Faith Brought Olympic Figure Skater Alexa Scimeca Knierim ‘Back on the Ice’
(RNS) — After overcoming a life-threatening illness two years ago, Olympic pairs figure skater Alexa Scimeca Knierim had to relearn how to skate. The
‘It’s All Right,’ Christian Kelly Clark Says After Final Olympics Run
(RNS) — In 2002, Team USA Olympic snowboarder Kelly Clark, then 18, had everything she ever wanted: money, fame and an Olympic gold medal.
But at
A bit of Olympic good news
Since I was a youngster, I have watched television coverage of the Olympics, both summer and winter versions. I do not follow many sports competitions regularly, but I enjoy following some of the story lines in various individual and team competitions on this world stage.
London Olympics see huge Baptist outreach
LONDON — “We lit the flame and lit up the world.”
Doug Shaw had to smile a little when London 2012 chairman Lord Coe closed the Olympics with those words Aug. 12.
Because Shaw’s hoping that’s exactly what happened.
Shaw makes London home for sake of immigrants, Olympics
Doug Shaw and with his wife, Marcy, have served as missionaries in Poland and London, and now he is Olympics volunteer coordinator for Southern Baptists.
Olympics: More than competition
The Olympic Games are a platform for two kinds of heroes: the visible -- athletes -- and the often invisible -- believers who share the faith.
Baptist leaders in London prepare for Olympics
Doug Shaw, Olympics volunteer coordinator for Southern Baptists' International Mission Board, has been in motion for months in London preparing Baptists to meet the tens of thousands of sports fans going to the United Kingdom this summer.
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