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  • Suit Up for Battle

    January 22, 2010

    devotional
    Set: 

    Hockey Chat:  Could you imagine what the scores would be like if goalies weren’t allowed to wear any equipment.  We’ve got some talent between the posts during our skates but they thank much of that to the equipment they put on.  Not only does it help to stop the pucks, it stops the pain as well.  Going out there unequipped would be disastrous.  Sure they would stand there for a few minutes and maybe even grab a slow sliding puck with their bare hands.  But as the attacks keep coming, their lack of preparedness would leave them broken down.  Every player has equipment to keep them safe.  It helps them stand their ground and play hard.

  • Being an Imitator of God

    January 22, 2010

    devotional
    Set: 

    I was blessed to play one season of basketball with my hero, two-time Olympic Captain, Naismith Award Winner, first female Globetrotter…Lynette Woodard. The first day I practiced with her, I tried to do everything like she did. I stayed after practice with her and as she touched the rim ten times and made ten free throws in a row, I touched the backboard ten times and made five free throws in a row (It was a start!). I even went so far as to get my hair permed into a curly white-girl’s afro … anything to be like Lynette.

  • Run and Hide

    January 21, 2010

    devotional
    Set: 

    De'Andre had it all: a great college basketball career behind him, a Master's Degree from a prestigious institution and an awesome job on Capitol Hill. He had the world by the tail. He thought he had it all on his own. Thinking he didn't need any help, he walked away from his faith and continued to thrive by the world's standards. But when the things of the world didn't fill him up, he decided that he needed more. He left his career to chase a dream. That wasn't necessarily a bad thing, as this is where his true adventure began. When his dream crumbled, he ran and hid. People offered help, love and care, but he was lost in the sin of the world. He had no desire to return home to Christ.

  • Unselfish Love

    January 21, 2010

    icebreaker

    For small group

    At least one person who can do push-ups (10 or 20 for each group member, depending on size of group).

    Reward for each group member (hamburgers, food, candy, snacks)

    In a small group of 5-7 people, ask for volunteers who can do 10 push-ups.

    Then, ask those volunteers who can do 10 or 20 push-ups times the number of people in the group (70 total for example).

    Out of those volunteers, ask the group to pick one person to do the total number of push-ups (Student A).

    Have everyone form a circle and bring student A into the middle. Then show the rewards to everyone and explain the challenge below.

  • New Way

    January 21, 2010

    devotional
    Set: 

    Hockey Chat:  In 1896, the Ontario Hockey Association stated the role of the goaltender in the rules: "The goalkeeper must not during play lie, sit, or kneel upon the ice” These rules held until goalies were given permission to drop to the ice with the start of the NHL in 1917.  The new rules gave them freedom from being penalized for dropping down and allowed them to better protect their goal.

  • Daily Discipline

    January 21, 2010

    podcast

    What we do consistently is what we will become.

  • Prove It

    January 21, 2010

    devotional
    Set: 

    Hockey Chat: There is only one true Stanley Cup.  It is authenticated by the seal of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the bottom of the Cup which can be seen when winning players lift the Cup over their heads.

  • Shepherding a Championship Team

    January 20, 2010

    podcast

    The University of Alabama defeated Texas for the National Championship in college football.  Go inside with the team as Dr. Gary Cramer shares his calling as chaplain to the Crimson Tide.

  • Becoming a Volunteer Chaplain

    January 20, 2010

    podcast
    What does it take to be a successful volunteer chaplain? Doug Pollock, chaplain for the basketball teams at Bradley answers that question and much more as he walks you through the process.

  • What Stinks?

    January 20, 2010

    devotional
    Set: 

    I had a point guard who struggled early on with her play and self-confidence. After beating herself up after a practice, I stood by her and said, "What stinks?" She replied, "My game." I disagreed and told her it was her attitude about her game. I told her to stop her stinkin' thinkin'!

    To many times as athletes (and coaches) we tend to think the worst about ourselves or our situations. We tend to find our value in who we are as athletes, not in who we are in Christ. When this happens, as it did with this player, our stinkin' thinkin' takes over and our God-pleasing thoughts take a back seat.

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