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  God and the Games: What Role Does Religion Play in the Olympics? The XXXI Olympic Games, the 16-day athletic love-fest kicking off to a samba beat in Rio de Janeiro on Friday (Aug. 5), are a secular endeavor featuring more fanfare than faith, more spectacle than spirit.... Kimberly Winston Aug 08, 2016
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  Evangelical Archer Mackenzie Brown Takes Aim at First Olympics Mackenzie Brown may be the only woman on Team USA’s archery squad, but she is just one of the guys in another way: Like her coach and many of her fellow bowmen, Brown, 21, is an evangelical Christian. Kimberly Winston Aug 08, 2016
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  Olympic Gymnast Simone Biles Brings Prayer to Rio Biles, a first-time Olympian, is a Catholic. She has said she routinely lights a candle to St. Sebastian, the patron saint of athletes and of Rio, before each meet. Kimberly Winston Aug 08, 2016
• Gymnast Jake Dalton Focuses on Faith over Fear Olympic gymnast Jake Dalton isn’t one of those athletes who point heavenward after every successful vault through the air. But the 24-year-old bears other outward signs of his Christian faith. Adelle M. Banks Aug 08, 2016
• What the Olympic Refugee Team Can Teach Us about God As the refugees in the Olympics this summer show us, incredible strength can come out of vulnerability when God’s love is at work! Whitney Hopler Jul 27, 2016
• 3 Ways to Encourage Veterans in Your Congregation I still feel that Sunday is the Lord’s Day and should be focused on the Lord, but here are a few ways I have learned we can still encourage those who have served in the military over this holiday weekend... Brian Croft Jul 02, 2015
• The Power of the Cross: Where True Freedom is Found Only in One can true freedom be found. Only in One can we be made new. Only in One can we find lasting peace and hope. Debbie McDaniel Jul 01, 2015
• 10 Wonderful Ways to Show Support for Military Families The military family makes unique sacrifices to defend the freedoms that we all enjoy and a little bit of effort to encourage and support them goes further than you may ever know. So what can you do? Jeremy Stalnecker May 21, 2015
• Politics, Patriotism, and Making Disciples of Jesus No new Christian trusts Christ without a past, without presuppositions or convictions, and this includes politics, culture, and view of God and country. Tim Brister Jul 02, 2014
• Freedom is Never Free The freedoms we are blessed with in these United States came at a severe cost to those who envisioned it 238 years ago. James T. Draper Jr. Jul 01, 2014
• Be a Hero to a Hero: 5 Ways to Support Families with Fallen Soldiers In light of those that given so much and lost their lives for our freedom, what can we do to support the families left behind? Mara Rose May 23, 2014
• 5 Trips to Make Memorial Day Memorable You want to have fun on your long weekend, but also feel like you should appreciate the significance of Memorial Day. Why not do both?