As Christians, the Holy Spirit seals us and is the guarantee of our inheritance. Because of Him we are assured of our salvation. No one can break the seal of God. ...  Read More

God is protecting us by HIS POWER through FAITH for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. The same Power that made the mountains, seas, stars, and everything else in all creation is guard...  Read More

The old is gone; the new has come! We are NEW creations in Christ, born again to a living hope, and we have been given a NEW mind, NEW heart, and NEW purpose in Christ....  Read More

At salvation, the Lord gave us a new heart and put a new Spirit within us. He removed our heart of stone and gave us a heart of flesh. We did not experience merely an outward behavior modification, bu...  Read More

With new life, comes NEW PURPOSE. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who...  Read More

We have a NEW citizenship, a NEW homeland, and NEW Kingdom to which we belong. We have been transferred out of the domain of darkness into the Kingdom of Light. This is not our home! We are looking fo...  Read More

A witness testifies to what they have seen and heard. As Christians, we ARE witnesses who testify to the world the amazing works of God. Like the Apostle John writes, “We proclaim to you what we have ...  Read More

God has called us to an extraordinary mission. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus. Therefore, GO, and MAKE DISCIPLES of all nations.” In Christ, we ARE disciple mak...  Read More

We are hand selected, chosen instruments of the Lord to bear His Name among the sports community. What an honor and privilege. God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. ...  Read More

The day Jesus called his disciples, He said, “Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men.” These men were experts at fishing for fish. However, Jesus saw beyond fish and gave them an eternal purpose...  Read More

Let's keep the momentum going Here are some ideas to stay on offense and to keep fighting to be rooted in our identity in Christ. When we know who God declares us to be, we will not look to our perfor...  Read More

Today, we CELEBRATE by praising and thanking God for all He has done in the past 30 days using Psalm 145. ...  Read More

Confession time...There are times when I lose my cool behind the bench, especially after a bad call that the ref makes (or does not make) or if we make a poor play leading to a goal against. Sometimes...  Read More

March 2009 — I woke up in my Washington D.C. hotel room filled with excitement. We, the Miami Redhawks, were in the Division I NCAA National Championship game. Two nights prior, in our first Frozen Fo...  Read More

I was fortunate enough to grow up in a Christian home with a family who supported me wholeheartedly. Even with their support, it was easy to let hockey take over my identity and become my master over ...  Read More

Every day we ask questions. “How does this work?” “When did she get there?” “What’s that noise coming from?” “Who got the promotion?” Or thought of through the lens of sports, the questions are a l...  Read More

New year, new you? NOPE! It has nothing to do with who we were in 2023 vs. who we want to become in 2024, or even the goals that we missed or the habits that didn’t change from the previous year. We’v...  Read More

I love the New Year. For me, it is a time of reflection and goal setting. I find great joy in celebrating the previous year and planning forward with hope and possibility.   The problem I often run in...  Read More

The 30 Day Challenge is a process to renew our minds and stand firm on God's declarations of who we are in Christ!As Competitors, too often we believe our worth and value is tied to our performance an...  Read More

“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).” (Matthew 1:23) “Where is your God now Steffes?”There were three minutes left in t...  Read More

From the age of 3 until about 12, every year at Christmas time my parents would ask me to write down a big PRESENT that I would want. This ranged from a Lego set, to a bicycle, and everywhere in betwe...  Read More

There are lots of inspirational sports stories and movies out there. This may date me a bit but one of my favorites is an older one called “We Are Marshall,” which came out in 2006. It is an incredibl...  Read More

2 Corinthians 12:9 ESVBut he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of C...  Read More

What Jesus said in The Sermon on the Mount must be taken to heart, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” Athletes truly, truly are the city on the hill.For athletes,...  Read More