The Increase | John 3:30

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Stories from the lives of athletes, all pressing toward the goal found in John 3:30:
"He must increase, but I must decrease."

Extravagant Living – Jordan Matthews

For the past two seasons, I have been pretty unhealthy, constantly trying to recover. My injuries, and then surgery, affected everything else in my game and in my life. Today, I feel better than I have in a really long time. After playing five years in the NFL, I’m starting to understand how the Read More
Prioritizing Your Praise – Matt Forte

There’s a first time for everything. While I was playing in the league, I went to every chapel service there was. We had a mix of former players, former players’ sons, pastors and chaplains give services to us. Many different types of men would speak, but I knew that would never be me. I Read More
He’s Changing Me Still – Ryan Carpenter

I grew up in Christian home and went to church every Sunday. I think I had a relationship with Jesus when I was younger, but I didn’t really understand what that looked like in the day-to-day. I moved away from home at 16 years old to play hockey and at that time, when I was Read More
My Hope for Our Marriage – Chris Maragos

Marriage is a blessing. Outside of Christ’s love for us, I believe it’s the best representation of sacrificial love. As Serah and I grow closer as a couple, our love grows deeper. We each know how much we sacrifice for each other. I see it every day as she loves and serves me, and Read More
Being Coached – Matt Hasselbeck

I hate to admit it, but one of the things I miss most about being in the game is being coached. I played for 18 years and throughout the whole time I was being coached, one of my biggest struggles was rolling my eyes from time to time. But now, I realize how much I Read More
More Than Halfway – Tress Way

This is a time in my life when I have felt the most outside stress, more than ever before. I’ve been very happy-go-lucky for a long time, without a lot of worries or stressers. In college, I was so focused on hanging out with friends and having fun, and then the first few years in the Read More
What I Hope… — Benjamin Watson

It’s one thing to lose, it’s another thing to go out on a note like we did. It’s hard when there is some sort of injustice or bad call that you have no control of. It was a long week after the NFC Championship Game. Ending is never easy in any capacity. Every athlete Read More
Offseason Anxieties – Xavier Scruggs

Checking my phone every two minutes to see if I missed a call from my agent is not how I imagined my offseason. I’m over here checking Twitter for breaking news like for some reason my own signing would pop up on my feed, as if it would be a surprise to me. Name after Read More
The Way It Used To Be – Adam LaRoche

Here I am, sitting at my desk and wondering what I should share today. And then I think, “Man, here I go again. I’m trying to control everything. I’m trying to put my touch on life, trying to think about what people want to hear from me.” But that’s not what this is about. I Read More
Clinging to Christ – Steven Souza

This offseason has been one of the hardest I’ve ever experienced. Recovering from a torn pec, moving into a new home and figuring out life with a 2-year-old has been quite a rollercoaster. But in a lot of ways, it has been a fruitful one as well. Last season was the first time I Read More

Extravagant Living – Jordan Matthews
Prioritizing Your Praise – Matt Forte
He’s Changing Me Still – Ryan Carpenter
My Hope for Our Marriage – Chris Maragos
Being Coached – Matt Hasselbeck
More Than Halfway – Tress Way
What I Hope… — Benjamin Watson
Offseason Anxieties – Xavier Scruggs
The Way It Used To Be – Adam LaRoche
Clinging to Christ – Steven Souza

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"He must increase, but I must decrease."

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