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From News With View<\/strong> (http:\/\/www.newswithviews.com<\/a>)\u00a0http:\/\/www.newswithviews.com\/Daubenmire\/dave413.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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THE FIRST ONE TO THIRTY WINS<\/b><\/span><\/center><\/p>\n

By\u00a0<\/span>Coach Dave Daubenmire
\nMarch 26, 2015
\n<\/span>NewsWithViews.com<\/span><\/p>\n

I loved my career as a football coach. Is it ok to say that? Does it make me seem worldly to say that? Forgive me Lord, but I loved it. I loved the smell of the battle. I loved the mud. I loved the blood. I loved the human drama of competition. I loved how competition strengthened a man.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fight or flight was the choice that the frightened young men were forced to face. Will they face their fear and storm the castle, or will they roll up in a cocoon and yield ground to the enemy? Courage is created in the heat of the battle. Facing one\u2019s fear is a necessity for victory in life.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKill the will, boys,\u201d I often told them after the halftime break. \u201cThey are going to be fired up after the pep talk that their coach just gave them, and we are going to have to go out there and kill the will. We are going to keep the pressure on until they wilt. Victory is earned. You have to take it. Before you can do that, you have to take away their heart.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKill the will boys\u2026there is no other path to victory.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I can feel it right now. Some of you reading this will find your heart beating a little faster. I feel you, my friend\u2026I feel you. Whatever happened to the fighting spirit inside the Christian man?<\/span><\/p>\n

They killed the will. Somewhere along the way the enemy killed the will. Passive, sit on your butt, whiney Christianity has turned the average American male into a compliant pile of play dough. The constant attack of the god-haters has pushed men inside the four walls of the church where they cower in fear over what some flaming homosexual might say about them.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is no exhortation from their pastor to stand up and fight. There is no leader in the huddle motivating them to pound the ball over the goal line. There is no plan for victory over an exceedingly inferior opponent.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Churchianity\u2019 makes me want to puke.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those of you who enjoy football know that there is an old saying that \u201coffense wins games but defense wins championships.\u201d That may be true to a point, but the truth remains that a team that only plays defense will never win a game. The best they can hope for is a 0-0 tie. At some point, in order to win the game, someone is going to have to pick up the football and ram it across the goal line.<\/span><\/p>\n

Playing a game to a tie is like kissing your sister. In looks good, but there ain\u2019t much of a thrill to it. Sadly, most Christians today are playing for a tie\u2026hoping to just hang on until Daddy comes to rescue them.<\/span><\/p>\n

No wonder men have quit going to church. Who wants to play on a team that has no intention of winning? Who wants to engage in a fight where you aren\u2019t able to punch back?<\/span><\/p>\n

I know, I know\u2026we don\u2019t wrestle against flesh and blood. I get it. Maybe someone should explain that to the god-haters who are mopping the field with us and rubbing our values and our faces into the mud.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was a little different than the average coach. I focused on the offensive side of the ball. I loved making big plays and scoring touchdowns on the opponent. The way I saw it, playing defense was something you had to do when the other team had the ball. The fans loved to watch the points go up on the board, and I sure loved putting them up there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Offense wins games. That was my approach. Defense merely prevented losses. I\u2019d much rather play trying to win, than hang on to my rear end trying not to lose.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the most part, modern Christians have no intention of trying to win. They don\u2019t even know what a touchdown looks like. They think winning is watching one of their friends \u201csuffer for Christ\u201d rather being a \u201cchampion for Christ.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After David slew Goliath, he ran up and sliced of his head. David wasn\u2019t interested in a tie. David wasn\u2019t interested in playing defense. David was interested in \u201ckilling the will.\u201d When David sliced that dude up, all of Goliath\u2019s home-boys headed for the hills.<\/span><\/p>\n

I recall spending many nights preparing for the upcoming opponent with our coaching staff. We\u2019d break down the films, find their tendencies, and prepare a plan of attack. I would look at the game plan and turn to our coaches and say \u201cFirst one to 30 wins, boys. If they plan on beating us, they\u2019d better be ready to score some points.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s my point? It is that the church has sat around for far too long now playing defense and hoping to somehow stop the opponents from scoring on our team. We compromise, roll over, yield our authority, dance to their tune, and play by their rules. The idea of forcing them to play by our terms never enters our minds. We have a defensive mindset. \u201cIf only we can hold on, maybe we can end in a tie.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m sick of it. I\u2019m sick of sissified, passive Christianity. I\u2019m sick of the girlie mommy\u2019s boys currently populating our pulpits with a \u201cjust be nice\u201d strategy. We will never win if our only goal is to not appear mean as they rape our cheerleaders and molest our water-boys<\/span><\/p>\n

We need a change in strategy. Playing \u2018not to lose\u2019 ain\u2019t working.<\/p>\n

I remember the great football coach Woody Hayes once commented, \u201cI never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s go on the offensive. Let\u2019s throw a few deep passes. Let\u2019s pound the god-haters by running off tackle. Let\u2019s use some razzle dazzle and see if they can handle it. Let\u2019s pull out all the stops. Let\u2019s run the no-huddle offense and wear \u2018em down. Let\u2019s act like we are champions led by the greatest Coach in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s follow David\u2019s example. Let\u2019s follow Gideon\u2019s example. Let\u2019s follow Jesus\u2019 example. Kill the will, boys. Get off of your butts and go on the attack. Anybody with me?<\/span><\/p>\n

The first one to 30 wins.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dave Daubenmire is a veteran 35 year high school football coach who was spurred to action when attacked and sued by the ACLU in the late 1990s for praying with his high school football team. After a two year battle for his 1st amendment rights, the ACLU relented and offered coach an out of court settlement.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n

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