Category Archives: Sports

The Hall of Fame Game

Posted on December 15, 2010 by nathanalbright

It is common for endeavors and regions to seek to celebrate the most illustrious and successful in their histories by creating a hall of fame to honor them and to record the excellence of those people for others to appreciate … Continue reading →

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Fifth Down: A Note on Sports History

Posted on December 12, 2010 by nathanalbright

Today marked the fifth game I am aware of that could be called a “fifth down game” in American football.  I will go over that particular incident in a little bit, but first I would like to provide some history … Continue reading →

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Sports and Pagan Religion: A Preliminary Investigation

Posted on December 5, 2010 by nathanalbright

I would like to note before beginning that I have long been a fan of sports, but nonetheless would like to note that there are some unmistakable and often unexamined parallels between contemporary sports and pagan religion that anyone hostile … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Christianity, Church of God, History, Middle East, Musings, Sports | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments