Passion Perspective-Getting to Know Julie Caldwell
We have know Julie Caldwell since 2006. Our friendship started on an international softball mission trip to Asia as we served together with Competitive Edge International. 
Julie has had an amazing privilege of living her life pursuing three of her greatest passions: God, people, and sports. We asked Julie to give us a little synopsis of her life and she shared a short biographical sketch with us, “Born and raised in Modesto, California, I began following Jesus as a child and discovered in my youth that God had wired me with passion and skills in sports. I was blown away to have received All-American honors as a shortstop at San Joaquin Delta Community College and humbled to have and accept God’s provision of a full-ride softball scholarship to San Diego State University. Several years after graduating with my Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education/Kinesiology, I served for more than three years on Athletes in Action softball staff before God called me to step out in faith by co-founding Competitive Edge International (CEI) in 1997. Through CEI, I continue to enjoy impacting and influencing the lives of coaches, athletes and those involved in sports, as I reach the world’s unreached with the good news of Jesus through sports. To Him be all the glory…Psalm 115:1.”
Here are some fun things we learned about Julie……
Life motto – “Your Word is Life to me!”
Favorite food – Almost anything authentic Mexican
Favorite dessert – Boysenberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
One thing you can’t live without – (she chose to share a few of her favorite things)…Coffee, College football. DIY Network. Deep friendships. Joy. A heart of worship and thanksgiving. God’s love.
Favorite books – Fiction: anything by Joel C. Rosenberg, The Ezekiel Option, The Copper Scroll, Dead Heat, The Twelfth Imam, The Tehran Initiative, Damascus Countdown. Non-fiction: Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves
(Click on the links to purchase these books on Amazon!)
One bucket list item – One of these days, I’d love to join some good friends on a long drive down the East Coast in the Fall when the leaves are changing color–all the while visiting some of our Country’s historical sights.
Favorite Bible verse – ”…He is the Word of life… We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.” (1 John 1:1-4)
How we know you – I know Kerry, Bethany & Bekah through Competitive Edge Int’l, as they served overseas with us on one of our Int’l Sports Ministry Teams to Asia. I just love this family…such godly, life-giving people!!!
Julie’s passion for encouraging young female athletes has enabled many young women from college softball programs all over the United States to see the potential they have to use their God given athletic abilities to make an impact in the lives of others. Her contagious love for others and her devotion to sharing her faith has opened up doors in countries all over the world to share her love for sports and her love for Jesus. She has taken her passion to the next level by writing bible studies and devotional books to be used as teaching tools.
Check back tomorrow to learn about Julie’s journey to make her dreams a reality, but TODAY (through Wednesday) you can enter the give away. One lucky follower will win a copy of Julie’s new devotional called, “Real Life is Like Sports”.
