Champions Podcast

In episode 8, Mike and his guest co-host and wife Shannon share the second part of their interview with former LSU soccer star Mo Isom. Some of the notes from part 2: Mo shares about a year of depression and anxiety and how she was searching for, "Any sin sized piece to fill the God-sized hole in my heart." She shared how God literally used wrecking her to capture her heart. Psalm 46:10- "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. "Jesus didn't die on the cross for my sins. He died on the cross BECAUSE of my sins" She shares about how one of the ways the enemy can distract us is by not allowing us to face any adversity so it causes us to not understand a need for God, Jesus or the still small voice. "At the core, I am a sinner in need of a savior" One question many of us ask is what does the faith walk cost me? It doesn't matter cause look at what I gained. One of the place...

In episode 7, Mike and his guest co-host and wife Shannon interview Mo Isom. Mo is a former LSU soccer star, and NY Times best selling author. She travels the world speaking and is also a blogger. Mo’s testimony is so incredible that we had to break this up into two parts. In part one, she shares how she handled the pressure of being a student-athlete at one of the top college programs in the country. The shares about the crazy highs and lows of her freshman year at LSU that included a 90-yard goal that landed her on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays and the lows of her father taking his life while she was home for Christmas break and much more. Give it a listen, share with a friend, and please, leave a review!

In the sixth episode of the Champions Podcast hosts Mike Rubin and Coach Phil are joined by Ritchie Palacios, former Towson University baseball player and current member of the Cleveland Indians organization. Ritchie shares what it was like during draft day, how his faith grew during college, the benefits of having a brother who plays in professional baseball as well (Josh, with the Toronto Blue Jays organization), how he has relied on his faith while recovering from a torn labrum. We also have another edition of Eli Wants to Know and Coaches Corner!

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In the fourth episode of the Champions Podcast, our hosts Mike Rubin and Coach Phil are joined by Tessa Daniels of the reigning National Champion Florida State Seminole softball team. Tessa shares her incredible faith journey and how despite not dressing for the National Championships, she was able to use her platform and make a tremendous kingdom advancing impact. We get our third segments of "Eli Wants to Know" and Coaches Corner.    Some interesting nuggets from the show:     - Exodus 13 Sometimes God will lead us in a roundabout way Sometimes we have obstacles in life but on the other end of those obstacles, God is glorified. - Tessa was the NCAA Elite 90 Award winner at the National Championship opening banquet. - Numbers 20      - When the Holy Spirit commands you, don't strike the Rock. Trust God even in your fear - ""This life is not about us - "Jesus tells us, you follow me and you will be met with persecution and tha...

In the third episode of the Champions Podcast, our hosts Mike Rubin and Coach Phil are joined by Luke Wollet, former Kent State and New Orleans Saints safety. Luke shares his incredible faith journey, and talks about the career-ending battle with drug addiction. We get our second segments of "Eli Wants to Know" and "Coaches Corner". Some interesting nuggets from our conversation with Luke: *"I am thankful that God transformed one of the greatest pains and darkest times into a purpose." * He talks about how one "innocent" decision to take a percocet to help with pain, turned into a full blown heroin addiction. * He talked about running to the bathroom to get high during a workout with the New Orleans Saints. * "The football mentality of handling your own problems. You got yourself into something, you get yourself out." * "The number one thing the enemy wants is for us to be isolated" * Coach Phil shared the mindset of ma...

In the second episode of the Champions Podcast, our hosts Mike Rubin and Coach Phil are joined by Washington Redskins punter and University of Oklahoma graduate Tress Way who shares his faith journey. We also get the first segment of “Eli Wants to Know” and “Coaches Corner”.    Some interesting nuggets from our interview with Tress He shares how he navigated temptation in high school “God’s Word is a giant love letter” He shares the athletic accomplishment that he is most proud of. “People often compare their realities with other peoples highlights  He talks about the importance of getting on your knees and crying out to God He talks about the role FCA played in keeping him out of trouble “If they claim their identity is in Christ, then everything should follow suit with that.” The Bri and Tress Engagement video-  Click this link What’s Your Bid game - Currently sold out of Amazon. Keep your eye out for version 2.0 coming soon.   ...