Does God Care Who Wins in Sports?

And especially football? This is an interesting article by NFL quarterback Fran Tarkenton, about faith inside football. It's a light topic, but interesting given all the write ups about Tim Tebow (which is why the WSJ ran this, of course). It's just a game.

Comments

[Margaret]

I don't know how anyone could actively dislike Tim Tebow. I think much of the so-called controversy about him is really about "The Tebowel Movement," which is the movement that believes he is "The Chosen One" and that it's sacrilege and heresy to mention him in any of the usual tasteless banter that passes for commentary on NFL discussion boards (mostly populated, as far as I can tell, by 12yo boys.) I don't find "The Tebowel Movement" particularly appealing and can see why it's a target of derision. I don't think it's particularly mature to stir up the indignation of the movement, but then most of the people who do so are, as I said, probably about 12. Tebow just does his own thing, regardless of the absurd behavior of his followers and detractors. It's winning him a lot of respect.

[bob]

It's not just a game; it's a business. And we always want Christians to succeed in business if their aim is the glory of God. People have a small God if they think He doesn't care about who wins or loses. There is nothing He doesn't care about. He cares about everything. This is not to say, of course, that He necessarily must give Christians an edge in business and sport (or that He usually does give an edge - probably not), but it does not preclude the possibility that He may if He so desires. If He wants a W, He designs it. If He wants an L, He designs it.