Sport Faith Life

Download or read book Sport. Faith. Life written by Brian R. Bolt and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport is something we do, an experience that is hard to describe because it captures our whole selves. In sport, we show our desire to connect with others, to strive for excellence, and our innate playfulness. Sport also always involves competition, something that brings out both our best and our worst. For this and other reasons, historically the Christian church has been wary of sport and its power in human culture. Now however, Christianity is seen as very compatible with sport, but the relationship is one that operates mostly on the surface. Many Christians do not take the time to consider what sport really is and its place in human life. Instead, most prefer to focus on potential and largely unproven byproducts of sport participation. Sport has become a part of the world that God created. Christians can engage in sport as players and spectators yet would also benefit by understanding that any goodness of the sport experience is not protected from the power of sin. The myth-like quality of sport experience means that we can delight in its relative lack of meaning, while taking it seriously and being honest about our desire to win the contest.