Praising God in Athletics

A constant failure of mine, and now a goal of mine, is to be unashamed of the gospel, even as Paul was: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth” (Rom. 1:16).  Most of my life I have hidden my Christianity in hopes of blending in with the world. More recently, I have been praying that I won’t be ashamed of the gospel. However, I still find within myself a reluctance for that prayer to be answered in all circumstances. I...