Joy on the Hardwood: Trading Pressure for Peace in Jesus’ Name | Kennedy Stormer | Ep. 019

In this episode of we sit down with Bismarck State College basketball player, wife, and mom Kennedy Stormer to hear how meeting Jesus in 2022 turned everything around for a college athlete and grew her into a fearless competitor and joyful disciple.

After a two-year hiatus, an extra year of eligibility brought Kennedy home to play for her dad—alongside two of her sisters—in BSC’s first NAIA season. On the stat sheet she’s lighting up the conference; off the court she’s leading Bible studies, pointing teammates to Christ, and balancing 6 a.m. practices with diapers and nap schedules.

From a late-night Scripture encounter in a church parking lot to living counter-culturally, Kennedy’s story shows that true freedom comes when surrender replaces striving.

In This Episode

• Finding faith through an intramural volleyball teammate who asked, “Have you talked to God?”

• A Bible, a parking-lot prayer, and the moment peace flooded her life

• Leaving Division II ball, moving across the country, becoming a wife and mom—and then lacing up again

• Playing fearless: “If I play my hardest, God will do the rest.”

• Leading teammates into the Word and watching family members catch the fire

• Dreams of coaching with her dad and discipling the next generation of women in sport

Verse of the Day

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” — 2 Corinthians 5:17

Resources

💪 Learn more about FCA in North Dakota: https://www.fcand.org

🏀 Follow Bismarck State Women’s Basketball: http://www.bscmystics.com

🙌 Support the mission: https://fcand.org/donate

☕ Thanks to our sponsor: Copper Dog Waffles & Coffee – Mandan, ND

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