Category Archive: Sports

Football. Soccer. Baseball. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

Mar 02 2013

ESPN NFL Chris Mortenson Tells How He Came to Christ

ESPN NFL correspondent Chris Mortenson tells how he came to Christ on The Zone.

Jan 13 2012

Perspective: Tim Tebow

I’ll give 100 percent of my heart to win it, but in the end, the thing I most want to do is not win championships or make a lot of money, it’s to invest in people’s lives, to make a difference.

Feb 03 2010

The Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad

Two commentaries on the pro-family Super Bowl ad expected to run Sunday featuring former University of Florida QB Tim Tebow: one written by our good friend Randy Hicks, the other authored by a self-described pro-choice feminist, both pointing out the intolerance of those who find the ad distasteful: From Randy Hicks: Now, in fairness, I …

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Jan 07 2010

Tiger Woods, The High Cost of Adultery, and the Christian Faith: Brit Hume to Tiger Woods

Brit Hume receives a firestorm of criticism after stating that Tiger Woods needs help that only the Christian faith can bring. 

Jul 23 2009

You Gotta Love Tim Tebow

From Sports Illustrated: Watching Tebow zip passes into the seams of opposing defenses, lower his shoulder in short yardage and exhort his teammates like King Henry V on St. Crispin's Day, one might think that he was put on this earth just to run coach Urban Meyer's spread offense. Watching him pace the floor of …

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Mar 21 2009

Incalculable Odds, A Trillion Hinges, and an Infinite Series of Prerequisites: God Ordains It All

Fascinating story from Sports Illustrated, giving us a glimpse into the amazing number of details God orchestrated to keep thousands of people safe when a tornado roared through downtown Atlanta during the SEC NCAA Basketball Tournament one year ago.  Indeed, observes the author: "Each life turns on a trillion silent hinges, and every act has …

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Jan 08 2009

Heisman QBs to Face Off for Big Game but Belong to Same Team of Faith| Christianpost.com

Heisman QBs to Face Off for Big Game but Belong to Same Team of Faith| Christianpost.com. Heisman Trophy winners Sam Bradford of the University of Oklahoma and Tim Tebow of Florida will be facing off Thursday at the Bowl Championship Series national title game. In the days leading up to the big game, the 2008 …

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Jan 07 2009

Tim Tebow: May His Tribe Increase

Thursday night, 21 year old Florida Quarterback Tim Tebow will lead the Florida Gators into the BCS National Championship game against Oklahoma.   ESPN looks at this remarkable young man, who not only won the Heisman Trophy last year, but also preached to 10,000 high schoolers in one setting when he was only 15 years old. Writes ESPN …

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