Posts Tagged ‘sports’
Entertain? Sure. But Be Accountable. (Yes, Deadspin, Yes, Jim Rome — I'm Talking to You.)
<![CDATA[ That seems to be the message that I’ve distilled from the saga of H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger, Will Leitch, and the snarkiest sports blog ever, Deadspin. (By the way, I’ve grown weary of hyperlinking to all of the wikipedia entries of all of these entities. If you want to know more, it’s called Google. Click…
Read MoreAre Sonics fans losers? Nope, just Lost
<![CDATA[ Yesterday I traveled up to Seattle for a planning meeting for a conference that I’m involved in helping to put together called Feet to Faith. It’s designed to engage teenagers who follow Christ into many of the social justice issues that are typically under-emphasized (if not outright ignored) in the church. It’s in August…
Read MoreAn Orphaned Fan’s Dilemma (Or: There’s Something About Mariners vs. Sox in the City)
<![CDATA[ An Orphaned Fan’s Dilemma (Or: There’s Something About Mariners vs. Sox in the City) Bill Simmons would call me a sports bigamist, because I have loyalties to two baseball teams. But that’s not quite accurate. I mean, I’m not Bill Pullman in Big Love or anything, but it’s a complicated matter. In this case,…
Read MoreLoud judgments only reveal inner hypocrisy
<![CDATA[ “You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.” – Romans 2:1 (NIV).I need to preface this piece with the following disclaimer: I do not claim to have it together.…
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