Yesterday, I had cataract surgery on my right eye. In just a couple of weeks, I’ll have the left one done too. But for now, I’m living in an unusual reality: one eye clouded with cataracts, and the ot...  Read More

Being an athlete for the majority of my life, I know what it means to work hard and make commitments. But my first semester and season in a new state with new coaches and a team full of strangers was ...  Read More

At the end of our 5-week Summer Journey Session, we asked the men and women who participated to reflect on how God moved in their lives during this intentional time in His Word. From daily readings to...  Read More

Life can be chaotic. Whether you’re carrying the weight of being a husband, wife, parent, athlete, provider, employee, business owner - or all of the above - it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. We strive t...  Read More

I used to chase hockey, success, and performance. And for a while, they filled me - until they didn’t. Have you ever felt like something was missing, even when everything looked good on the outside? I...  Read More

Mike Wall’s story is one of unexpected turns, divine appointments, and a God who does immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine. Raised in a Christian home, Mike accepted Jesus as his Savior at a y...  Read More

What if you could win every game that you have ever played? That’s the goal of every athlete, right? For me, that goal became an obsession. I grew up in a competitive household, and I expected the bes...  Read More

We all experience anger. But have you ever paused to ask yourself why you’re angry?More often than not, anger doesn’t just show up out of nowhere. It usually stems from one of two sources:1. A Goal is...  Read More

Have you ever stopped to consider what it means to be eternal?Scripture tells us in Ecclesiastes 3:11 that God “…has set eternity in the human heart…"Every person, whether they believe in God or not, ...  Read More

“Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.” -  1 John 3:2All...  Read More

See what God did on Prayer Day 2025...  Read More

I was raised in Portland, Oregon, then moved to Seattle when I was 10 years old. From a young age, hockey had been my passion, purpose, and most significant priority. I adopted an identity as the “hoc...  Read More

More Than a Game: Talor Joseph Finds Purpose on the IceHockey is more than a game—it’s a test of perseverance, faith, and character. Few embody this better than Talor Joseph, a goaltender for the Hunt...  Read More

I wouldn’t say my life has been marked by some great athletic achievement. I was an average athlete—nothing spectacular—but I have always enjoyed sports. I ran track and played basketball and volleyba...  Read More

So many of us believe lies about who we are.We believe we are defined by our performance, our reputation, our past mistakes, our status, our wealth, etc. We look at ourselves and believe lies like: •I...  Read More

From Performance to Purpose: Stuart Brown’s Path to True FreedomStuart Brown’s journey with Pure Encouragement began two and a half years ago when he was invited to join a Journey Group. Since then, h...  Read More

I grew up in Dallas, Texas in a solid Christian home; we went to church every Sunday morning. My parents taught me that Jesus is "the Way, the Truth, and the Life," but I never really lived it. It was...  Read More

Do You Want to Dig Deeper on God's Promises from the Identity Challenge? We created a 6-week Deep Dive for individual study or small group discussion to help you dig deeper into understanding who you ...  Read More

From Adversity to Leadership: Sam Feamster’s Journey of Faith and esilienceIn 2022, Sam Feamster joined our first-ever Confidence Group. At the time, Sam was a 20-year-old junior hockey player facing...  Read More

Get encouraged at how God is moving in peoples lives in the Identity Challenge 2025. Read comments and get strengthened in your own walk with Jesus....  Read More

As Competitors for Christ, many of us believe our significance is determined by our performance and what others think. Consequently, we struggle with fear, insecurity, and lack of confidence. Are you ...  Read More

In the last few months, I have felt stretched and overwhelmed in many ways. I have not felt strong and courageous like so many of the men listed above. Honestly, I have felt exhausted and scared at ti...  Read More

There’s a passage in the Bible that I heavily relate to and often use while giving my testimony - Matthew 14:24-33, the account of Jesus walking on water in the midst of a storm. I will be referencing...  Read More

Are you a prayer warrior? See below for a prayer you can use to call on the Name of the Lord before competition. Use it to attack your game with confidence and strength in the Lord. ...  Read More