being confident of this, that He who began a […]
God wants to work in and through us. He wants to be invited to our meetings, appointments, challenges and victories. Pray…invite Him to guide your steps today. Ask Him to give you wisdom, discernment and patience. Ask Him to help you to be a good listener. Ask Him to give you strength. When I invite […]
Alexa. iTunes. Television. Radio. YouTube. iPad. iPhone. internet. Google. Twitter. I enjoy all of these inventions and devices. But if I’m not careful, if I’m not disciplined, I will let the noise and clutter crowd out peace, wisdom and even the direction I should go in my life. I need a quiet time and a […]
In a few months, through SCORE International, we will be in the Dominican Republic conducting free baseball clinics and sharing our faith with 5-6,000 kids. They will ask us for water, food, hats, gloves, shoes, baseballs, etc. We will give what we have to the ones we feel have the greatest need. What we will […]
We pray, we plan, we dream, we set goals, we wait. Waiting is hard. But many times we learn and grow and develop our character as we wait. John Maxwell says, “God prepares leaders in a slow-cooker, not in a microwave oven. More important than the awaited goal is the work God does in us […]
“You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” (Psalm 16:11) There are many reasons to follow Christ; at least three are found in Psalm 16:11: 1.”You make known to me the path of life.” (God gives wisdom […]
“Ask God to bless your work. Don’t ask Him to do it for you.” (Paul W. “Bear” Bryant) “For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: ‘If a man will not work, he shall not eat.’” (Paul-2 Thessalonians 3:10) “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working […]
Coaches train and teach their athletes to believe, think positive thoughts and to “focus” on the tasks ahead. As we start a new week, in order to win the week spiritually, we all need to focus on the positive instead of the negative. “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on […]