Should You Enter the Transfer Portal? 11 Faith-Focused Questions to Ask First
Transferring isn’t new, but it’s never been this complicated. If you’re thinking about entering the transfer portal, or if you’re walking with a teammate who is, here are 11 questions to help you make a wise, grounded, and hopefully, faithful decision.
The Sports Idolatry Test
In Counterfeit Gods, Tim Keller defines an idol as anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God. For athletes, that description can hit close to home. Sports—though a good gift from God—can easily become the place we look for identity, meaning, and worth. In The Sports Idolatry Test, we explore ten honest questions designed to help you evaluate whether sport has crossed the line from passion to idolatry. Like the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18, the rich young ruler in Mark 10, and the man crying “Help my unbelief” in Mark 9, your answers may reveal where your hope truly rests—and invite you to reorient your worship toward the One who deserves it. Sports are meant to be a vehicle for worship, not a replacement for it. Take the test, see where you stand, and let God reclaim the throne of your heart.
What the Bible Teaches About Healthy Competition
Competition can bring out the best in us. Especially when teammates are striving together toward excellence. But Genesis 4 also shows us the dark side of competition.
Audience of One: Why Divided Worship Always Fails
What does Elijah’s showdown with Baal teach athletes today? Discover how divided worship in sports competes with God for your full allegiance.
The Greatest of All Time in Sport vs. The Greatest in the Kingdom of God
Sports debates crown GOATs by stats and status, but Jesus redefines greatness through humility, grace, and elevating others.
The Soundtrack of Sport: Music’s Power to Unite, Inspire and Transform
From stadium anthems to personal playlists, music influences athletic culture, unites teams, shapes athletes, and inspires faith.
More Than A Slogan: Why “Jesus Won” Is Only Half The Story
“Jesus Won” has become a rallying cry for Christian athletes, but the gospel story is bigger than just victory. Before the triumph came surrender, loss, and sacrifice. After all, Jesus is both Lion and Lamb. For athletes and coaches, it’s a reminder that true identity isn’t in the scoreboard but in Christ’s victory through the cross.
The 7 Types of Rest Athletes Need
Rest needs to be a rhythm, not just a reward. There are seven different types of rest that each of us needs, to varying degrees. And because each of us is different, the rest required often differs from person to person.
10 Commandments For Athletes From Philippians
Whether you call them commands, principles, or coaching points, Paul lays out a map for faithful living. For athletes, how do we apply his words faithfully to our sport?
Glory and Sport Series: Giving Glory Through Our Actions
If God is our primary audience, and sport offers an opportunity for us to bring him glory, what does that look like practically?
This is the fourth video in a four part series written and recorded for Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). The videos are linked to their sharing platforms.
Glory and Sport Series: Giving Glory Through Our Motivation
Glorifying God through sport is accessible and attainable to all of us, at all times, regardless of what the scoreboard says and regardless of how much or how little we play. The world measures worth by wins and personal glory. God measures it by what’s happening inside our hearts
This is the third in a four part video series written and recorded for Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). The videos are linked to their sharing platforms.
Glory and Sport Series: What is Glory?
The context of sports provides opportunities for us as competitors to give God the glory he desires. But what is it that we are “giving” God? What is glory? It’s the weight of everything that makes God who he is—and the sharing of this weight for the benefit of us and those around us.
This is the second in a four part video series written and recorded for Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). The videos are linked to their sharing platforms.
Glory and Sport Series: What Does God Want Most?
Instead of asking if God cares about sports, what if we asked a better question? What if we asked this: What does God care about the most? The Bible has a lot to say about the heart of God and what He cares about.
This is the first in a four part video series written and recorded for Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). The videos are linked to their sharing platforms.
Sabbath and Sport
Sabbath is both a gift from God and a form of resistance to sport culture that teaches us we are only as worthy as we are productive.
Four Observations For Athletes From Jonah
What does it look like to take a story like Jonah and teach it to athletes?
9 Things Athletes Can Give Up for Lent (and What to Replace Them With)
Lent isn’t just about giving something up—it’s about replacing it with something better. As an athlete, your time, energy, and focus are valuable. Instead of simply removing something, Lent is an opportunity to replace lesser things with habits that build you up spiritually, mentally, physically, and relationally.
The Strength of Weakness in Sport
Sport culture often equates weakness with failure, but the biblical narrative offers Christian athletes and coaches a countercultural view: we are actually strongest when we embrace our weakness.
Simplifying Prayer for Athletes and Coaches
Prayer isn’t about being seen or celebrated. It’s a quiet act of faith. It’s not meant to be flashy or something to post on social media. When it comes to prayer, sometimes athletes and coaches just need a place to start.
A (Dude) Perfect Theology of Play
Dude Perfect presents a potential model for what play and sports could look like on the New Earth.
Soul Care for Injured Athletes: Identity
This is the first in a four-part series about how athletes can approach injuries in a way that honors God and utilizes the resources that God has given us for hard seasons of life.