Quote: “Some people can deliver truth, but do so with no love or grace or respect…Many people can give kindness, grace, and affirmation, but they can’t fully deliver what is best for others because they can’t present the truth. Great leadership…true leadership…does both.” – Facing the Blitz, Strategy #3: Reach out to Others The […]
Quote: “I can live for two months on a good compliment.” – Mark Twain Strategy #3: Reach Out to Others from Facing the Blitz The Playbook: Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or […]
Quote: “My father always gave me the vision that any situation can be improved. Any problem can be overcome. Any goal can be accomplished. Any blitz can be beaten. Any trial can bring deeper meaning or growth. We can change. That’s LIFT—“Life Is For Transformation.” —Facing the Blitz, Strategy #3: Reach out to Others The […]
My wife and I organized a cool backyard birthday party for our 5 year old son Kolby. I ran all the outdoor games and relay races. I had them crawling under army camouflage netting, flopping over hammocks and running around obstacles. It was serious boy fun. About half way thru the party though, I had […]
Most all of us have a father wound of some sort or another, especially in our society with so many missing dads and fragmented families. Admitting that pain is the first step to moving past it. As soon as we do that, we can do something about it. I learned a lot about this from […]
We never went to the Super Bowl when I was on the Seattle Seahawks. Years after I retired they made their first trip to the Super Bowl. And I made it a special father-son trip for my 3rd son Kolby and me. We jumped on a United flight to Detroit and pretty soon were fascinated […]
Today’s FACING YOUR BLITZ devotional from Jeff Kemp is a special Father’s Day edition. In today’s devotional, Jeff shares some of the things his dad, Jack Kemp, did well and is open about some of the things he didn’t do well. Then, Jeff challenges himself and other dads to not let the shortfalls in our […]
Jeff Kemp originally wrote this for the Stepping Up blog which appeared May 15, 2015. Few quarterbacks have dominated the NFL like Tom Brady. In his 13 full seasons, he has led the New England Patriots to four Super Bowl titles. What he may lack in raw talent, he makes up for in hard work. He […]
In this week’s Facing Your Blitz devotional, I share a “fan letter” I received while playing with the San Francisco 49ers as the backup to Joe Montana. I learned some valuable lessons from that letter and wanted to share some things I hope you can use in your daily life! Use this devotional for some personal reflection or […]
Quote: C. S. Lewis once said, “You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” The Playbook: I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency]. […]
