Super Bowl Sunday is fast approaching. Here is an excerpt from an article I wrote for WorldMag.com about how and why to enjoy the big game.
I have loved football since my pee wee playing days at Pearl Park in Minneapolis. I fell in love with the Minnesota Vikings during the same time period while growing up just a few blocks from the Metrodome where they play (and have since felt like a lover scorned more often than not.) It is not just playing the game that I love, nor is it the Vikings. No, it is the game itself with all of its aggression, drama, skill, passion, competition, and spectacular displays of athleticism.
But just as much as I love football others of you dislike it or simply don’t care about it. Your passions might be for music, literature, cooking, art, technology, gaming, or any of a million past times. And that is fine and good.
But I make one request of you: for one day a year, and one day only, be a football fan.
Be a fan for one day for a single purpose: People.
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Good posts. Some Christian bloggers (who aren't football fans) tend to imply that the Super Bowl is a waste of time. But we do have the freedom to enjoy it and use the time to connect with people.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Staci. It's hard for me to think of a better, more natural time to connect with folks. It's the perfect gathering time.
ReplyDeleteSo if your church has a regular Sunday evening worship service you are advocating skipping that so that you can attend or host a football party?
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DeleteI wouldn't "advocate" for skipping church, but I wouldn't have a problem with people choosing not to attend (unless the evening service is the primary gathering time). I wouldn't call it "skipping" simply because that seems to imply a sense of obligation or requirement to be there and most evening services are not the primary corporate worship gathering.
Thanks for the post...good exhortation, Barnabas. Go Broncos (no offense intended to Viking fans :)!
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