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The Street Stops Here // Documentary

The Street Stops Here brings to film the story previously written in the book, “The Miracle of St. Anthony.”
I really enjoyed the book and was inspired to make an impact on others lives through coaching.
Coach Bob Hurley, Sr Numbers //

36 years as St. Anthony Boy’s Head Basketball Coach
957 career victories
106 career losses
25 State Parochial Championships
2 [...]

Tiger Woods, Athletes, and Atonement

I tuned into the highly anticipated Tiger Woods public statement broadcast yesterday.
While I believe the overall message was sincere and a step in a positive direction for Woods, there was an initial statement that stood out to me, that could of easily been overheard, that really exposes the heart of the issue. [...]

Top 25 Most Influential Christian Sports Figures // Sports Spectrum

Sports Spectrum, a Christian sports magazine, is creating a Silver Anniversary book of the TOP 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL CHRISTIAN SPORTS FIGURES who have appeared in Sports Spectrum over the last 25 years.
You can VOTE NOW through Feb 28 for who appears in the book.  There are 101 nominees to pick from.
As I took the survey, [...]

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 [...]