At the end of the beautiful prayer King David prayed in Psalm 139, David opens his heart and bears his soul to God as he prays, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me to the …
Each November a group of coaches, players, former players, and others who want to serve, travel with SCORE International to the Dominican Republic for five days. We conduct free baseball clinics for several thousand young baseball players, deliver food to sugar cane villages and serve in various other ways. I want to invite you to …
I once had a player on my team who had received many pre-season accolades from various publications. It wasn’t long before he started believing all that was written about him. He thought that he was already “good enough” and really didn’t need to work as hard as his teammates. One particular day he was giving …
Whether it’s a team or the workplace, leaders need people who are committed. Recently, John Maxwell said this about being committed: 1. It usually is discovered amid adversity. 2. It does not depend on gifts or abilities. 3. It comes as the result of choice, not conditions. 4. It lasts when it’s based on values. …
Believers, walk in confidence and know that God wants to give you these gifts: -PEACE (John 16:33) -WISDOM (James 1:5) -POWER (2 Timothy 1:7) -STRENGTH (Deuteronomy 31:6) -HELP IN TIMES OF TROUBLE (Isaiah 41:10) God is FOR us, not against us. Walk in thankfulness, humility and confidence. You have access to the Creator of the …
As I think about this past Easter weekend, three quotes come alive to me: “God proved His love on the cross. When Christ hung, and bled and died, it was God saying to the world, ‘I love you.’” Billy Graham “Our old history ends with the cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.” Watchman …
My favorite passage in the Bible is found in the 5th chapter of Luke. It’s about a group of men who carry their paralytic friend on a mat to a house where Jesus is teaching and healing. The verse that always “sticks out” for me is 5:20: “When Jesus saw THEIR FAITH, He said, ‘Friend, …
Good Friday. This is the day we reflect on the great act of love and sacrifice for mankind. Paul in Colossians 2:13-15 explains that we were dead in our sins, but we were made alive in Christ. “He forgave us all our sins…cancelled the written code with all of its regulations and took them away, …
My wife, Sharon, was diagnosed with breast cancer in the the late 80’s. It was a dark time for us as her doctor had given her a fifty per-cent chance of survival. For her surgery, she had to be at the hospital at 6:00 a.m. Back then, my alarm was a “clock-radio.” We both tossed, …
Once, when I was still coaching, I was going through a busy and stressful time. A mentor asked me why I looked so tired and stressed out. I told him everything that was going on in my life. He simply said, “If you leave out the Word of God out of your life, you will …