New Testament
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Pleasing Man or God
Ricky Simmons exemplifies a college football player who went from the penthouse to the outhouse. In the early 1980s, he was a star receiver for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. After...
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Follow the Leader
Who is the greatest women’s basketball coach? My pick would be the head coach of the NC State Wolfpack women’s basketball team from 1975-2009. It’s not because Kay Yow...
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Beyond Despair
Serena Williams has been one of the most successful professional tennis champions over the past couple of decades. However, she found that all her accomplishments in sports weren’t enough...
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Sports Parables
Ron Brown has used sports parables to teach the Bible for most of his coaching career. He spent 24 years as an assistant football coach at Nebraska, helping the...
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Handling Fame
Here’s what Peter Keating, reporting on ESPN’s fourth annual World of Fame 100 issue, wrote about fame or popularity. “You’ll find that our index teaches some basic lessons about the...
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Guard Your Heart
Ohio State football’s memorabilia-for-cash and tattoos scandal forced coach Jim Tressel to resign following a stellar career that included an overall record of 94–22. He failed to report information...
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The Servant Leader
When discussing his football team, former Detroit Lions head coach Jim Caldwell stated, “The more you know about them, the better you can serve them. I’ve always believed coaching...
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Resurrection!
In the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, the U.S. hockey team beat the mighty Russian team in a dramatic upset. The U.S. team consisted of college players who would go...
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Fixing the Problem
Being a Christian is not an ego trip. Former NBA basketball coach Paul Westphal said, “A lot of people accuse Christians of claiming salvation and then thinking that makes...
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