Topic: Rowing Culture

The rowing shell only moves efficiently when everyone catches and pulls at the same moment. A devotional about what synchronization requires and what it produces.

The coxswain doesn’t row. They make everything else possible. A devotional about the role that leads without pulling an oar.

Rowers face backward. They propel the boat toward a finish line they cannot see. A devotional about the faith required to move powerfully toward a destination you can’t look at.

The race lasts under six minutes. The preparation lasts months. A devotional about what the 2000-meter race is actually measuring.

Around the 1000-meter mark, the start energy is gone and the finish is still far. A devotional about the hardest moment in a rowing race and what gets you through it.