Team USA Athletes: 10 Christian Olympic Medal Winners Glorifying God

Christian Post ^ | 08/12/2012 | Christine Thomasos

[SeekAndFind]

The list is actually incomplete.

See this one athlete they missed:

http://www.urbanfaith.com/2012/08/allyson-felix-wins-long-awaited-gold.html/

Allyson Felix finally got her gold medal and all seven winning athletes expressed their gratitude to God.

Another U.S. gold medal and another athlete gives glory to God for it. “I’m so thankful for God to have this opportunity,” Allyson Felix told NBC sports after yesterday’s win in the 200-meter sprint final. “I’ve been waiting for this opportunity for so long. Praying that His will be done, and not my own. Ready to run my HEART out,” she tweeted before the race.

This was the third 200-meter Olympic medal for Felix. In 2004 and 2008, she came in second to Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown. “The moments that motivated me most were losing on the biggest stage,” Felix said, “and just never forgetting that feeling.”

As usual, Felix’s family was in the stands for her big moment. Her father, Paul, is an ordained minister and an associate professor at The Master’s Seminary in Santa Clarita, California; her mother, Marlean, is an elementary school teacher; and, her brother, Wes, is her agent, USA Today reported. (Her father is also president of Los Angeles Bible Training School).

“Marlean had said the family, as devout Christians, would be able to handle another Olympic disappointment,” USA Today reported. Instead they celebrated. But, in a 2010 interview with the Heart of a Champion foundation, Marlean said the family is most proud of Allyson’s humility. She also said she and her husband made a decision early on in their daughter’s career to travel to all her meets to provide support.

[SeekAndFind]

Allyson Felix got her start at Los Angeles Baptist High School and came to faith at an early age, she said in a testimony published by RunTheRaceDaily.com. “I’m currently a work in progress and like anyone else I face struggles every day. My goal is to be more Christ-like each and every day and that is not an easy task,” Felix said. “I feel so blessed that God has given me the talent of running. My running is an amazing gift from God and I want to use it to the best of my ability to glorify Him.”

Felix “has taught Sunday school and feels a special burden to work with young people,”Decision magazine reported July 26. “Once this year’s Games are over, she said, she’ll get right back into the swing of serving at her church.”

[Catsrus]

It really was wonderful to hear so many winners give the glory to God on NBC of all stations! However, I still think most of them vote for the fraud in the WH. That’s what makes me sad.

[Pappy Smear]

Did any USA athletes glorify God after they came in 4th or lower? It’s easy to glorify God when you win.

[rhema]

Allyson Felix finally got her gold medal and all seven winning athletes expressed their gratitude to God.

And now she has three gold medals, including a world record in the 4 x 100.

[bramps]

Dangerous article in that it lists Serena Williams as a Christian based on her being a Jehovah’s witness. The author needs to do a little more studying.

[RetiredArmy]

Amen. That “religion” is a massive cult when they believe Jesus Christ is equal to anyone else and they only think the 144,000 will get into Heaven. Of course they have had to scramble around because Heaven is full with the whole 144,000 already there.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Did any USA athletes glorify God after they came in 4th or lower? It’s easy to glorify God when you win.

I remember reading one of Gabby Douglas’ tweets when she said (paraphrasing) “Win or lose I praise Jesus, He has been good to me. God is good all the time”.

She did not garner any medals later in the uneven bars and the beams.

[bramps]

Kevin Durant is also missing.

[mollynme]

"Whatever happens at the end of this Olympic Games is completely out of my control," Boudia said. "God is totally sovereign over everything."

I was really happy to hear him say that just a few minutes after NBC ran a feature on an Australian diver celebrating his "coming out."

[cdcdawg]

Serena Williams? Debatable as to whether Jehovah’s Witnesses are Christian, and very debatable if Serena believes in any power higher than her own ego.

[jjotto]

The author did a poor job.

It should be pointed out that ESPN radio and Fox Sports radio have been trashing Christians non-stop since the Tebow story. Sickening.

[Elendur]

i think those 10 athletes are wonderful!
but, so are the Christian athletes from countries where is is sometimes harder to be a Christian:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2917397/posts

Virgin Mary ‘crosses the finish line’ with Olympic gold runner [Catholic Caucus]
cna ^ | August 10, 2012

Posted on Saturday, August 11, 2012 7:07:48 PM by NYer

London, England, Aug 10, 2012 / 04:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Ethiopian athlete Meseret Defar provided one of the most emotional moments of the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games when she crossed the finish line in the 5000 meter race to win the gold.

She then pulled a picture of the Virgin Mary out from under her jersey, showed it to the cameras and held it up to her face in deep prayer.

An Orthodox Christian, Defar entrusted her race to God with the sign of the cross and reached the finish line in 15:04:24, beating her fellow Ethiopian rival Tirunesh Dibaba, who was the favorite to win.

A teary-eyed Defar proudly showed the picture of the Virgin Mary with the Baby Jesus that she carried with her for the entire race.

[Sans-Culotte]

Serena Williams? Debatable as to whether Jehovah’s Witnesses are Christian, and very debatable if Serena believes in any power higher than her own ego.

Not only that, but the quote attributed to her, that "it would take an act of God to stop her" does not sound like she gave any glory to God at all.

[CaptainMorgantown]

David Boudia: Diving, 1 bronze and 1 GOLD (After last night!)

[Flag_This]

"Did any USA athletes glorify God after they came in 4th or lower? It’s easy to glorify God when you win."

How would anyone know? They don't get interviewed.

There was a comedian several years ago who did a bit about athletes blaming Jesus - "We would have won, if Jesus hadn't made me drop that pass!"

[CrazyIvan]

“Did any USA athletes glorify God after they came in 4th or lower? It’s easy to glorify God when you win.”

Yes. My cousin was there throwing the discus and she missed
making the final field by 2 positions. One of the first
things she did was email everyone in the family telling us
all how thrilled she was to have gotten that far and giving
thanks. A real classy lady.

[jeffc]

I saw that in the after competition interviews. Really great! And NBC didn’t edit them out, either (tape delay, ya’ know). So many athletes thanking God and Jesus.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

I am of mixed minds about this.

There is a subtle difference between honoring God because He made you a person of faith who can win, and honoring God because He made you win.

The former group of people are expressing gratitude for being put on the “path” of righteousness.

The latter group are putting God in the same category as luck.

And casinos are full of people quietly praying that “God” will help them win their next gambling game. And this is a real definition of “Taking God’s Name in vain.”

Perhaps this distinction isn’t so subtle after all.