Over 100 million people will watch the Super Bowl football game on Sunday. Americans will wager an estimated $6.8 billion on the game. The cost of a 30-second commercial is over $5 million. The average price for a ticket is $6390. Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes could receive the NFL’s first $200 million contract.
Sports generates big numbers all around. This says something about our society, that sports garners this much attention and money and where athletes are granted VIP status.
This weekend on The Christian Worldview, we’ll discuss the worldview behind some current events around the Super Bowl and sports, including...
February 1, 2020
Over the past two programs, Tom Ascol, pastor of a Southern Baptist Church in Cape Coral, Florida, has joined us to discuss two issues currently being debated within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), the largest Protestant denomination in America. Those issues are: women teaching men and Critical Race Theory, a humanistic perspective on race and society.
This week in part 3, we will discuss a third issue—professing Christians who identify as “same sex attracted”. Is it possible to be a Christian and accept desires for homosexuality as “who I am”, even if not acting on those desires (i.e. “celibate”)? This is the assertion of Nate Collins, the Southern Baptist Seminary-trained founder of the Revoice Conference, which seeks to “support and encourage gay, lesbian, bisexual, and other same-sex attracted Christians.”...
January 25, 2020