“A lot of things about winning and succeeding in life come from biblical principles…”

With Super Bowl XLIV only a few days away, the lights are on early here at the Indianapolis Colts’ hotel conference room, with more than a half dozen coaches huddled together. But the Colts’ coaches weren’t working on a secret plan to slow down the high flying New Orleans Saints. Rather, it was the coaches’ weekly Bible study, and not even a chance for NFL supremacy was going to keep them from meeting.

Colts quarterback coach Frank Reich had a long NFL career himself, but said as a former player and a Christian leader, he is trying to show players how to balance their lives. Reich’s background as an NFL coach is unique, to say the least. Before joining the Colts he served as president of Reformed Theological Seminary’s Charlotte, N.C., campus and as pastor of Cornerstone ARP Church (now Ballantyne Presbyterian Church), also in Charlotte.

“The balance between football and life is one of the toughest challenges we have, but God has given us these talents and abilities and we must seek to honor Him in all that we do,” Reich said.

The Colts’ coaches have committed to honor the One who makes a potential victory possible, rather than honoring themselves.

“A lot of things about winning and succeeding in life come from biblical principles,” Reich said. “That is what I was teaching in sports camps and Christian ministries before I got into coaching and that is what I am still teaching today.”

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