Tune in as Joni shares a touching story about a UCLA basketball coach.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. Coach John Wooden led the UCLA Bruins to 10 NCAA basketball championships. My husband Ken and I got to know Coach Wooden; he was a wonderfully humble Christian. At the age of 99, as he lay on his deathbed, his pastor asked him, “Coach, what’s been your guiding Bible verse all these years?” To which Wooden replied “Love the Lord with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself.” His pastor then softly asked, “How you doin’ on that, Coach?” After much labored breathing, he whispered, “Still working on it.” Then his pastor asked him one more question: “John, which of those two commandments is your favorite?” Then, taking one last breath, John Wooden answered “Loving God” – and with that, he entered heaven. Friend, that is dying with dignity. God bless Coach John Wooden for his amazing example.
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