A few years ago, I was able to have a Q & A session with author Jeffrey Johnson on his new book Got Style? Personality-Based Evangelism. Below is Part 2 of…
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A few years ago, I was able to have a Q & A session with author Jeffrey Johnson on his new book Got Style? Personality-Based Evangelism. Below is Part 1 of…
This is a very important question for every sports minister and athlete to ask. If competition only came after the Fall in Genesis 3, then as followers of Christ we…
I came across the below quote from Ed Stetzer recently and was startled by the amount of truth it contained. “One of the reasons many believers are unengaged in mission…
Below is a guest post from Ryan Kendall: “There are many thoughts that go through a Christian athlete or coach’s mind during competition. I can remember many times after losses…
Sports and Idolatry – In Part 1, Part 2 an Part 3 of “How do you know when sports are an idol?”, I have tried to make this connection and equip you to deal with…
Sports and Idolatry – In Part 1 and Part 2 of “How do you know when sports are an idol?”, I have tried to make this connection and equip you…
Sports and Idolatry – hopefully you are connecting these two ideas. In Part 1, I said there are three important ideas we need to embrace in order to diagnose the idolatry of…
A fellow sports minister had a recent conversation with a coach where the sports minister asked, “Do you think you have a problem with sports being an idol?” The coach…
The “Minnesota Miracle.” Alabama’s overtime victory over Georgia. Georgia’s overtime win over Oklahoma. New England’s late drive to defeat Jacksonville. The Eagles defense holding off the Falcons on their final…
“Of course, we pray for victory.” This response came in answer to a series of questions from Christianity Today to the Houston Astros Spanish-speaking Chaplain, Juan Jesus Alaniz. The…
The author, David Thomas—a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram—tells the story from preseason camp to the state championship game of the Grapevine (TX) Faith Christian School 2007 football…
So what sport do you think we have played or play the most in the US? Is it one of the traditional big three – football, basketball, or baseball? Or…
I recently ran across a fascinating article on Barna.org entitled “Futball to Football:What Americans Think of Sports.” Over the next several posts, I will comment on aspects of this article…
If we’re honest, sports can be a contemporary way for ourselves to “make a name for ourselves,” right? Some of us can hide it better than others but the idol…