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A Simple Faith?

By Dave Burchett (Reposted from theFish.com) There is a common phrase that sportscasters use when a rookie is struggling on the football field. They say the game needs to “slow down” for that young athlete. T…
High School Football, Christians and an Atheist

By Dean Lusk If you're the lone guy out of 300 who doesn't like to hear "Jesus" at the beginning of a football game, for Pete's sake, go buy a $1.97 set of earplugs, you whining cheapskate. The story is now national…
A Buckeye Believer Ponders Jim Tressel

By Dave Burchett I was in Ohio when the news broke about Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel. For a day or two the economy and world unrest took a back seat in the Buckeye state. Conversations centered on reactions to Tressel&r…
Aaron Rodgers and Waiting on God

In my last post I mentioned the spread of "Christian-anythings," with particular spotlight on the expansion of Christian-operated Chick-fil-A. I talked about how I loved seeing people stand up for Christ in a culture gro…
Satan's on Defense: How You Can Fight Back

By Dave Burchett A recent breakfast with my friend Bruce McNicol continues to mess with my mind. Bruce asked me a couple of thought provoking questions and they continue to bounce around my cranium. Yeah, I know there is…
What Football Practice Can Teach You About Church

By Adam Silverness at BeDeviant The Church is in transition. This is not the first time this has happened and certainly won’t be the last. Whether you are on the front edge of this shift, trying to convince you…
Strong Men of the Bible: What NFL Team Would They Have Played On?

By Brett at GodlySheep With the start of the NFL season, I thought I’d do a satirical look at which NFL teams these Biblical characters would play for and their careers if they played today. 1. Goliath –…
Colt McCoy Walked the Walk

By Dave Burchett The bold proclamations of faith by college football stars like Florida’s Tim Tebow, Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford and Texas’s Colt McCoy have generated a lot of buzz along predictable party lines. People of fa…
Against Male Ordination?

by Sharon Hodde MillerThe following was presented by Dr. David Scholer at the Fuller Follies (Fuller’s annual spoof/talent show) in 1998. I came upon it this week after one of his current students posted it on her blog.…
Bible Banners Banned from Football Games

I heard about this today and wanted to share. A local resident made a verbal complaint about the religious banners the cheerleaders made for their football games. Because of this, the superintendent has barred religious…