DesiringGod recently posted a podcast with Erik Thoennes discussing the Christian and Sport. Thoennes, is a professor at Biola, a pastor in La Mirada, California, and the author of “Created to Play: Thoughts on Play, Sport, and the Christian Life (a chapter of the book: The Image of God in the Human Body // Essays on Christianity and Sports).
Here’s a rough outline of topics discussed during the podcast:
-12:08 – The Christian and Sport
-10:57 – What is the place/role of play
-9:18 – What’s the healthy view of play
-8:37 – Biblically, what’s the proper place of play in the Christian life
-6:30 – How is competition different than play?
-4:50 – Competition is not inherently evil, right?
-2:33 – What you say to a pastor/Christian about winning/losing and the value of competition?
