Posts Tagged ‘Sports’
Anti-Christian Animus in the Sports Pages
I spent the first 33yrs of my life in Ohio. I often say that my blood is not red, it’s scarlet! I love my Buckeyes! Thankfully, living in West Virginia that works out just fine. I can still be a Buckeye and a Mountaineer with little conflict. Being a Buckeye does carry with it some…
Read MoreShould You Watch the Super Bowl Halftime Show?
Last year I wrote a blunt blog about the Super Bowl halftime show. It was reactionary, partly written in frustration that so many people complained about the highly sexualized nature of the event when we should have seen it coming. That blog was also my most read piece of 2020, probably because it had the…
Read MoreAn Open Letter to Roger Goodell
February 3, 2020 Commissioner Roger Goodell NFL Corporate Office 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 Dear Commissioner Goodell, This is the first time I have ever felt compelled to write a letter to the NFL corporate office. I have been an avid football fan my entire life, and I thoroughly enjoyed the recent Super…
Read MoreQualities of Manliness: Apology & Forgiveness
Thomas Overmiller Opening Day for the Major League baseball season is just around the corner. Having moved to the Queens borough of New York City last summer, my family and I live a pleasant 20-minute walk away from Citi Field. And we officially have decided to be Mets fans. Go Mets!
Read MoreIs it Time for Christians to Step Back from Professional Sports?
Don Johnson My enjoyment of professional sports goes back a long way – close to fifty years. My American friends might find it amusing that my interest was first piqued by a really forgettable era in my local Canadian Football League team, but I can remember daily scanning our local paper for every bit of…
Read MoreMorality vs. Holiness and other links
The Eclectic Web We’ve been collecting links for some weeks now. Time to share them with our readers – some of importance, some perhaps just matters of curious interest. Our list touches on these subjects: Christian standards (Morality vs. Holiness) Compromise and mysticism (Beth Moore, Osteen, et al) Canada’s Courts (Prostitution law) Football fanatics (Fantasy…
Read MoreAround the Web–8/10/12
General News of Interest: Why Obama’s support for same-sex marriage won’t hurt him among African Americans – This article from the Washington Post confirms what many suspected, despite the protests of some black preachers, the bulk of black voters are solidly behind Obama. This is very unlikely to change by election day. Miss. church apologizes…
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