Sep
24
2025
Look at this beautiful interaction Jesus has with both a Pharisee and a woman in the Book of Luke.
36 A Pharisee invited Jesus to have dinner with him, and Jesus went to his house and sat down to eat....
Sep
22
2025
In my walk as a Christian for many years, one of the biggest surprises to me is how consistent God is at surprising me when I feel the most need for Him. It often happens when I’ve exhausted all...
Sep
19
2025
Basketball has taught me that victory comes when you bounce back from difficulty. Lifeball is a far tougher game to play than basketball.
Psalm 100 is my bedrock to come back from a rough day. I enter His gates with thanksgiving....
Sep
17
2025
The scripture reading today focused on the word, “amazed.” I consider this word prayerfully.
In the Greek it is not a fleeting feeling, but something we feel in our core. It is a sense of deepest awe, humility, joy, and...
Sep
08
2025
My dad could discern the root motives of others. He could look past the behavior and see the unconscious compulsions of shame, envy, greed, selfishness, or fear. He could also see these inner drivers with tremendous love and compassion.
I...
Sep
03
2025
I sense that some people from other sports industries look with disdain at me on any praise delivered to “Jesus” as though I am delivering something fanatical or cultish.
Sadly, there have been countless examples of fanatics and even cruel...
Aug
25
2025
I have a sign on my office door that I made that reads, “First Word Joy.” I consider how differently my day begins when I select to focus on delight in God, life, and people. How surprising the contrast...
Aug
18
2025
My dad was an incredible father precisely because he created a home where we could point out ways he was not a great father, and he would ask forgiveness and change. He did not project his guilt back on...
Aug
04
2025
My daughter Natalya prayed every night for months that her sister would have red hair like Ariel from The Little Mermaid. At first, we thought she would outgrow it, but she was relentless. She would place her hand solemnly...
Jul
30
2025
I am sitting in my office feeling a mixture of hope and a small sense of dread. My dad’s picture is to my right. I consider how he would like me to live right now.
I toggle so quickly between...
