4 Areas of a Well-Rounded Athlete (and how to think Christianly about them)
A well-rounded Christian athlete trains intentionally—and Christianly, in four areas: physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially.
21 Short Prayers of Thanksgiving for Athletes
Daily prayers of thanksgiving help athletes stretch and grow their muscles of gratitude and more importantly, glorify God in the process.
Practical Prayers for Competing Athletes
All of life is in relationship with God for the Christian athlete and this certainly includes the moments before, during and after our games.
The Missional Athlete
Our identity as missional athletes gives us a purpose that transcends earthly wins and success.
The Connected Athlete
Our Christian identity offers us a personal connection with a loving God.
The Adopted Athlete: Understanding Your Identity in Christ
While the approval of fans, coaches, friends, and sometimes earthly parents is often dependent on your performance for them, God’s approval for you as an adopted son or daughter is dependent on His performance for you.
Bible Study Training Webinars
A Bible study webinar series to help athletes launch and lead Bible studies that leave legacies beyond their time at their school.
Winning Beyond The Scoreboard
For the athlete who has heard at various points that winning isn’t everything, what does it truly look like to win beyond the scoreboard?
5 Questions at the Intersection of Mental Health, Faith, and Sports
The following post is a 30 minute presentation to the athletic department of a Christian university that has been transcribed. The university is prioritizing mental health conversations throughout the school year and Linsey and I provided the introduction to the topic. We asked and answered 5 questions at the intersection of mental health, faith, and sport.
The 7 Deadly Sins of Sport
We need to have a growing awareness of the dangerous lies and ideations surrounding how we think about—and play our sport.
Why We Should Still Care About Loyalty in Sports
Loyalty is rare because it’s hard. It comes with a cost, the price being that loyal people don’t always get what they want, don’t always get to feel good, don’t find their own desires and senses being satisfied or even pleased.
Let’s Talk About Money
Massive contracts should remind us of the importance of discipleship and contextualized ministry.
The Golgotha Experience
A unique audio experience journeying alongside Jesus as he makes his way to the cross on our behalf
Jesus Has No Rival
Jesus conquered this great rival and enemy of life and then did an end zone dance and talked junk to death!
Worship and Rivalries: Our gods Will Fail Us
Love and worship are built into who we are as the human race. We cannot help ourselves.
The Strengthening of Competition
Even the most bitter of gridiron enemies can be partners in honoring God on the field together.
Sports, Rivalries, and Faith: The Best and Worst of Us Coming into Play
What are we to make of rivalries as followers of Jesus? Are they worthless displays of idolatry and false worship? Or are they useful to bring out the best from human beings made in the image of God? Or both?
A Christian Athlete (and Parent) Playbook for Responding to Bullying
How do athletes and parents respond to bullying in a way that honors God?
Is The Christian Athlete Different Than The Assist?
A few ways the new book is different—and better than the old one
It’s Time to Talk About Hazing
Athletes, coaches, and athletic directors, what if we flipped the script and chose the path of honoring over hazing?