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by Brad Locke
MVP awards and World Series rings aren't just given away. Linebackers don't just stand by and let tailbacks zoom past. Race car drivers don't slow up at the finish line and let someone else win. Everything a person accomplishes in sports must be earn... read more
• May 27, 2006 | |
| » Forsaking Foundations
by Brad Locke
In a recent game against the Dodgers, Barry Bonds hit a pop-up toward second baseman and former teammate/antagonist Jeff Kent. Instead of hustling to first base, Bonds headed for the dugout. When Kent dropped the ball, Bonds had to change direction a... read more
• May 19, 2006 | |
| » My 'Worthless' Job
by Brad Locke
Sometimes, when I'm covering a ballgame or studying baseball stats or listening in on a NASCAR teleconference, I'm struck by this thought: Why am I doing this? It's not a question of whether I like my job -- I love it -- but I guess I feel a bit like... read more
• May 5, 2006 | |
| » Athletes and Their Moral Dilemmas
by Brad Locke
There are a lot of tough questions in life. Questions like: Should I watch this TV show? How do I confront a sibling or friend caught in sin? How do I glorify God in my job? There are tough questions in sports, too, many of them also weighted with mo... read more
• April 28, 2006 | |
| » Bibles and Football; Easter and Earnhardt
by Brad Locke
Each week, I use this column to explore the convergence of sports and spirituality, both in everyday life and in more metaphorical terms. A couple of recent news items show how the two can quite literally dovetail. Item #1: An indoor football team in... read more
• April 21, 2006 | |
| » Guilty of Quick Judgment
by Brad Locke
There is plenty wrong, I think, with our current judicial system. Just as troublesome, though, is the unchecked and unbalanced state of the court of public opinion. It is a loosely organized but extremely powerful entity, one that can condemn the inn... read more
• April 17, 2006 | |
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