2 Timothy 4: 5 But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry. The Dana Foundation is a private US philanthropic organization whose goal is to advance brain research. A study, Mental Preparation of High-Level Athletes[i] (Kayt Sukel, July 23, 2012) interviewed key female […]
Self Discipline – Don’t be Disqualified
1 Corinthians 9: 26 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. Reading 1 Corinthians 9: 25-27, the theme of running races would not have been strange to the church in Corinth, who received this […]
Self-Discipline vs. Motivation
Titus 2: 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, A Norwegian researcher, Gro Jordalen, took on an interesting study, Self-Discipline vs. Motivation in Sports, where she interviewed World Championship and Olympic medalists, as well as emerging elite winter athletes aged 16-20. Her […]
There is Freedom in Discipline
1 Corinthians 6: 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; An athlete without discipline will fail. Some can achieve impressive short-term results based on talent and genes, but in the long run all athletes without […]
Self Control or Broken Walls
Proverbs 25: 28A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. I love a wide variety of sports. I’d prefer playing to watching most sports, but I do have an appreciation watching athletes who are at the pinnacle of their sport. For years, I enjoyed watching the tennis star Roger […]
Disqualified
1 Corinthians 9: 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize We had the privilege this week […]
