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Payback
“… not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing …” – 1 Peter 3:9 In 2013, San Diego Padre Carlos...
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I'm All In
“ Then He said to them all, ‘If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.’” – Luke 9:23 How many...
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The World is All In
“ For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” – Romans 3:23 We rank sins all the time. Murder lands at the top of the list and white...
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Who do you play for?
“ Before Abraham was, I am.” – John 8:58 When the U.S. Olympic hockey team beat the Soviets and went on to win the gold medal in 1980, coach Herb...
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The Fundamentals: Love God and Love Others
“ For the entire law is fulfilled in one statement: Love your neighbor as yourself.” – Galatians 5:14 When I was in high school, my basketball...
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Victory
“ When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, act decisively, for then the Lord will have marched out ahead of you. …” –...
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Slump
“ But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.” – Matthew 6:33 Slump is a dirty word in...
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The Competitive Edge
“ Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock...
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Corruption
“Summoning the crowd again, He told them, ‘Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: Nothing that goes into a person from outside can defile him,...
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Fun Factor (Adapted from WisdomWalks Sports)
“You love Him, though you have not seen Him. And though not seeing Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with inexpressible and glorious joy.” –...
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A Motivated Mission
“For God did not send His Son into the world that He might condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” – John 3:17 Katie...
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Rookie Rush
“ But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly...
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“Hold On. Guard It!”
“ Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Guard, through the Holy...
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Watch Our Words
“A man giving false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.” – Proverbs 25:18 Ouch! I would never think to hit...
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Comparing Ourselves to Others
“‘ If I want him to remain until I come,’ Jesus answered, ‘what is that to you? As for you, follow Me.’” – John 21:22 As an athlete, one of your...
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Are you a Fair-Weather Follower of Christ?
“ For the LORD your God is testing you to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul. You must follow the LORD...
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Never Too Late
“ He called out to the Lord: ‘ Lord God, please remember me. Strengthen me, God, just once more.’” – Judges 16:28a Professional golfer Blayne...
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My Heavenly Coach
“ Their hearts are hard and insensitive, but I delight in Your instruction. It was good for me to be afflicted so that I could learn Your statutes...
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It All Starts Here
“ He said to him, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important...
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Getting Better
“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory.” – 1 Corinthians 10:31 As a young basketball player I had...
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God is All In
“ I will praise You because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, and I know this very well.” –Psalm 139:14 Have...
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Gifted
“ Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit.” – 1 Corinthians 12:4 How often do we hear athletes referred to as gifted? When that word is...
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Who Are You?
“ Look at how great a love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children. And we are!” – 1 John 3:1a While Bill Russell was...
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True Urgency
“ These all died in faith without having received the promises, but they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were...
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Appearance vs. Heart
“ But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the Lord sees,...
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