Back to Blogging
ByIt’s time, I suppose, to get back to some consistent blogging. I guess I more or less took the summer off. As usual, I missed some aspects of blogging, but not others. Any good practice is mingled with both good things and not so good things, it seems.
Interestingly enough, it was an article I read this morning that stirred me to make a post. It’s a few years old and entitled, Why We Love Football. Written by a Steelers fan and associate professor of history at Geneva College, it offers sounds wisdom concerning the world of professional sports, seen in particular through the influence of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
I wrestle a great deal with the ‘already, not-yet’ tension of the kingdom of God– the fact that according to Scripture, the kingdom of God has already come, but not yet fully and finally as it one day will be. It’s vital to embrace both truths. But how that works out in life and reflection is often quite difficult to discern. This article, in my opinion, discerned through the issue at hand quite well.
If I still have any readers out there, don’t be shy with your thoughts.
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August 22nd, 2009 at 3:45 pm
I thought one of the most telling portions of the article– or at least the questions I wish more would ask– was:
So we must ask of the NFL what we must ask of any entity with the ability to touch our souls and shape our lives: Does it have our best—and our children’s best—interests at heart? Is there good evidence that it even knows our best interests? More particularly, to what lengths will it go to create a wholly faithful, devoted congregation, er … “fan base”?
And we must ask ourselves: Should I be a part of it? Is it keeping me on the true way? Or luring me away?
It is easy to fall prey to the temptations brought through commercialization, the idea of “keeping up with the Jones’s, and, quite honestly, our economy as a whole– from food production to medical care. In many (I’d say most) cases, companies/industry/etc do not have our best interests at heart.
Outside of that portion– related to athletics in general– I think there is a balance to be struck and lessons to be learned. There is nothing wrong with enjoying the game– the athletes and their gifts on display– but when those athletes are marketed to the masses as Gods. Well, that is at times troubling to me. As an athlete, I am sure it is hard to find that balance, but I do not think you could or should be held responsible for those who react in the stands or manage teams in ways that you do not agree.
I fear I have gone off topic. Again. Welcome back to blogging. I hope this means your internet is up, so Erin can blog again soon.