Over the past year, I have become acquainted with many wonderful people on Twitter, along with a few not so wonderful people. Social media is certainly a mixed bag, but …
Tag: sports
Treating People as more than Just Bodies
A couple days ago, I talked about the biblical basis for defining a person as both body and soul, and how our ultimate hope is not to become a disembodied …
How Becoming a Buckeye Changed Me
The world is full of conversion tales: people who switched from Christianity to Islam, Democrats who decided to become Republicans, Samsung fanboys who ran to the Apple store when their …
2014 Olympic Figure Skating Preview and Medal Predictions
I have now published an analysis of where I was right and where I was wrong, as well as a few general comments about the competitions. You can read the …
Ohio State vs. Michigan: 15 Years of “The Game”
I felt many different things during yesterday’s Ohio State-Michigan game. That is what comes from watching your team put its unbeaten record on the line against its long-time rival in …
Olympic Preview: Ladies’ Figure Skating
Editor’s Note: A newer article covering all five figure skating disciplines – men, ladies, pairs, ice dancing, and the team event – is now available. Check it out here. Figure …
Mythbusters: SEC Football Edition
My readers are most likely familiar with the television show Mythbusters, which takes a claim that is generally believed to be true (or at least intensely debated) and puts it …
In Defense of American Ignorance
I’m going to do something today that might shock even myself. I’m going to defend the ignorance of my fellow Americans in several areas. In general, I’m opposed to ignorance. …
Sochi Blues
What was meant to be an example of international cooperation is once again a cause for international bickering. Since the Russian city of Sochi was awarded the 2014 Winter Olympic …