A concise audio encouraging Christian athletes to see sports as a true gift from God, created for his glory.“Why is it that sports seem to bring out the best and the worst in us?” asks author C. J. Mahaney. “Sports are a gift from God. But as soon as you introduce the human heart, things get complicated.” For the Christian athlete, sports are one of the key battlegrounds in which pride and self-glory are regular temptations. If sports are indeed a gift from God, why are playing fields and courts so often arenas for our egos? How are we to enjoy sports in a godly way?Self-described “pastor athlete” C. J. Mahaney looks to Scripture for principles that speak to the role of sports in our lives. This booklet outlines how Christian athletes are to play for the glory of God and model gratitude, humility, and service. With candor and humor, Mahaney recounts his own story with sports and through illustrations and practical applications exhorts athletes not to waste their sports.
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"Great little booklet on not wasting your sports and making your time playing or watching them way more valuable and glorifying to God. " — Michael (5 out of 5 stars)
"Great little booklet on not wasting your sports and making your time playing or watching them way more valuable and glorifying to God. "
" Excellent counsel from CJ culled from God's word and personal experience. A must read. "
C. J. Mahaney leads Sovereign Grace Ministries in its mission to establish and support local churches. After about thirty years of pastoring Covenant Life Church in Maryland, he handed the senior pastor role to Joshua Harris, allowing Mahaney to devote his full attention to Sovereign Grace. He serves on the Council of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals and on the board of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. He is author of Christ Our Mediator; Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God: What Every Christian Husband Needs to Know; Humility: True Greatness; Living the Cross Centered Life, and Don’t Waste Your Sports. He is the editor of Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World and a contributor to Dear Timothy: Letters on Pastoral Ministry. He lives with his wife in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Sean Runnette, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, has also directed and produced more than two hundred audiobooks, including several Audie Award winners. He is a member of the American Repertory Theater company and has toured the United States and internationally with ART and Mabou Mines. His television and film appearances include Two If by Sea, Cop Land, Sex and the City, Law & Order, the award-winning film Easter, and numerous commercials.
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