I will continue my series tomorrow or Monday (it is game day tomorrow, so I am not sure if I will have the time). But for now, check out Jeff Robinson over at CBMW with a good guide for fathers as they watch bowl games with their sons and/or daughters. I like his four main points and believe they apply to every time we sit and watch sports with our kids.

• Keep the remote control in your hand.
• Look for opportunities to discuss God’s sovereignty over sports.
• Look for opportunities to point out the way in which God has gifted athletes.
• Watch games (and television/Internet in general) in moderation.

I would only offer one other point: Look for opportunities to emphasize the fact that hundreds of hours of hard, diligent work has prepared these athletes for these few moments on the field. I like to emphasize that with my kids so that they will always understand that if they want to be great at something, they must be diligent to work at it for many years – no matter what that ‘something’ may be. Watching athletes do great things is a perfect opportunity to emphasize that point.

Enough for now. I need to get ready for dinner and the Penn State – Florida bowl game.

(HT: Vitamin Z)