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A space for exploring and reflecting on the intersection of sports and Christianity / Edited by @p_emory
Waco, TX
Joined July 2017
Congrats to the 🐐 @MooreMaya for being a 2025 Hall of Fame Inductee! In commemoration of this day, we are excited to release the trailer for THE RETURN, our upcoming documentary featuring Maya @lecrae @tedashii! Coming soon! #MayaMooreHOF #TheReturnDoc #25HoopClass
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Zev Eleff’s “The Greatest of All Time” provides a helpful starting point to consider why we talk so much about “the greatest” and what we mean when we do. @p_emory has our review: https://t.co/DuInWjgI8B
christianitytoday.com
How Christians should understand our cultural fascination with debating the “Greatest of All Time.”
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For Christians, what does it mean to be great? Is greatness something we should pursue at all? And how do Jesus’s teachings about greatness compare with the way modern American culture talks about it?
How should Christians understand our cultural fascination with debating the “Greatest of All Time”? @p_emory reviews “The Greatest of All Time: A History of an American Obsession”: https://t.co/DuInWjgI8B
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How should Christians understand our cultural fascination with debating the “Greatest of All Time”? @p_emory reviews “The Greatest of All Time: A History of an American Obsession”: https://t.co/DuInWjgI8B
christianitytoday.com
How Christians should understand our cultural fascination with debating the “Greatest of All Time.”
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The Christian Journalist Who Saw The Coming Youth Sports Crisis https://t.co/LdhhXwQcXw
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Fifty years ago, a Christian sports journalist named Gary Warner warned Christians about potentially dangerous trends in youth sports.
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"God is my why. I’m always advocating for Him." "That’s what I should do everything for — to get that Gospel out to whoever needs to hear it." "Our job here is to grow the Kingdom of the Lord." 15 Christian college football players to watch ⬇️ https://t.co/aHBXctdGfE
sportsspectrum.com
Hundreds of college football players are followers of Christ, and here is a list of 15 of them to keep an eye on as the 2025 season unfolds.
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Studying and learning about the intersection of sports and religion should not be unique or rare. I make that case, and also write about some of the things we’re doing in that space at Baylor
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What does it mean to be a Christian athlete? https://t.co/XEEAiKNAfS via @ChristianCent
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Paul Putz traces the influence of evangelicalism on sports, from the birth of the YMCA to Colin...
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Appreciate the support I’ve received from all of @BaylorAthletics this summer, and also appreciate the opportunity to share this story which I hope will stir people to use the opportunities that college athletics provides to create memories and deepen relationships #SicEm ❤️ 🐻
With another athletics season beginning, it's important for fans to value the moments in the stands, at tailgates, and in the green and gold. @KGatBU shares his story with this message: https://t.co/aahspwjhMs
#SicEm
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🏈 How A Prominent National College Football Writer Became A Small-Town Pastor 🔌 My latest @ReligionMag column features @GeorgeSchroeder with insight from @BerryTramel and @Kenny_Mossman. Thanks to @murrayevans for connecting me with Mossman.
religionunplugged.com
George Schroeder loves college football. He just loves Jesus more. After over a quarter-century as a sportswriter, Schroeder found a new calling in ministry.
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With another athletics season beginning, it's important for fans to value the moments in the stands, at tailgates, and in the green and gold. @KGatBU shares his story with this message: https://t.co/aahspwjhMs
#SicEm
baylorbears.com
By Kevin Goll
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Touching story here by @KGatBU of @BaylorAthletics on the connective tissue of sports between a father and a son. Hits the core of what games and sports mean to families across the generations.
With another athletics season beginning, it's important for fans to value the moments in the stands, at tailgates, and in the green and gold. @KGatBU shares his story with this message: https://t.co/aahspwjhMs
#SicEm
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Check out my review of @p_emory's fantastic new book, "The Spirit of the Game: American Christianity & Big Time Sports" in the current issue of @americamag
https://t.co/oCQRP3X9v4
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Grateful for @ClaytonTrutor's sharp, thoughtful review of my book in @americamag. Clayton is one of the few historians around with legit expertise in both sports history and American religious history. That expertise is apparent here 👇 https://t.co/KymGe29D6o
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In 'The Spirit of the Game,' Paul Emory Putz offers insights into the synergy between sports and Christianity in the United States.
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Congratulations to Roger Lipe — the inaugural recipient of the Sport. Faith. Life. Award at the 4GCSC — honoring his unwavering dedication and impactful contributions to the field of sport ministry. Here are some of his thoughts and reflections on the award and sports ministry:
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From baptisms to prayer to postgame proclamations of faith, a "mini-revival" seems to have taken place across college football last season. Truett Theological Seminary's Dr. Paul Putz talks to an NFL veteran and CFB analyst about why and what it means: https://t.co/dlFxxhqE7j
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Here are #4 #leadership lessons I learned from my Head #Football Coach, LaVell Edwards of @BYUfootball. Under his leadership, I aspired to lead like him.
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