Make the Extra Effort

Proverbs 16:32 “Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.” We live in a generation of instant satisfaction. I want this, I want that, and I want it now! Do we have patience anymore? We find waiting, making time, or going...

For Sale: One Pair of Skis with Bindings

Acts 2:45 (ESV) “And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.” With lift ticket prices topping $150 in some places and the newest shred gear getting more and more expensive each year, we...

A Servant First

1 Samuel Chapter 17 I love the story about King David’s younger years, especially leading up to when he removes the 9ft, trash-talking, giant named Goliath. This guy had been taunting the Israelites for so long and no one from the Israelite army was willing to get...

Understanding Mercy

Micah 6:8 “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” If you’ve spent any time in church, you have heard that God gives mercy. But do we really...

Holding it All Together

Hebrews 1:3 (NASB) “And He . . . upholds all things by the word of His power.” Competitions can be difficult at times. There is so much pressure to ride at the peak of your ability. There is so much anticipation and nervousness. You do all that you can to get ready...

Spreading the Vision

1 Corinthians 12:12-14 “Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit...