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Impact a Life // Coach a Sport

I have many memories of my coaches through the years playing sports. Some good and some bad.
However, as I have now been through the process of organizing a high school basketball league, Baller Basketball, and sought after quality volunteer coaches, as well as coaching a team myself, I am reminded of the [...]

Creative Originality and Christians

Phil Cooke, a writer, speaker, filmmaker, & media consultant, posted on an interesting topic, “Why Can’t Christians Be More Orginial?” The post stemmed from a USA Today online article that discusses the copying of designs and logos from some in the Christian industry. An excerpt from the article states:
“American retailers sell about $4.6 [...]

Athletics as Pre-Church

Read an interesting post from Ben Arment on the topic of pre-church, creating environments for people that built community and meet needs before they ever stepped foot into a church. Here are some thoughts from the post:
If you think of spiritual receptivity as a continuum –with hostility on one side and fanaticism on the [...]

Merry Christmas 09

I have been very busy the last few months. The schedule has included adjusting to our newly born son, working double shifts, and launching a high school basketball league, to name a few.
Blog posts have been taking a back sit around here as well. However, I am still here and looking forward [...]

New Addition to the Family

May I introduce to you a new addition to our family, Josias Christopher Harvey.

After a difficult name search (finding a unique name and that sounds good in Spanish and English), we finally compromised on a name that took time to grow on us. But we are loving it more each day. It just fits, thankfully. [...]

Baller Basketball

Baller Basketball, a division of Baller Athletics, is set to launch a high school league at Crestwood Baptist Church, Kentucky.
Baller Basketball is dedicated to cultivating the player and the game.
Guiding Principles //

Be a player of character.
Be a player that works hard.
Be a team player.
Be a player that respects the game.
Be a player that [...]

DWYL Resources

The team over at Don’t Waste Your Life continue to provide new engaging resources and many for FREE.
Similar to Relevant Revolution, Sermon Jams have mixed the message of DWYL to various musical beats on CD.
Below is a DWYL Sermon Jam Video:

Download FREE DWYL Wallpapers:

The entire DWYL Book and group Study Guide is available [...]

Pastor-Athlete // C.J. Mahaney

The following 7 minute video is from the T4G video crew at the office of  C.J Mahaney documenting his library, work habits, thoughts on music, inspirations, and a unique glimpse into the life of a self-described “pastor-athlete.”
I had the privilege to attend the T4G conference 2008 and to learn and be encouraged by the brilliant minds and [...]

The Image of God in the Human Body // Essays on Christianity and Sports

While listening to a C.J. Mahaney message, “Don’t Waste Your Sports,” I noted an article that he referenced.
The article is entitled, “Created to Play: Thoughts on Play, Sport, and the Christian Life,” written by Erik Thoennes, Associate Professor at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University.
I searched for this article and discovered [...]

More Than A Game

More Than A Game, a documentary following the story of LeBron James and his High School teammates, has been hyped, blogged, and analyzed for some time now.
However, I am posting this story again because I am a huge fan of documentaries, especially sport related stories. The film is set to launch in selective [...]