Contains devotional thoughts that view the relationships and situations of a life in sport through the lens of the Bible. Each day of the year has a devotion applied to it and each page also has a suggested set of scriptures for reading through the entire Bible in one year. It is 422 pages and includes discussion questions for each devotional.

Roger Lipe is the Character Coach Director for Nations of Coaches, a ministry to college basketball in the USA. He served with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Southern Illinois from 1994 to 2021.

Roger serves as character coach to Southern Illinois University Men’s Basketball and has served as character coach or sports chaplain to several of the athletic teams at SIU across thirty years. 

Roger was born and raised in Carbondale and currently resides there with his wife, Sharon, to whom he has been married since 1975. They have a son, a daughter-in-law, and two lovely granddaughters. 

Roger is the author of fifteen books for ministry in sport. Several of the most popular are listed here: 

·      Soul Training - Seven Keys to Coaching the Faith of Elite Sportspeople

·      Transforming Lives in Sport – A Guide for Sport Chaplains and Sport Mentors

·      Coaching: Our Family Business, Devotions for Coaches and Spouses

·      Whistles and Wedding Rings, Devotions for Coaches and Spouses

·      Free to Compete – Reflections on Sport from a Christian Perspective

·      The Competitor's Book of Prayer 

·      Front Lines - Becoming an Effective Sports Chaplain or Character Coach

Roger's global network of friends and colleagues has enabled him to make dozens of international trips to over twenty nations on six continents to facilitate ministry in sport since November of 2000.