In what was a great weekend of NFL playoff games, perhaps the best of all of them was the Broncos/Ravens game. It was a game full of story lines: Peyton Manning back in the playoffs, Tim Tebow (he’s always a story line, right?) and, of course, Ray Lewis. Prior to the playoffs beginning, Ray Lewis…
With this in mind, the Sports & Theology series addresses the worldviews of professional athletes. We’ve done a number of these posts on basketball players. Enjoy!…
Here are the top eight blogs from December. Enjoy!…
In the last couple of days, I’ve come across some blogs/resources to help in evaluating the past year and planning ahead for the future. Enjoy!…
We posted this on Twitter and Facebook but in case you missed it, here are the top 22 posts from the blog in 2012 as chosen by the CSO Staff. Enjoy…
To learn more about these posts, see our first one on Kobe Bryant. *It has been unintentional that the first three of these posts have all focused on NBA players. It’s just the way it’s turned out. Let’s set the scene: Kevin Durant, forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder, was recently featured in a NY Times article. Here’s…
Great article here from Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel regarding Mark Richt and Georgia’s chances at a national championship. Below are some quotes from Mark Richt regarding his faith: “Do I want to win a national championship?” Richt said. “Sure I do. I want to win. Everybody who has ever won a national championship wanted to win…
For me, it’s hard to hear the word ‘image’ without thinking of Andre Agassi. For those of you who don’t know, Andre Agassi was one of the greatest tennis players of the 1990’s and 2000’s (if not one of the greatest players ever). Beyond his play, he was known for his style and charisma, which…
“Out of 132 contacts that Jesus had with people recorded in the New Testament, 6 were in the temple, 4 were in the synagogue, and 122 were out in the mainstream of life.” (Adapted from Why Christians Sin, by J.K Johnson, Discovery House, 1992)
This is a great article detailing the new sports complex being built by Appleton Alliance Church in Appleton, WI. We had the privilege of helping this church start their sports ministry and continue to walk along side of them through their involvement in the CSO Network. Below are some excerpts from the article: Dubbed Xcel…