Sports, the god of this Age!

For years every family gathering was overrun by talk of the sports figures and the games. I was mocked when I expressed that sports was not important and that it was no more "clean" than any other entertainment. Those who choose sports for their career have never grown up. They are children in adult bodies, desiring to be rich and famous. They are nothing more than entertainers seeking their fifteen minutes of fame.

Those in the family attempted to convince me that sports was good for children and good for the culture. As far as I could see there was no value for eternity in watching grown men chase a ball around the field while the spectators in the bleachers hollered for someone to win. At the end of it only the players won, they got the big bucks while the fans in the bleachers paid them to watch them get the big bucks.

There was pride involved, "my team won", O.K. my questions was "what did that get you?"

When we entertain ourselves, that's alright I guess, we all do to some degree, but the problem is when we make it so important that it becomes the discussion of every gathering, even in the worship gathering.