With regard to thinking sports are petty, how do we determine that sports are petty? If sports are petty to God, what else is unimportant to Him? If he is only concerned with the “big things” of life, what exactly constitutes a “big thing”?…
It was also a lesson made possible only by Christianity. I really don’t know anything about Galarraga’s or Joyce’s beliefs, but I do know that it was Christianity that taught the world the virtues of humility and forgiveness…
Want to start up some interesting conversation? Float this question out into your next gathering, whatever kind it is. Whenever I have the opportunity to do this, I have never been disappointed and am always stimulated by the responses that quickly come.
My challenge to anyone reading this is to dig deep inside yourself and identify if you have made a ‘good’ desire a ‘bad’ goal. For many of us it will take a lot of courage to go to that place because it is very deep and dark…
As a coach, I prefer positive motivation (encourage, build up, correct in love) over negative motivation (discourage, tear down, correct in fear)…
“Was there competition in the Garden before the Fall? Will there be competition in Heaven?” – crucial questions for Sports Ministers to clearly and convincingly answer…