What Kind of Coach Do I Want to Be?

I have always been interested in where we come from and who we are. Why do we have such great dreams? Why do we search for a deeper meaning in life than simply surviving and reproducing? And why do we seem to have so much potential for both good and evil?

When I was working as a researcher and lecturer at the University of Helsinki, I attended an international congress on Luther research in southern Brazil. One of the things that stayed with me was a short presentation about Aboriginal communities in Australia. At the time, there was particular concern about the severe difficulties facing some of...

I still vividly remember an evening devotion at a church in my youth. It was led by a man of about forty who was a former competitive athlete. He spoke about his spiritual journey towards becoming a Christian. In his experience, competitive sport had somehow stood in the way of his Christian faith, and he had therefore given it up....