Tier: Tier 1

The call went against your team and the referee is wrong and you have strong feelings about it. A devotional about what those feelings are actually about.

The fan of the rival team is not your enemy. A devotional about the person on the other side of the stadium.

The athlete you believed in did something you can’t defend. A devotional about hero collapse and what it does to the person who was invested.

You drove four hours to watch a game in a stadium full of people who wanted your team to lose. A devotional about the fan who travels.

The season had a different ending than you hoped for. A devotional about the fan’s relationship with seasons that disappoint.

Another kid on the team is clearly better than yours and the feeling that produces in you deserves examination. A devotional about comparison from the sideline.

You have real reservations about the person coaching your child. A devotional about the parent’s relationship with a coach they don’t trust.

Game day has a rhythm and a set of habits that repeat. A devotional about what the ritual of sport is actually providing.

The team you rooted for is gone. A devotional about the specific grief of losing something you never owned.

Something in you roots for the team that isn’t supposed to win. A devotional about why the underdog story moves people.