Jesus Christ Hockey Blog

  This week I’ll be covering music and how it has certainly changed the way I live my life for God and using it to glorify him. We all have been in the rinks, locker rooms or tailgates of music that sounds pleasing, fun and catchy; but at some point in that moment do you try to find God's message? Many songs these days speak against God and we may not know it.  Personally, I try my best to influence others with my music taste with Christian music, worship, christian rap and hymes. I have 100% scared teammates with my music choices and stir up questions of why don't people experience music like I do? For the message, not for the pleasure. I for one dont wanna listen to song speopking about lust, distruction, iggurance, murder, lies and a laundry list more not only before playing a game, but approaching life with that music being so influential, that it can and has made me fall short. I’ve recently watched a Netflix film called, A Week Away, that brought back some fun memo...

For hockey players, staff and parents; hockey rest days are few and far in between during the long seasons. Long night, bus rides, fast food we “don't” make time to just rest in God's presence. I can tell you one thing for sure, we can get a fair share of naps but wake up restless, irritated, pressured, not truly resetting. I fall victim to this way of living all the time. Even though a healthy amount of work is put in to relieve my stress, it still lingers in the back of my mind. You can read the 1st chapter in the bible and you’d read that even God rested on the 7th day of creating everything and the heavens. Throughout the old testament Jews practiced the Sabbath day to be in God's rest and presence. Jesus slept during a raging storm at sea.  When Jesus went back to heaven he sat at the right hand of God. Examples on top of examples of rest in many different forms, but which is accurate to current day? “4 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest stil...

   Watch this video above before reading. The Boston Bruins have been known to have one of the most loyal fanbases in all of hockey. Not only with hockey but all their sports (Celtics, Red Socks, Patriots). This commercial was made before the 2018 Stanley cup playoffs and intrigued me in 2 different ways. One with how quiet that church was and I am at fault like this man of watching hockey during church, another is being a ‘fan’ no matter where you are or what you're doing.     This was 100% a convection of mine being distracted by what I want to do. I’ve recently learned instead of asking what did a person do wrong, I start asking myself what did I do wrong? It's an honest question in everyday life and my walk of faith. It’s hard to do the right thing and easy to do the wrong thing. But God called us to be doers of the word, Otherwise your just fooling yourself (James 1:22). We need to find a way to stay active and find good in everything we do. Hebrews 12:2 says, “...

FCA Hockey has started ‘the ripple effect’ on social media that you can learn from here https://www.nscacademy.org/the-ripple-effect/ A ripple can be caused when you drop a rock in water. An uncountable amount of ripples follow the rock from the surface of the water to the bottom where the rock stops, yet the impact is still felt. We can use this example when implying our faith in God and what Jesus has sacrificed for everyone. His ripple has been a mighty wave for thousands of years. The ripple we're talking about from the article started with me in Allen, Texas when I witnessed the ripples a player named Gary Steffes spread for the glory of God. I then followed the kneeling prayer at center ice in home rinks, and on the blue line in away rinks. I’ve been doing that now for over 6 years now and have many players joining me over the years. My siblings for one have done this, and in youth hockey in TX and New England have many teammates, coaches, parents, refs, zam drivers, y...

My season and junior hockey career ended by falling short to the playoffs with the CT Chiefs on February 28th, 2020. I was injured (but still playing), touring multiple college campuses, texting and emailing with college coaches to get them to come see if what I had to offer was good for their program.  Energy, Speed, relentlessness, passion and loyalty. Injured or not, I was driven to get on a college team and take the next step in my life. Then as I was a phone call away from commiting to a college, that's when the world literally started shutting down. 14 days to flatten the curve.  The hockey world, while I was at a rink watching pro sports, shut down right before my own eyes. People preluding to wearing masks even before the mandatory mask mandates and breaking news that weekend of a national shutdown across the U.S. I was heartbroken, stressed and feared what would happen next for everyone in everyday life and hockey.  The only thing that kept me sane an...