For most Americans, the weekend means at least some time spent watching some of our favorite athletes do their thing. Whether it involves a 30 yard off-tackle run by a Denver Bronco tailback, a last second 3-pointer by a Boston Celtics power forward, a smashing backhand down a clay court, a paper-thin miss of two NASCAR vehicles coming around the far turn at the Brickyard...or whatever else -- Americans love athletes whose dedication, skill and love of their
sport give such thrills and inspiration.But for some athletes, there is something much more valuable and compelling than even their sports careers. And that something is their faith in Jesus Christ, a faith that not only gives them purpose and spiritual strength but also a "forever home" in heaven.
So, sometime during your sports weekend, why not zip over to the web site, Christian Sports Minute. There you'll find several things of interest for the sports fan including this particular page where you'll find brief testmonies from a wh
ole gang of athletes. Some are written out andsome are audio recordings.
Among the ones I looked up (and really enjoyed) were Mike Singletary, Terrell Buckley, Michael Chang, Orel Hershiser, Danny Wuerffel, Tom Lehman, Jason Elam, Felipe Alou, Cody Custer, Darrell Waltrip, Kurt Warner, John Smoltz, Darrell Green, Orlando Merced, Napoleon Kaufman, Trent Dilfer, Mark Aguirre, Travis Fryman, Bruce Matthews, Jeremiah Trotter, Bobby Bowden, Shaun King, Irving Fryar
, Troy Vincent, Anthony Munoz, Rick Lyle, Darren Sharper, and Ashley Ambrose.Beyond the touchdowns, the buzzer beaters and all the rest, there are the universal questions of life and death, purpose and peace, heaven and hell -- let a few of your favorite sports heroes show you the answers they've found in following Christ.
