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1. Why Politics and Sports Do Not Make for a Good Mix ...

It's true that many sports fans take their sports very seriously. But to watch sports is to watch people play a game. It is a distraction from the real world. It is meant to be entertaining. It is mean ...

Created on 15 September 2020

2. No, Stephen A. Smith, the Hiring of Steve Nash Is Not 'White Privilege'

Must everything be about race? Can nothing be about merit? Can owners of a sports franchise no longer hire the person they believe is best qualified without making it into an issue of race? I'm talkin ...

Created on 04 September 2020

3. Why the 'Cancel Culture' Just Came After Tim Tebow

It was German theologian Martin Niemöller who, speaking prophetically of the rise of Nazism in Germany, said: "First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out because I was not a socialist, ...

Created on 10 August 2020

4. 'I Still Stand in Jesus' Name': Orlando Magic's Jonathan Isaac Doubles Down on Anthem Stance

Just days after sparking attention all over the internet, Orlando Magic player Jonathan Isaac is doubling down on his decision to remain standing for the national anthem. Despite the backlash he's faced, ...

Created on 04 August 2020

5. Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles Proves She Still Has 'Courage to Soar'

Simone Biles may not be setting world records during the COVID-19 pandemic, but she's still wowing her fans across the world. The 23-year-old gymnast, who owns the most world medals in U.S. history (14) ...

Created on 14 July 2020

6. NFL Star Carson Wentz Says He's Fully Surrendering to 'God's Perfect Plan'

Injuries forced Carson Wentz to watch another quarterback lead the Philadelphia Eagles to their first Super Bowl title and put him on the sideline for playoff games in each of the next two seasons. Now ...

Created on 11 May 2020

7. Shawn Bolz: Bob Jones Told Me 'End Time Revival' Would Come After Chiefs Win Super Bowl

... d. We haven't been able to find any recordings of him saying this but he said it often to us. He often prophesied about sports teams and prophetic symbolism. He said when the chiefs win God is raising up ...

Created on 03 February 2020

8. Why Kobe Bryant's Untimely Death Should Prompt Believers to Contemplate Their Mortality

We have all come face to face with eternity this week. Kobe Bryant, the basketball legend, the family man and American hero, was tragically killed in a helicopter crash. Eight others were also killed including ...

Created on 27 January 2020

9. How Christians Should Respond to Kobe Bryant's Death

Kobe Bryant—dead. There must be a mistake. I glanced at the Apple News on my app and clicked another headline bearing a similar message. Disbelief morphed to an intense craving to gain more information. ...

Created on 30 January 2020

10. How Kobe Bryant's Encounter With a Catholic Priest Changed His Life

...  wife Vanessa got back together and started the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation (KVBFF), "which encourages young kids to develop their physical and social skills through sports and charity work ...

Created on 30 January 2020

11. The Untimely Death of Kobe Bryant and What We Should Learn From It

... uence stretched far beyond sports, touching art, culture, business and his family. But what does that all matter in the end if he knew not Christ? What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lo ...

Created on 29 January 2020

12. Kobe Bryant's Death Taught Me to Rethink Fatherhood

This past Sunday morning, when the world learned of Kobe Bryant's tragic passing, I was celebrating the 40th anniversary of Saddleback Church with my family. But throughout the service, as we started to ...

Created on 29 January 2020

13. Thousands Demand FOX Sports Air Censored Pro-Life Super Bowl Ad ...

My Faith Votes is joining with Faces of Choice, a national advocacy organization that tells stories of abortion survivors, in order to urgently call Fox Sports to accept the pro-life ad languishing in ...

Created on 28 January 2020

14. Christian Leaders Mourn Kobe Bryant's Death, Reflect on His Faith

Bryant; his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna; and seven others died Sunday morning, Jan. 26, when Bryant's helicopter crashed while on their way to Gianna's basketball game. There were no survivors, reports ...

Created on 27 January 2020

15. NFL's Saints Fight to Shield Emails in Catholic Abuse Crisis

... ize that if the documents at issue are made public, this professional sports organization also will be smearing itself." Saints attorneys, in court papers, disputed any suggestion that the team helped ...

Created on 24 January 2020

16. Tim Tebow Marries Former Miss Universe

Tim Tebow and former Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters officially tied the knot earlier this week with the hashtag #tyingthetebow. Tebow shared several photos from the wedding, saying he was "ready & ...

Created on 23 January 2020

17. Spirit-Filled Quarterback Says Entering the NFL Draft Is a 'Leap of Faith'

University of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who burst onto the college football scene three years ago touting his faith in Jesus Christ and saying he spoke in tongues, declared for the 2020 NFL ...

Created on 06 January 2020

18. Prayers Extended as LSU Coach Loses Daughter-in-Law in Plane Crash

... nd his family are very distraught. But Steve's a Tiger, and he's a man, and he knows how to handle things." McCord was a sports reporter, The Daily Advertiser reported. It also reported that LSU Sports In ...

Created on 28 December 2019

19. Pastors Rebuke Atheist Group That Bullied Football Coach for Praying

... athletes praying on the field after each game. "Recently I was at a playoff game between Harvest Prep and Newark Catholic where they prayed after the game. What was striking to me was the good sportsm ...

Created on 09 December 2019

20. Super Bowl MVP Calls Out the Prosperity Gospel During NFL Press Conference

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles—who was named Super Bowl MVP in 2018—broke his collarbone just 10 snaps into his first game of the 2019 season. This week, he returns to the field. In a press ...

Created on 14 November 2019