Can Sports Help My Child Grow in Christlikeness?

            I spent much of my childhood playing sports.  I enjoyed the competition, comradery and challenge that came with playing.  Of all the sports I played, baseball occupied most of my time as I played competitively from the age of 10 to my university days.  But the questions I ask myself looking back are: Did I waste my time doing this when I could have been learning more about the Bible? Should I let my kids play as much as I did?  Are there any lasting benefits to playing aside from exercise?  Should we spend less time at school playing sports and more time studying?

            I had these types of questions floating around in the back of my head awhile ago when I ran into an article in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary newspaper by Randy Stinson titled 5 Ways Sports Can Disciple Your Child. 

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