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“Why is it that sports seem to bring out the best and the worst in us?” asks author C. J. Mahaney. “Sports are a gift from God. But as soon as you introduce the human heart, things get complicated.” For the Christian athlete, sports are one of the key battlegrounds in which pride and self-glory are regular temptations. If sports are indeed a gift from God, why are playing fields and courts so...

has us in his hands; we never have him in ours. Like us, he is personal; but unlike us, he is great. . . . The Bible never lets us lose sight of [God’s] majesty and his unlimited dominion over all his creatures.2 Let’s look at J. I. Packer’s statement again in slo-mo: • God is eternal: When it comes to his age, God has no beginning and he has no end. He cannot be outlived (Ps. 90:2; 102:25– 27). • God is infinite: When it comes to physical limitations, God has, well, none. He is equally present everywhere.