Are You Needed?

Are You Needed?

Does your team really need you? There can be no greater feeling than having the team captain point at you and say, “we need you.” My team  needs me, but not as in “we really need you to win this match.” It’s more likely, “can you show up in case one of the...
Broken Body, Broken Game

Broken Body, Broken Game

There are times during particularly intense matches when I feel my body is broken, not literally, but almost literally. That is, the joints hurt, the legs don’t want to move, the lungs are bursting, and the mind can’t think of a way to win. Pulled muscles, cramps, and...
Bring Someone To Christ

Bring Someone To Christ

Today I will bring someone to Christ for what only Christ can do. We have many resources to cure many ailments. Many of them actually work. But what of those problems that no one can fix? Where do we turn? The despairing father asked Christ’s disciples to drive out an...
Be Part Of The Miracle

Be Part Of The Miracle

Today I will be part of the miracle. The miracle of the feeding of the 5,000 could have been accomplished without any participation by the disciples. Yet, Christ enlisted them in simple ways to be part of it. So, too, we need to be alert and active to serve so that...
Perform An Act Of Foolishness

Perform An Act Of Foolishness

Today I will perform a small act of foolishness as a token of my abandonment to Christ. I will be the stranger who pours precious ointment on Christ’s head (Mark 14:3),  not for any rationalized reason of my own. Yet, there is purpose and value to it that only...