Every character that is central to the traditional Christmas story is part of the greater story of God's greatest gift to humanity. Because of that gift, we can enjoy the decoration, the lights, the carols, and our family throughout each Christmas season. This 25 day family devotional examines the main characters in the Christmas story to see what we as individuals as well as family units can learn from how they responded a couple of thousand years ago. It not only brings the family together each day during the Christmas season, but gives a way to keep the true meaning of Christmas at the forefront of our personal and family life.

Somewhere in the back of everyone's mind, they have a dream that God placed inside. It may be so far back there that they have forgotten about it. Where at one time it was so big in their mind that they wanted that dream above all other dreams, now that dream has faded into the background. Maybe their dream was squelched by others and they have given up ever achieving that dream. Or maybe at one point in their life they tried to fulfill that dream, but circumstances kept them from reaching it. In an easy to read conversational style, this book dives into the heart of the matter of fulfilling those dreams. Using Philippians 3:12-14 as the basis for the book, Steve Biddison shows the importance of forgetting your past, focusing on the future, and working in the present as you passionately pursue those God-given dreams

Within the pages of this book, you will find a detailed approach to teaching a Match Up Zone Defense that has twice the state of Texas in scoring defense. Using man-to-man principles within the concept of a zone defense, Coach Biddison takes you through a step by step process of not only how to run the defense, but how to teach it. In a sense, the Flex Match-Up Zone takes the very best of the man-to-man techniques and combines them with the best zone principles to form a defense that often times confuses the offense. This defense rotates, or flexes, to take on a different shape every time the ball moves or players positions change. The fact that sometimes it appears as a 1-2-2, other times as a 1-3-1, and still other times as a man-to-man defense, literally takes the offense out of their comfort zone.

Coach Steve Biddison has a history of turning basketball programs around. Four times in his career he has taken over teams who had losing records and turned them into a playoff team. Coaching From the HEART is a detailed account how he works to change the mindset of players who are used to losing and turn them into winners. Using the acronym of HEART, Coach Biddison explains how Hard Work, Enthusiasm, Attitudes of Confidence, Relationships, and Talent gells a program together to form the Heart of a Champion. Each chapter is dedicated to one of those five core values that make up a successful basketball program. Along the way, Coach Biddison gives personal accounts of how he worked to instill these values into his team. If you are a basketball coach, or any other type of coach, this is a must book as it will get you thinking about how to really reach inside the hearts and minds of your players and give them the best opportunity to succeed.