by Fellowship of Christian Athletes (Author), Matt Stover (Foreword by)

Have you had your daily workout?

As an athlete with a passion for sports, you view life through a competitive lens. And yet, your drive for success and commitment to your sport may lead to distancing yourself from friends, family, church, and school.

God doesn't intend for you to go it alone. He wants to be included in your athletics and in every other area of your life. Heart of an Athlete is your daily spiritual training.

Written by athletes, coaches, and team chaplains for athletes of every level, this devotional goes straight to the issues that matter most, such as identity, fear, trust, and recognition. Each reading includes:

● a verse or passage from Scripture to direct your heart and mind
● a teaching point that draws a lesson from the passage
● questions to help apply God's truth to your life
● additional scripture references to dig deeper
● a closing prayer to commit to the Lord what you've learned

When you become a true competitor for Christ, you can make an eternal impact on those around you: your teammates, your coaches, your family, and even your rivals.

No matter if your athlete loves baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, track, or golf--whatever the sport, this book makes a great gift for teen boys and girls, new graduates, and any Christian young adult in need of an engaging devotional!

Back Jacket

Athletes have a passion for sports that makes them unique, viewing life through a competitive lens. The desire to compete and their drive for success can mean seeing friends, family, church, and school as distractions. Usually the first to be sacrificed is their spiritual life. And yet, God does not intend for athletes to go it alone. Heart of an Athlete is spiritual training for the competitor, 120 devotions written specifically for athletes of every level. It goes straight to the issues that matter most to athletes, such as identity, fear, trust, and recognition. This athletic devotional encourages readers to spend regular, short, and meaningful time in God's Word to help them become true competitors for Christ.

Author Biography

Since 1954, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes has challenged athletes and coaches to impact the world for Jesus Christ. FCA is cultivating Christian principles in communities throughout the world by encouraging, equipping, and empowering others to serve as examples and to make a difference. Reaching over two million people annually on the professional, college, high school, junior high, and youth levels, FCA has grown into one of the largest sports ministries. Through this shared passion for athletics and faith, lives are changed for current and future generations.

Dan Britton serves as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' executive vice president of international ministry and training at the National Support Center in Kansas City. He has been on FCA staff since 1991. In high school and college, Dan was a standout lacrosse player. He continued his lacrosse career by playing professional indoor lacrosse for four years with the Baltimore Thunder. He has coauthored three books-- One Word That Will Change Your Life, WisdomWalks, and WisdomWalks SPORTS--and he is the author and editor of eleven FCA books. He still plays and coaches lacrosse and enjoys running marathons. He and his wife Dawn reside in Overland Park, Kansas, with their three children.