As unoriginal of a title as it is...I'm Back

Locker room of life was started as a place for me to pick out some sports stories and help illustrate some spiritual truths, as I see them, through the world of sports. Now, don't get me wrong...(Billy Joel's "My Life" was playing as I started writing and I think it got in my head, based on that last phrase. Sorry, reader..Nickelback's "Rockstar" is playing now, who knows where I'll go next)Anyway don't get me wrong, sports will still be a big topic. This is my little corner of the internet and I can't imagine I can avoid talking sports every so often.

But there is more to life than sports (somebody tell Diana I put that in writing) and I would be remiss to avoid the Spiritual moments in life that could edify other Christians because they don't involve sports.

For those of you who don't know me well or do and wonder why I picked Locker Room of Life for my corner on the web, here's the deal. A role model for me in high school...and to this day, truth be told...Steve used to bring us the high school football reports on Sunday morning as "Al B. Bach." Our intrepid reporter would finish each report with spiritual truth and sign off from the "locker room of life" each week. At first I borrowed the idea as a neat sports connection but over the last few months it has come to identify a point of my ministry.
The locker room is not where you play the game. It's where you prepare, or rest during a break but the game takes place out on the field. Equally, the church or this blog is a perfect place to prepare, make adjustments, and rest and replenish during a break from the life...but it's not the place God sent you here to be. Players take the prep and adjustments from the locker room onto the field...and we have to do the same. God has us all here for a purpose and it's not in the locker room.
Make time to step out on the field and play the game. You libel to get beat up and tired... you might even get injured and when you need help or edification head into the locker room and spend some time with your team. But don't waste time getting back in the game...cause here's the deal...I've already seen the final score...we win...by a lot, and you want to be part of it.