“Does God Care if Your Favorite Football Team Wins?” and Other Theological Concerns
To think that God is uninterested in our quotidian cares is to take a surprisingly low view of God’s power and concern.
Category: Sports
College Football’s Tale: The Story of Us
ESPN’s decision to highlight a benched player in the course of a televised game points to something deeper about the way we are presented college football games. And, I think, to something more significant about what it means to be human.
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The Strange Cases of the Blade Runner and Mr. Pistorius, or The Two Trials of Oscar Pistorius’s Body
In his two court cases, Oscar Pistorius’s body is separated from the rest of his identity, and whether he can control it or really loses control, he cannot control the eyes focused on his body’s every move.
Is It Time to Quit Watching Sports?
It’s harder — and more worthwhile — to look for and champion the good things in any institution or arena, enjoying them for what they are, and working to facilitate them.
The Eschatology of The World Series
The World Series signifies the official end of summer’s leisure and a sign that the harsh winter is coming.
Superstition Has Not Made Kansas City Great; Love Has
We don’t love Kansas City because it’s better. We love it because it’s home.
Not Seeing Is Disbelieving: How The Ray Rice Video Changed Everything
While what we know to have happened on February 15th hasn’t changed much since the initial incident, what we understand to have happened has certainly been drastically altered.
“Redskins” and the Power of Privileged Words
To love our neighbors well, we must consider the stories our words tell before we speak them.
The Saddest–and Classiest–Soccer Fan
Notice how quickly pain, sadness, and suffering are shared and communicated on our blogs, Facebook feeds, and Twitter streams.
The Most American Way to Watch Soccer
Only in the United States could a group of fans turn one of the world’s most accessible games into a carefully guarded gated community.
Columns · General Culture · Sports
Holy Relics: A Church Softball League Softball
He longs for the grace he knew those years ago when he could run and not grow tired.
How I Changed My Mind About Lebron, But Am Still Glad He Lost
Hoping the prideful will be brought down is enticing, but it’s very easy to move from that to hoping that they stay down.
Featured · General Culture · Sports
Incognito Racist: The “Sterling” in Our Pews
Men and women with views like Donald Sterling’s could be in the courtrooms, doctor’s office, classrooms and even in our pews.
One Year Later: The Boston Marathon and Our Own Marathons
Triumph and tragedy may mark our days, but we have a prize we are running for, and nothing can take that from us.
Inside the Octagon of the Human Heart
If I turn my back on combat sports, I’ll miss out on an anchor of family identity and a good connection to the godly men and women in my life.
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