Why Holmgren's Back in Church
This Week's Theme: The Church
Monday, March 6, 2000
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Key Bible Verse: Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere (Psalm 84:10a). Bonus Reading: Psalm 84:1-4
"When Coach Mike Holmgren was a kid, Sunday worship was important to his whole family. As he grew, however, he became "more interested in pickup games of touch football."
His senior year in high school, Mike was an all-American quarterback. He tried out to become back-up quarterback to Joe Namath of the New York Jets. Mike gave it his best shot, but the Jets decided to go with a more experienced player. He was crushed.
"All that had mattered to me was playing pro football," Holmgren recalls; "now that would never happen. In pursuing a name for myself, I had left God on my bedroom shelfright next to my dust-covered Bible."
That experience led Mike to open his Bible and find new direction. Following Proverbs 3:5-6, Mike began acknowledging God in all areas. The Lord led him into coaching. In 1997, his Green Bay Packers won their first Super Bowl victory in 30 years.
The worship hour is again the most important hour in Holmgren's week. "I now realize what really matters: It's not Super Bowl ringsit's the crown of eternal life."
Greg Asimakoupoulos in Decision
Personal Challenge:
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What's the most important hour in your week?
Thought to Apply: If we haven't learned to be worshipers, it doesn't really matter how well we do anything else.
ERWIN W. LUTZER (ILLINOIS PASTOR AND WRITER)
Credits: Adapted from Monday: Decision (10/97)
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