Tag Archives: basketball
The Week-est Link, November 14, 2008
1. Here’s a cool cultural engagement site: Gospel and Culture. Phil Ryken just recommended it on the Reformation 21 blog (itself a worthy site), and I’ve checked it out a bit. Bill Edgar, one of my favorite thinkers, started this … Continue reading
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Spider Webs of Our Own Making: Pride and the Christian Life
A little while back I blogged about Stephen Altrogge’s book on sports. I recommended it to my readers and noted as I did so some illumination it brought me about the condition of my heart. In reflecting more on that … Continue reading
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The Celtics, the Lakers, and Some Thoughts on the State of the NBA and its Narcissistic Stars
Tonight at 9:30pm, the Celtics and Lakers begin competition for the NBA championship. For those who don’t know, this is a renaissance of basketball, one that hearkens back some two decades to the glory days of the NBA, when Larry … Continue reading
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Reflecting on the Turbulent, Sad, and Triumphant Life of Pete Maravich
Mark Kriegel’s Pistol came out in 2007 and tells the fascinating and tragic story of the basketball player known as “Pistol” Pete Maravich (1947-1988). I highly recommend it to most anyone who likes reading, and to those who like biographies, … Continue reading
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