Tag Archives: sports
By Ryan Hall I’ll never forget a pastor saying one Sunday that if you are going to be a big dreamer, you had better develop equally big resilience. Those words really resonated with me because I’d always been a big dreamer, but I hadn’t considered the cost that would come with it. In my running […]
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By Steven Johnson Jr. It looked like a routine play. Cincinnati Bengals receiver Josh Malone ran a shallow crossing route over the middle of the field. After Malone caught the ball, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier took two steps and delivered a hit with his right shoulder pad. It was an athletic play Ryan had […]
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By Rob Maaddi As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. — Proverbs 27:17 Eight and a half hours before kickoff for Super Bowl LII, members of the Philadelphia Eagles got ready for the biggest game of their lives with an intimate celebration of their love for Jesus Christ. About 20 players gathered in […]
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In the spirit of the 2020 Olympic Winter Games, here’s a brief quiz to test your knowledge of sports metaphors in the Bible! The Bible contains many references to athletics—and many stories of people accomplishing truly amazing physical feats. Take the quiz below to find out how well you know the athletic references and stories […]
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Have you had a chance to check out our new email devotional, Devotions for Die-Hard Fans? It’s a two-week devotional written specifically for sports fans, and you can read more about it here. Ed McMinn, author of the devotional, was interviewed several years ago on TV. In the short interview, he describes the inspiration for […]
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Do you love sports? Are you already making plans for your Super Bowl party next month? We’ve got a brand new two-week devotional experience that’s just for you: Devotions for Die-Hard Fans, our first devotional for sports fans! Devotions for Die-Hard Fans is a email devotional that draws on inspiring stories from the world of […]
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If you are among the billions (literally, billions) of people around the world who will watch at least some of the Olympics over the next two weeks, here are some biblical perspectives worth contemplating—and maybe sharing with other people.
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