Articles in the Sports Category
Podcast #74: Love is Messed UpPosted in Featured, Film, General Culture, Headline, Podcast, Sports on 24 February 2010
Cupid, you’re fired.
Podcast #73: The GamesPosted in Featured, Games, Headline, Podcast, Sports on 19 February 2010
There’s a double meaning there. Get it?
Podcast #69: Brit Hume Lays it On The LinePosted in Featured, General Culture, Headline, Podcast, Politics, Sports, Television on 15 January 2010
Did we successfully infuse the holidays with meaning? Are sports overrated? Is Brit Hume crazy?
Podcast #68: Tiger, War, Peace, and Climate ChangePosted in Featured, General Culture, Headline, Podcast, Politics, Sports on 18 December 2009
Rich and Ben punt Tiger, gush over the Nobel speech, and debate climate change.
Why I Will Always Root for the Home TeamPosted in Featured, Headline, Sports on 7 December 2009
A tale of the high and low points of being an Alabama fan.
Why Jordan Has No JoyPosted in Featured, Headline, Sports on 16 September 2009
Did anyone else think Michael Jordan seemed a bit… grumpy?
Podcast #58: The Sports Dilemma (Plus, a Bonus Announcement!)Posted in Featured, General Culture, Headline, Podcast, Sports on 4 September 2009
The sports season is upon us. What does that mean for Christians?
Did Brock Lesnar Ruin the UFC for Me?Posted in Featured, Headline, Sports on 15 July 2009
Brock got a little carried away. Will he set the tone for the sport in the future?
Posted in Asides, Sports on 9 July 2009
Saturday Night is fight night…and oh what a fight it will be!
Baseball: Beautiful Game or Steroided Mess?Posted in Featured, Headline, Sports on 2 June 2009
Is there any good left in this antiquated sport? Absolutely.
A Defense of “Meaningless Fun”Posted in Featured, Games, Headline, Sports on 26 May 2009
Fun is not (always) the enemy.
Podcast #40: The Pill in the Pudding ApproachPosted in Featured, General Culture, Headline, Music, Podcast, Politics, Sports on 30 March 2009
Ben and Rich have a varied conversation about March Madness, SoulPancake.com, Obama and U2.
RetroPost: Christians and March MadnessPosted in Featured, Headline, Sports on 25 March 2009
A year ago, Ben Bartlett addressed why we enjoy March Madness as well as some considerations Christians should have about the tournament season.
UFC: Barbaric or Manly?Posted in Featured, Headline, Sports on 16 January 2009
David Dunham thinks through the implications of a guilty pleasure.
RetroPost: How Do You Respond When Your Team Loses?Posted in Featured, Headline, Sports on 15 January 2009
David Dunham swallows his pride.
Posted in Sports on 21 August 2008
One day, our resurrected bodies will be free from pain—all that mounting with wings as eagles and running without growing weary. One of the things I enjoy about the Olympics is how the athletes’ strength and speed can hint at the futures of our glorified bodies. But sometimes I wonder if the Olympics set up the human body as a false god to be worshiped.
Posted in Sports on 31 March 2008
Ben Bartlett explores the causes for the popularity of March Madness and how Christians should respond to the phenomenon.
Posted in Sports on 8 January 2008
Frustration, anger, disappointment, embarrassment; these are all feelings that stir up in any good sports fan as he watches his team lose a big game. These were my feelings as I yelled at the TV, threw my hate in the floor and finally resigned myself to accepting defeat on January 7th.
Posted in Podcast, Sports on 9 November 2007
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When David told me he would be out of town last weekend, we both agreed that it was the perfect time to talk about sports. Though we are both college football fans (Me: Auburn/Florida/Louisville; David: Ohio State/Ohio State/Ohio State), we aren’t really all that knowledgeable about the subject. And yet, no [...]
