7 spiritual disciples athletes can put into practice during a pandemic to grow in their faith

There is a better path forward when it comes to athletes and their mental health. Unsurprisingly, it involves a God who cares about the unseen realities of our soul and his word inviting us into an authentic relationship with him.

What does it look like for the guy or girl sitting on the bench to continue living out their faith while watching another person start in their place?

7 ways to share your faith and serve your teammates without making things awkward.

Sports shows our desire for something beyond mere survival. It’s evidence of something intrinsic within us that wants to not only see beauty and celebrate it—but see it a second or third time. 

Ironically, coaches do a disservice to athletes when their primary motivational tactic is fear. Aside from being both occasionally dangerous and cruel, it does not set players up for optimal success, which is what every coach should be striving towards.

How do we guard ourselves against the Devils schemes? I think it starts with identifying the lies he hopes we will believe.

Whether he intended it or not, Dak Prescott’s video turned into a 90 second sermon worth listening to.

What follows are three reasons why being a Christian makes you a better athlete—and the one reason it oftentimes won’t.

Sometimes being back at home feels like an away game. So I created an infographic offering a few practical tips across six categories to help move you forward while you’re all stuck home together.

Athlete, God can be glorified through your time at home. Be intentional.

Athlete, now that sports are temporarily on hold, there is another good gift that can threaten our relationship with God or strengthen it: your phone.

The greatest good the world has ever know was birthed out of the greatest tragedy it had ever experienced.

Athlete, you can still glorify God right now. The “whatever you do” does not apply to sports, at the moment. But it does apply to every other area of your life that occupies your mind and your time.

I think Jesus would stop playing sports and use his platform to point us all to something of far greater significance than a game.

Would Jesus attend a UFC fight? I think he would. But there is a bigger question we need to wrestle with before we can fully understand why I think he wouldn't hesitate to attend to show up.

This is not a “how to play kickball with your family in a way that glorifies God.” It’s how to do it in a way that you don’t want to strangle each other when it’s over. Which I guess is at some level glorifying to God.

The prosperity gospel says this: if I trust in God and have enough faith, he will reward me with earthly blessings like health, wealth and success.

There are so many things athletes need to prioritize in their life, especially at the collegiate level. But for athletes who identify as Christ-followers and have a desire to glorify him through their athletic experience, there are three non-negotiable priorities. 

Like any well-tread and popular Christian phrase, through the years AO1 has come to mean many different things to many different kinds of players, all at different levels of Christian maturity and understanding.