We were glued to the TV during the NBA finals these last weeks. I am a basketball fan and loved the adrenaline rush of this NBA finals series where Golden State and Cleveland duked it out. Then, after the heart racing series, it was of course the Golden State Warriors that took home the top NBA prize, beating the Cavaliers four games to two. And, maybe just as exciting for me was listening to the after-game interview when finals MVP Andre Iguodala, of the Golden State Warriors, say:
“First of all I want to say, God is great, God is great. I want to thank all the chaplains across the NBA, helping us out every single night.”Andre Iguodala Interview
It was so refreshing, in a world where we champion the individual feats and strength and skill of amazing world-class athletes, that the Most Valuable Player would honor God in such a direct, verbal way. It seemed so natural for Andre. 
As a parent, it is important to try to talk about God to our children. All day. In a natural way, in an honoring way, in a way that reminds our kids, our community, those around us, that we are totally dependent on the Lord Jesus in our lives.
Talk about God. All daylong. In small ways and large. Notice sunsets created by God. Point out rainbows to our children and remind them children of what they mean. Notice people who are loving, filled with the Spirit of God. Read God’s Word, alone and with your children. Pray.
I think of that awesome passage in Deuteronomy 6: 4-9, which I have written in German on a pottery dish displayed in our dining room: 
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.”
