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  • Ice In Their Veins

    January 01, 2014

    Ice In Their Veins

    Traditions run deep in the Swider-Peltz family—especially when it comes to speedskating and spreading the message of Jesus Christ.

  • The Power of One Word

    December 31, 2013

    devotional
    Set: 

    Get One Word for the new year…but be careful! It might change you.

    Since 1999, we started the simple discipline of developing a One Word theme for the upcoming year. That is right—One Word. Not a phrase, not a statement, just a single word. To this point, it has been nothing short of life-changing.

  • Picke Me! Pick Me! Pick Me!

    December 30, 2013

    devotional
    Set: 

    Coaches often travel the country recruiting future players, selling their programs, and hoping that future stars will pick their particular school. Blue-chip recruits are in high demand, and every coach is inwardly crying, “Pick me! Pick me!” This is a great analogy for choosing godly wisdom, as illustrated in Proverbs.

    In chapter 8, wisdom calls out to us and pleads her case about why we should pick her. Choosing wisdom is invaluable. It is better than the best thing we could ever want. Why? As the writer says at the end of the chapter, whoever finds wisdom finds happiness and life, and obtains favor from the Lord.

  • The Comparison Game

    December 29, 2013

    devotional
    Set: 

    Every day, I run across the same busy bridge without sidewalks. Once, as I saw a car coming, I scooted to the guardrail, expecting they would slide toward the center lane. Nope. They stayed fully in their lane, flew past me, and nearly clipped off my arm! I whipped around shouting angrily. They didn’t hear me (a good thing).

    Why hadn’t they moved over? I thought angrily. It’s not that difficult to see a runner coming straight toward you. Where’s the common courtesy? I always accommodate a runner on the road!

  • Going Through the Motions Is Not Progress

    December 28, 2013

    devotional
    Set: 
    Sometimes we mistake movement for progress, but if we are moving around in only one spot, we are not really making progress. Isn’t that how life looks from time to time—a whole lot of movement but not a lot of progress? The children of
    Israel experienced this. They went around in circles for years, thinking they were headed toward the long-awaited promise, only to find themselves right back where they started,year after year, season after season.
     

  • Attitude

    December 27, 2013

    devotional
    Set: 

    As coaches, we’re subject to having good days and bad days. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. I always like winning better than losing. Enough losses in a row, and any of us can get a little blue. So how do we maintain a joyful life? The Bible gives us some good answers, as in the text above.

  • Confidence Building

    December 26, 2013

    devotional
    Set: 

    Each contest we’re involved in as coaches is filled with missed opportunities, errors, and mistakes. In some games, like volleyball, basketball, softball, and baseball, we have only a few seconds to respond to shortcomings or errors. In other sports like football, golf, and track and field, response time may be longer. Regardless of the seconds or minutes that tick away, our reactions to our players’ mistakes are critical, not only for their confidence but often for the outcome of the game.

  • New Opportunities, New Realities

    December 25, 2013

    devotional
    Set: 

    As the coach of a college fall sport, for me, this time of year is a time of looking forward and planning ahead. We've finished reflecting on the past season, we've completed our exit interviews and we've laid out the plans for spring training. Now our attention turns to filling open positions with future recruits and envisioning what the future team will look like. Veterans return from Christmas break ready to embrace the challenge of becoming smarter, better and stronger. New recruits sign on with the hopes of becoming an important part of the future of the program.

    In every new season, we are presented with new opportunities, new challenges, new relationships and new realities.

  • I Prayed for You

    December 24, 2013

    devotional
    Set: 

    I have many memorable moments from my coaching days. I recall a pregame meeting that actually involved no talk about the upcoming game. Usually we reviewed assignments and our first series of plays, but in this particular meeting I took another direction. I told the players how I had been praying for them. I prayed for their safety on the field and that they would do well in the classroom. Most importantly, I prayed that if they were uncertain about their salvation that God would send them to me or some other Christian who would show them how to have a personal relationship with God.

  • Gear Up

    December 23, 2013

    devotional
    Set: 
    Proper equipment is crucial in sports. When I watch youth sports, I see many athletes not using the right gear. Little League players use bats and gloves way too big for them. Young hoops players use balls twice the size they need and are shooting at hoops that are way too high. Football players are playing tackle before they can spell it. When preparing young athletes, coupling good equipment with proper instruction will lead to ultimate improvement.
     

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