Sports Archives

The Warriors have been a light on the hill for the desperate diehard, proof that hope isn’t always futile.

Ronda Rousey’s defeat signals a universal human vulnerability—one that is meant to equip us for communion with others and with Christ.

More than a Christian who has beaten the odds and taken the world by storm, I hope to aspire to the quiet, dignified example of a Monty Williams.

One series of ads—and, yes, the Twitter response to it—gave me a bit of hope. I’m talking, of course, about the “Super Bowl Babies” ad series.

While Johnny Manziel’s trademark may be official, his name is still pending review.

Coaches are now being treated more like players, viewed as assets that can be moved around on a whim.

Sports fanaticism is not merely moral; it is, in many instances, helpful, praiseworthy, and good.

Sports are a perfect plane for working out our understanding of God’s transcendence and immanence with relatively low stakes.

Cam is neither a hero nor a villain, just somewhere in between.

Sports fans are not simply spectators—we are consumers, enabling the systems that silently encourage athletes to abuse their minds and bodies for the sake of our entertainment

Drew and Tyler chat with Cray Allred about the Philadelphia 76ers and their commitment to lose basketball games.

A dreary few seasons of abundant losing could be more edifying for a young, newly rich pro than joining a good team.

Kobe Bryant’s devotion to basketball is just one example of the countless ways human beings demonstrate a capacity for worship.

If you haven’t noticed, Stephen Curry is really good. I think he’s just realizing this himself.

Peyton Manning is an athlete whose flesh had failed him—whose spirit is outlasting his body—and it resonates with us in ways that goes beyond athletics or sports fandom.

Losing makes you crazy, and the Christian fan is not exempt from being possessed by irrational fan demons.