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Great interview on Sky Sports this morning with Greg Cushing, who played scrum-half for Cambridge University in this afternoon's rugby league clash with Oxford.
Greg's a committed Christian, and in the report speaks openly and non-cheesily about his faith (interspersed with the obligatory shots of the river in Cambridge and heavy-looking books about Christianity).
It's well worth watching the whole two minutes here, but here's a great quote from Greg, linking his experience of having team-mates in rugby to how he sees and values Jesus:
"You just have to look into their eyes and when they say 'I will lay my body on the line for you', you know they're telling the truth.
"When you look into Jesus' eyes, metaphorically, you see that look, that look of self-sacrifice, that says 'Not only will I lay my body on the line for you, I will pour out my blood for you, I will give my life for you.'"
The only bit he seemed to hesitate on at all was whether he was praying for victory. Which has got me thinking about how Christian elite sportsmen pray: is it right to pray for victory? And how do I (definitely not an elite sportsman!) pray in the equivalent situations in my life. I'm having a think, and I imagine there'll be a blog on it before too long…
Carl is Editorial Director at The Good Book Company and is a member of Grace Church Worcester Park, London. He is the best-selling author of The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross and God's Big Promises Bible Storybook, and also serves as series editor of the God's Word for You series. Before joining TGBC, he worked as a journalist and then as a teacher, and pastored a congregation in Hull. Carl is married to Lizzie, and they have two children. He studied history at Oxford University.
