Sports Archives

Athletes shouldn’t be burdened with becoming our culture’s activist leaders.

We live in a world where superstars can be superstars filled with awe-inspiring athleticism and uncomfortable flaws, and antagonists can be understood without compromising our understanding of ethics. 

Amid all of Jordan’s anguish and aspersions, episodes 7 and 8 of The Last Dance helps us to better understand his drive for excellence.

Episodes 3 & 4 of The Last Dance is a picture of why God calls us to community: this is where we find commitment and accountability—and we are changed by it for the better.

It’s possible that Michael Jordan could serve as both protagonist and antagonist in the The Last Dance, but the first two episodes give Jerry Krause the antagonist’s role.

Questions about God and the meaning of life and how it all works linger even after we’ve had great therapy, coping mechanisms, and medicine.

In this way, the COVID-19 pandemic is teaching us that close-knit, human-to-human and face-to-face communal gatherings—the kind we enjoy with sports—still matter.

As fans we think of and appreciate the impression Kobe left on the game, but we remember his humanity as well.

Lamar Jackson’s on-field and locker room humility and leadership exhibits how Christians can unashamedly use our gifts to reshape a pessimistic and critical culture.

We are not calibrated to the sight of a woman displaying unapologetic physical prowess.

Dirk Nowitzki’s decision to stay in one place is a model for us all.

[God] desires for us to be holy when we compete, when we coach, and when we are entertained, because there is life in holiness.

For LeBron James, being a dad is everything. He is devoted to his children, making fatherhood one of the coolest things he’s ever done.

With the appropriate ideological shift, Americans could expand their pallets to appreciate slower games.

America’s absence from this year’s World Cup prompts us to look beyond ourselves.

Like many with power, the NFL owners are using their wealth and status to steamroll those in a weaker position.