“You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.” – Dolly Parton A small sheet of paper hangs above my daughter’s desk. A hand-drawn ribbon ties a bow across the top of its frame. Inside, in bold, rounded letters, are words from Dolly Parton: Dolly on Bravery I found it this weekendContinueContinue reading “Brave Enough to Try”
Author Archives: Marc Casciani
Episode 32: Not What You Do, But Whom You Know | Titus 1:16 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional lands on Titus 1:16, where Paul writes: “They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient.” Good works can’t save you — Titus 3:5 makes that plain. But here’s the flip side Paul won’t let usContinueContinue reading “Episode 32: Not What You Do, But Whom You Know | Titus 1:16 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 31: What Demas Lost | 2 Timothy 4:9-10 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional opens in 2 Timothy 4:9-10, where Paul writes: “Do your best to come to me quickly, for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me.” Every sport falls into one of two categories — individual or team. And nothing wastes a teamContinueContinue reading “Episode 31: What Demas Lost | 2 Timothy 4:9-10 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 30: The Revelation That’s Forever Relevant | 2 Timothy 3:16 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Thirty days into this neighborhood — thank you for walking through it with me. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 2 Timothy 3:16 — “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness.” The Bible has been translated into more languages,ContinueContinue reading “Episode 30: The Revelation That’s Forever Relevant | 2 Timothy 3:16 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 29: Lover of God or Lover of Gold? | 2 Timothy 3:1-2 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 2 Timothy 3:1-2 — “There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money.” Lover of God, or lover of gold? Only one letter separates the two words, but the outlooks they describeContinueContinue reading “Episode 29: Lover of God or Lover of Gold? | 2 Timothy 3:1-2 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 28: Enthusiasm Is Easier Than Obedience | 2 Timothy 2:21 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 2 Timothy 2:21 — “Those who cleanse themselves will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master, and prepared to do any good work.” Stir up. Hold fast. Be strong. Endure hardness. Study. Shun. Flee. At first glance,ContinueContinue reading “Episode 28: Enthusiasm Is Easier Than Obedience | 2 Timothy 2:21 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 27: Greatness That Begins in the Heart | 2 Timothy 2:1 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 2 Timothy 2:1 — “You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” There’s something remarkable about many people who earn the title “tower of strength” — they’re rarely towering physically or unshakeable emotionally. David BrainerdContinueContinue reading “Episode 27: Greatness That Begins in the Heart | 2 Timothy 2:1 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 26: The Invisible, Invincible Inside Helper | 2 Timothy 1:14 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today we move into a new book — 2 Timothy. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 2 Timothy 1:14 — “Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you — guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.” Some decisions are aContinueContinue reading “Episode 26: The Invisible, Invincible Inside Helper | 2 Timothy 1:14 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
I Think I Can, Under God
You don’t drift into grit, and you don’t stumble into a calling. You position yourself, body, mind, and will, under God. Then you climb. The little train sat stalled at the bottom of the mountain. Toys and good food for the children on the other side needed to get over that ridge, and every big,ContinueContinue reading “I Think I Can, Under God”
Episode 25: Like Lions in the Midst of Sheep | 1 Timothy 6:12 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Timothy 6:12 — “Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called.” The Christian life was never meant to be lived from the comfort of an overstuffed armchair. Charles Spurgeon drew aContinueContinue reading “Episode 25: Like Lions in the Midst of Sheep | 1 Timothy 6:12 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”