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  Jun 21

  by Gordon Thiessen

  1 John 5 – The Kingdom Sports Blog

  The Motivation of Love When my son Josh was younger, I recall introducing him to basketball. Though I played football in college, basketball was the sport I loved more than...

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  Jun 20

  by Gordon Thiessen

  1 John 4 – The Kingdom Sports Blog

  He First Loved Us Most guys’ favorite sports movie is Field of Dreams. The popular sports fantasy film tells the story of a farmer who hears a voice in his...

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  Jun 19

  by Gordon Thiessen

  1 John 3 – The Kingdom Sports Blog

  Counterfeit Faith In the 1984 Orange Bowl game, #1 ranked Nebraska trailed Miami 17–0 after the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, Nebraska coach Tom Osborne called for the...

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  Jun 16

  by Gordon Thiessen

  1 John 2 – The Kingdom Sports Blog

  Marks of a Christian Coach The Fellowship of Christian Athletes inducts a few coaches each year into its Hall of Champions. In 2018, former Georgia Bulldogs football coach Mark Richt...

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  Jun 15

  by Gordon Thiessen

  1 John 1 – The Kingdom Sports Blog

  Searching for Reality When major U.S. sports returned to competition during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, it didn’t feel real to many fans. With so much misunderstood about the COVID-19 virus,...

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  Jun 14

  by Gordon Thiessen

  2 Peter 3 – Kingdom Sports Blog

  Shrugging Off Scoffers The New Orleans Saints had just finished a great season on the field in 2018 when their coach Sean Payton was caught on camera mocking the Vikings...

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  Jun 13

  by Gordon Thiessen

  2 Peter 2 – Kingdom Sports Blog

  Avoid Spiritual Counterfeiters Many consider the 1972 Olympic Men's Basketball Tournament the most well-known rigged game in history. The US team had a record at the games of 63-0 and...

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  Jun 12

  by Gordon Thiessen

  2 Peter 1 – Kingdom Sports Blog

  Return on Investment According to the National Council of Youth Sports, sports are generally considered healthy for kids by providing physical, social, and mental benefits. But in recent years, the...

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  Jun 9

  by Gordon Thiessen

  1 Peter 5 – Kingdom Sport Blog

  Failure to Faithfulness One of the lessons retired US Women’s National Soccer team star Abby Wambach shared during her commencement address at Barnard College was how to make failure your...

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