"God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast and when I run, I feel his pleasure."
Common Ground?: Sport and the Church
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Common Ground?: Sport and the Church, David Oakley The Bible in Transmission
(Sp. Ed., Sporting Life: Reflections on Sport, Culture and the Church), Spring 2012: 8-10. Full text available, see: http://www.biblesociety.org.uk/uploads/content/bible_in_transmission/files/2012_spring/BiT_Spring_2012_Oakley.pdf
The aim of this article is to highlight the special place sport has in our world today and thus present some sociological arguments as to why Christians could and should embrace the appeal of sport. Six reasons are put forward:
(a) Sport can be seen as a universal language
(b) Sport can be seen as relevant to contemporary culture
(c) Sport can be seen as a microcosm of life
(d) Sport can be seen as a medium or vehicle to communicate a message
(e) Sport can be seen as an International Social Phenomenon
(f) Sport can be seen as a fun. Healthy and holistic
He concludes that “churches have real possibilities to rediscover their role within the sport culture and community”.