Genesis is where the story begins. It’s the foundation of everything that follows. Creation, identity, responsibility, rest, and relationship with God. Rather than rushing ahead, this series starts at the beginning, trusting that formation matters before function. For coaches, parents, and leaders, Genesis reminds us that who we are becoming always matters more than what we are producing.
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ACCEPTED
“If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, and you must rule over it.” -Genesis 4:7 Genesis 4 is an unsettling chapter in the Bible for me. Cain worshiped. He brought an offering. He stood before…
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COVERED
And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. -Genesis 3:21 Failure has a way of making us want to disappear. In coaching, mistakes are rarely private. Missed decisions, lost games, words we wish we could take back. These mistakes tend to linger, replaying in our minds…
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ENTRUSTED
Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. – Genesis 2:7-8 The Lord…
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HOVERING
The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. – Genesis 1:2-3 The coaching profession can be very uncertain at times. Every year, phenomenal…