Tag Archives: Basketball

Why I Can’t Quit on My Dream

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Samuel Cronin

It used to be in high school I had a dream to play in the NBA, and I worked hard to make that happen. I practiced all the time, dribbling out the passenger window of a moving car, dribbling my … Continue reading →

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My Life on a Ladder

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Samuel Cronin

So how do I respond when I believe God is telling me to pray for and hope in something big? Something profoundly God-sized? Something only He can do? Believing in God-sized things is proper, isn’t it, for a Christian, since … Continue reading →

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Watching the 2013 World Series

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Samuel Cronin

What a thrilling World Series! We’ve seen some of the best pitching in the league, graceful leaps into the air to snag the ball with the cone of the glove, unusual pick-offs to end the game, obstruction calls, solid hits, … Continue reading →

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A Strange True Hope

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Samuel Cronin

In my flesh I’m so resistant to hope. God asks me to hope in Him (Why am I so discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise Him again — my … Continue reading →

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Shooting Baskets

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Samuel Cronin

I wonder if prayer is something like shooting a basket? Jesus tells me to pray that the ball will go in the hoop, so I pray, and then I shoot. The problem is, I’m standing on the opposite side of … Continue reading →

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