Golf, God, and the Green Jacket
Brian Bolt on Scottie Scheffler, golf, and God.
Entries by Chad Carlson
Father Hockey
Who knew that hockey in Canada was led by a priest!?!
Sport for Development
Studying and working in sport as it can be used for good.
Only Here For You
Falling into a calling as chaplain to soccer players.
Theology: The Good and Bad in Sport
What can Catholic theology teach us about how we watch sports?
Deadly Sins: Pride
Pride: “the ultimate evil”
Moral Character and Higher Education
Editor-in-Chief of the Christian Scholar’s Review
Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
Self-control: while it has to do with the self, it also has to do with others.
Deadly Sins: Greed
Greed: an inordinate desire
My Gift is I Could Throw
My gift is that I could throw a ball.
Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness
Faithfulness: more than just loyalty
A Life of Leadership
A leader among leaders.
Deadly Sins: Envy
We are taught to love our neighbors as ourselves, but the envious person can do neither.
Celebrating our 100th episode!
Celebrating the 100th episode!
Christian moral formation in sport
Sean Strehlow is a teacher at heart.
Fruit of the Spirit: Patience
Patience: knowing the why helps us persevere
Baseball and Theology
Baseball = God’s game 🙂
Deadly Sins: Lust
Lust: lack of discipline, looking for shortcuts
Verite Sport
Promoting a Christian presence in sport.
Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness
Gentleness: stemming from an inner confidence that something bigger is at work
Tennis Culture and Faith
Striving for excellence and surrounded by faith.
Deadly Sins: Sloth
Sloth: shirking of one’s duties
Winning and Telling Her Story
She’s on pace to have more national titles at Alabama than Nick Saban.
Fruits of the Spirit: Goodness and Kindness
Goodness and kindness: a double fruit episode!
Deadly Sins: Anger
Anger: opting for fury
Coach’s Call
CS Lewis, coaching, and ministry
Fruits of the Spirit: Peace
Peace: more than a feeling
Education and Transformation
Engaging the public on issues of sport and Christianity is no easy task. Paul Putz is doing it well.
Deadly Sins: Gluttony
Gluttony: a sin of excess
Uncommon
The mission of Uncommon Sports Group is to develop future leaders of the college and pro sport industry.
Season 3: Fruits of the Spirit–Love
Who else would win the great face-off!?!
A New Journal and its Co-Editor
The International Journal of Sport and Religion, and co-editor Terry Shoemaker.
Why Sports Matter: A View from the Vatican Summit
The event focused on how sport can contribute to the social or public good and specific social justice issues surrounding disability and refugees in sporting locales.
Why Sports Matter: A View from Nigeria
In spite of the present immense popularity of football in Nigeria, few know about the game’s origins in the country.
‘Tis the Season
Would Jesus play at the 2022 World Cup?
Mental Health and Sport
The story of Rocky Mountain Sports Counseling Center began five years ago.
Fulfilling the Dream
Wayman Britt on fulfilling the dream.
3GCSC Keynote Preview: John Ashley Null
A fresh approach toward competition and play
3GCSC Keynote Preview: Elizabeth Bounds
Sport, faith, intellect, identity, and psychology
Coaching and Christianity
I had a peace and a purpose with my new perspective that was much bigger than the scoreboard!
3GCSC Keynote Preview: Dr. Steven Waller
Social justice, sport, and chaplaincy.
Third Global Congress on Sport and Christianity
The Third Global Congress on Sport and Christianity is still on!
Africa Congress on Christianity and Sports
Sign up soon!
Would Jesus Play…Ice Hockey?
Who else would win the great face-off!?!
Would Jesus…Powerlift?
Let’s raise the bar….literally and metaphorically.
Would Jesus Play…Basketball?
To shoot a good jump shot, one must ascend…
Would Jesus Play…Pickleball?
Serve this to others.
Would Jesus…Run?
“In a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize.”
Would Jesus Play…Soccer?
May the “Hand of God” be on this conversation!
My Journey’s History
Studying Christianity and sport opened new doors for me.
Tebow-mania is Back
Tim Tebow is trying to make a comback in the NFL. What does this have to do with SPORT. FAITH. LIFE.?
Play: The Foundation of Sport
The pile of scholarly literature on play has grown from a molehill to a mountain over the last half century.
Sport and Christian Vision
The human person is a unity of body, soul, and spirit. Everything is related.
The Tracy Hanson Initiative
As I began to experience healing from my pain and shame, I created The Tracy Hanson Initiative to provide safe opportunities for elite athletes to talk about their stories of trauma. I also provide training to those who serve them.
Mentoring and the ‘Sport. Faith. Life’
One of my research interests is the role of sport in the lives of marginalized and vulnerable young people: sport in prisons and young offender institutions.