It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today we open the book of Hebrews. The Family Wins devotional reflects on Hebrews 1:3 — “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being… he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.” Painters have tried. SculptorsContinueContinue reading “Episode 36: The Only True Picture of God | Hebrews 1:3 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
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Episode 35: Tactful Words to Touch the Heart | Philemon 9-10 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on Philemon 9-10 — “I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love… I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains.” Tact has been called the ability to arrange awkward truthContinueContinue reading “Episode 35: Tactful Words to Touch the Heart | Philemon 9-10 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 34: The Questions That Matter | Titus 3:9 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on Titus 3:9 — “But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless.” How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Can God make a rock so big HeContinueContinue reading “Episode 34: The Questions That Matter | Titus 3:9 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 33: The Frame Around the Gospel | Titus 2:7, 10 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on Titus 2:7 and 10 — “In everything set them an example by doing what is good… so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.” A picture frame looks like an afterthought. It isn’t. AContinueContinue reading “Episode 33: The Frame Around the Gospel | Titus 2:7, 10 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Brave Enough to Try
“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”
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”