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Watching sports to God’s glory?

posted by David Kuo | 2:04am Tuesday October 30, 2007

Ok, watching sports can be a lot of fun – particularly when the Patriots or Yankees are losing or the Steelers or Mets are winning. But here is someone who is thinking long and hard – too long and too hard? – about his viewing habits:

Let me first say that as an unbeliever I was sports guy. I watched ESPN all the time, and any game that was on had my attention. I seamlessly transitioned between seasons worshipping….errr….watching my favorite teams. So I have a frame of reference for what being a sports fan is not supposed to be like.
So then I become a Christian and have to continually examine my life for idols, those vicious parasites that I affix to my soul that siphon off the worship of God. This is a good and healthy practice for all of us. So does the fact that I used to pervert sports mean that I should not enjoy them? I do not think so. I believe that sports, along with everything else that is not sinful, should be sanctified and enjoyed to the glory of God. So what follows is my own frame of reference as I watch sports.

Read the rest of the piece here and discover how you can watch sports and glorify God.



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Larry Parker

posted October 30, 2007 at 2:42 am


Two articles — one by me, one by the WaPo’s E.J. Dionne — that may add a little perspective here:
(Add the “http://” beforehand, of course …)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/29/AR2007102901475.html
community.beliefnet.com/index.php?page_id=1000&site_page_id=5&type=blog&post_id=1483&group_id=&group_mode=



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David Kuo

posted October 30, 2007 at 2:48 am


Hey Larry – thanks! Quick thing – reposted the Dinesh piece because it was used for the lead story last night… love your comments. David



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Ashley Lee

posted October 30, 2007 at 9:39 am


I feel that sports and God aren’t equal. I think that watching the Mass on TV, or actually going to church should be done more frequently than watching the Super Bowl all day, not saying that no one should watch sports, it should be cut down a little..



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David Kuo

posted October 30, 2007 at 10:49 am


Gotta say I’m with you Ashley Lee… but oh man, the tug when the Steelers are playing…



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Doug

posted October 30, 2007 at 6:07 pm


Larry, are you Doxie? I enjoyed your piece and would have said so there but signing up is a vale of sorrows. I’ll get back to you on that.



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Larry Parker

posted October 30, 2007 at 7:58 pm


Yes, Doug, but don’t tell anyone at home — SHHHHH!
;-P



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Doug

posted October 30, 2007 at 8:53 pm


Dude, you put in the link!
Your secret dies with me and the internet.



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canucklehead

posted October 31, 2007 at 1:42 am


That’s why I have satellite TV – so I can watch the Cubs and glorify God by willingly embracing suffering.



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bryan

posted November 5, 2007 at 10:51 pm


i’ve got a new blog online that launched a few weeks ago called Prayers for Blowouts. It’s a sports blog that focuses on the frequent collisions of sports and faith. you can check it out here…
http://www.prayersforblowouts.com
thanks,
bryan



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