Sports | Here we are in the middle of the NBA Finals and a debate rages. It
is not about whether the Miami Heat or San Antonio Spurs will win.
It is not about whether Tim Duncan will win his fifth title. No,
the question up…
Sports |
If you follow professional baseball you’ve likely heard the name
Biogenesis by now. It is the now defunct clinic in Miami that has
been linked to at least…
Religion |
The Minnesota Twins fooled me until about the second week of May. I
thought they might surprise me this season by being good—but no.
They are terrible after…
Sports |
A few weeks ago I was a guest on Desiring God’s
Behind the Blog podcast
, where we talked about sports and Christianity. I was asked
whether sports are of less…
Faith & Inspiration |
I am a fixer. I have a knack for seeing problems and coming to a
quick and ready solution. I enjoy puzzles and love an intellectual
challenge. It is the way…
Homosexuality |
Last week I wrote about how Christians should respond to NBA player
Jason Collins coming out as gay. Later a young gay man challenged
me as to why Christians…
Homosexuality |
Jason Collins, though not a star, carries great social cachet as an
NBA player. Earlier this week he became the first active player to
openly come out as gay.
Faith & Inspiration |
Today is day two of the National Football League college draft, the
one event in the off-season that grants the greatest ray of hope to
struggling teams. In…
Sports |
It can feel strange, trite even, to turn on the TV and watch a
baseball game or go to an arena to see a hockey game after what
happened in Boston Monday. Do…
Faith & Inspiration |
So many of the lessons we learn and the tasks we attempt in life
are seemingly simple. Losing weight is just a matter of burning
more calories than we…
Religion |
Recently I was talking with a co-worker about the number of people
we know who left churches and claimed to have been “burned” by the
experience. Both of…
Faith & Inspiration |
Today is Good Friday. We call it “good” because we know how the
story ends—it is the doorstep to the salvation encountered on
Easter Sunday. But Good…
