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Read conversations around sport, faith and life.

February 26, 2026/by Brian Bolt

The Industrial Complex of Youth Sports

Authors Brian Smith and Ed Uszynski join us to discuss the…

July 16, 2025/by Chad Carlson

Playing Like Champions

June 25, 2025/by Chad Carlson

Baseball, Biblical Studies, and Youth Sport

June 18, 2025/by Chad Carlson

Sport, Spirituality, Technology

May 21, 2025/by Chad Carlson

Champions for Life

May 7, 2025/by Chad Carlson

Spiritual Growth through Academic Study

April 23, 2025/by Chad Carlson

Sport and Religion: A Good Pair

March 25, 2025/by Chad Carlson

Run in Such a Way

March 5, 2025/by Chad Carlson

Journey as a Jesuit

February 19, 2025/by Chad Carlson

Be Third

February 3, 2025/by Chad Carlson

The God Squad

January 20, 2025/by Chad Carlson

Baylor, Badminton, and Becoming

December 19, 2024/by Chad Carlson

The Big Three

November 8, 2024/by Chad Carlson

Made for More

October 7, 2024/by Chad Carlson

Virtue and Sportspersonship

September 10, 2024/by Chad Carlson

The Game Changer

August 16, 2024/by Chad Carlson

One Year Out

July 25, 2024/by Chad Carlson

Lead with Faith, Play with Purpose

June 27, 2024/by Chad Carlson

Cross-cultural Experience

May 29, 2024/by Chad Carlson

More Than Just The Shot

April 25, 2024/by Chad Carlson

Golf, God, and the Green Jacket

April 11, 2024/by Chad Carlson

Father Hockey

March 27, 2024/by Chad Carlson

Sport for Development

March 14, 2024/by Chad Carlson

Only Here For You

February 28, 2024/by Chad Carlson

Theology: The Good and Bad in Sport

February 14, 2024/by Chad Carlson

Deadly Sins: Pride

January 24, 2024/by Chad Carlson

Moral Character and Higher Education

January 10, 2024/by Chad Carlson

Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control

December 13, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Deadly Sins: Greed

November 29, 2023/by Chad Carlson

My Gift is I Could Throw

November 15, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness

November 1, 2023/by Chad Carlson

A Life of Leadership

October 18, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Deadly Sins: Envy

October 4, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Celebrating our 100th episode!

September 20, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Christian moral formation in sport

September 6, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Fruit of the Spirit: Patience

August 23, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Baseball and Theology

August 9, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Deadly Sins: Lust

July 26, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Verite Sport

July 12, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness

June 28, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Tennis Culture and Faith

June 15, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Deadly Sins: Sloth

May 31, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Winning and Telling Her Story

May 17, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Fruits of the Spirit: Goodness and Kindness

May 3, 2023/by Alecia Ivery

Getting Kids in the Game

April 19, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Deadly Sins: Anger

April 5, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Coach’s Call

March 22, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Fruits of the Spirit: Peace

March 8, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Education and Transformation

February 22, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Deadly Sins: Gluttony

February 8, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Uncommon

January 25, 2023/by Chad Carlson

Season 3: Fruits of the Spirit–Love

December 28, 2022/by Chad Carlson

A New Journal and its Co-Editor

December 14, 2022/by Chad Carlson

Why Sports Matter: A View from the Vatican Summit

November 30, 2022/by Chad Carlson

Why Sports Matter: A View from Nigeria

November 16, 2022/by Chad Carlson

‘Tis the Season

Credit Auburn Athletics

November 2, 2022/by Dontavious Hill

Soaring to New Heights

October 19, 2022/by Chad Carlson

Mental Health and Sport

October 5, 2022/by Chad Carlson

Fulfilling the Dream

September 21, 2022/by Brian Gamel

Losing Like Jesus

August 16, 2022/by Chad Carlson

3GCSC Keynote Preview: John Ashley Null

July 31, 2022/by Chad Carlson

3GCSC Keynote Preview: Elizabeth Bounds

July 20, 2022/by Chad Carlson

Coaching and Christianity

July 6, 2022/by Bob Dyar

Networking and Reflecting on Sport Ministry

June 15, 2022/by Chad Carlson

3GCSC Keynote Preview: Dr. Steven Waller

May 25, 2022/by Matt Hoven

On the Eighth Day

May 11, 2022/by David Torevell

Training the Body

April 27, 2022/by Tracy Trothen

Making Us Better? A Look at Tech and Spirituality in Sport

April 6, 2022/by Kristin Graff-Kallevag

Vulnerability as Strength

March 23, 2022/by Brian Smith

The Christian Athlete

March 9, 2022/by Vern Wendt

A Sweet Shot

February 23, 2022/by Chad Carlson

Third Global Congress on Sport and Christianity

February 9, 2022/by Rasheed Flowers

Sport Identity and Jesus

January 26, 2022/by Chad Carlson

Africa Congress on Christianity and Sports

January 12, 2022/by Chad Carlson

Would Jesus Play…Ice Hockey?

December 29, 2021/by Chad Carlson

Would Jesus…Powerlift?

December 15, 2021/by Chad Carlson

Would Jesus Play…Basketball?

December 1, 2021/by Chad Carlson

Would Jesus Play…Pickleball?

November 17, 2021/by Chad Carlson

Would Jesus…Run?

November 3, 2021/by Chad Carlson

Would Jesus Play…Soccer?

October 20, 2021/by Kevin Broene

Grit Leadership

October 6, 2021/by Chad Carlson

My Journey’s History

September 22, 2021/by Diane Wiese-Bjornstal

Injured? Try this

September 8, 2021/by Will Whitmore

Studying Sports Chaplaincy

August 25, 2021/by Micheal Jones

Basketball, Faith, Life

August 11, 2021/by Matt Baker

Pandemic Presence

July 28, 2021/by Graham Daniels

Christian Identity in Professional Footballers

July 14, 2021/by Sarah Schnitker

Practicing Patience in Sport

June 30, 2021/by Drew Gibson

A Trans-Atlantic Response to Tebow-mania

June 16, 2021/by Chad Carlson

Tebow-mania is Back

June 2, 2021/by Tim Schoonveld

Transformation…One Person at a Time

May 19, 2021/by Chad Carlson

Play: The Foundation of Sport

May 5, 2021/by Ashley Null

Performance Identity and God’s Favor

April 21, 2021/by Dean Bouzeos

Modeling the Master

April 7, 2021/by Brad Kenney

Twenty Years In

March 24, 2021/by Annie Blazer

Five Years after Playing for God

March 10, 2021/by Chad Carlson

Sport and Christian Vision

February 24, 2021/by Kristin Sheehan

Agile Programming…Like a Champion

February 10, 2021/by Roger Lipe

On the Front Lines

January 27, 2021/by Matt Hoven

Religion and Sport (not the other way around)

January 13, 2021/by Marcos Wittig

Soccer Ministry among Drug Lords

December 30, 2020/by Chad Carlson

The Tracy Hanson Initiative

December 16, 2020/by Chad Carlson

Mentoring and the ‘Sport. Faith. Life’

December 2, 2020/by Andrew R. Meyer, PhD.

Teaching by…Following?