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Prayers keep skeet shooter’s focus on God
RIO DE JANEIRO — Vincent Hancock was so fed up with skeet shooting in 2011 that he almost quit. Despite winning gold in skeet shooting in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Hancock had lost his love for the...
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U.S. volleyball player seeks God amid trials
RIO DE JANEIRO — Micah Christenson spent the past year playing professional volleyball in Italy. Sound like fun? He thought so, too, until he got there. He couldn’t speak the language and was living...
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Olympic sprinter English Gardner ‘Going through the highs and lows with God’
After finishing first in the 100-meter dash at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, English Gardner hugged her competitors and mimed scooping food from a plate to her mouth. It was a nod to her...
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U.S. Olympic swimmer Simone Manuel gives ‘all glory to God’
RIO DE JANEIRO — Simone Manuel became the first African American to win an individual medal in swimming on Thursday (Aug. 11) when she won gold in the women’s 100-meter freestyle, and she was quick to...
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Olympics: Dietzen’s love for teammates anchored by faith
RIO DE JANEIRO — Christa Dietzen comes by the “Mom” nickname her teammates have given her naturally. She’s the oldest in her extended family, and she’s one of the oldest players on the U.S. women’s...
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Randall and Vashti Cunningham: God and games are the family business
Randall Cunningham is not only Vashti Cunningham’s father, he is also her coach and her pastor. That’s a lot of father-daughter time in any family, but in this one, it’s part of the family business —...
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Olympics: Taekwondo athlete determined, trusting God
RIO DE JANEIRO — At a lot of her taekwondo competitions, Paige McPherson gathers with some fellow competitors and close friends from around the world to pray together. “I’m praying in English, my...
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Olympics: Molinaro moves from love of self to love for God
RIO DE JANEIRO — The plan was for Frank Molinaro to wrestle in Rio and then make it home in time for the birth of his second child. But little Frank Jr. had a different timetable in mind. Molinaro’s...
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Faith at the Olympics | Rio’s best kept secret
We’ve all heard the story of Eric Liddell, who turned down an opportunity for Olympic gold at the Paris Games in 1924 in order to honor His Savior. It was Liddell who famously said, “God made me fast....
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Olympics wrap-up: Athletes faith shown in triumph, defeat
RIO DE JAINEIRO — The images and memories of the 2016 Olympics will endure for much longer than the torch’s flame. Simone Biles racking up five medals (four gold) in gymnastics. Usain Bolt running away...
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Prayers keep skeet shooter’s focus on God
RIO DE JANEIRO — Vincent Hancock was so fed up with skeet shooting in 2011 that he almost quit. Despite winning gold in skeet shooting in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Hancock had lost his love for the...
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U.S. volleyball player seeks God amid trials
RIO DE JANEIRO — Micah Christenson spent the past year playing professional volleyball in Italy. Sound like fun? He thought so, too, until he got there. He couldn’t speak the language and was living...
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Olympic sprinter English Gardner ‘Going through the highs and lows with God’
After finishing first in the 100-meter dash at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, English Gardner hugged her competitors and mimed scooping food from a plate to her mouth. It was a nod to her...
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U.S. Olympic swimmer Simone Manuel gives ‘all glory to God’
RIO DE JANEIRO — Simone Manuel became the first African American to win an individual medal in swimming on Thursday (Aug. 11) when she won gold in the women’s 100-meter freestyle, and she was quick to...
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Olympics: Dietzen’s love for teammates anchored by faith
RIO DE JANEIRO — Christa Dietzen comes by the “Mom” nickname her teammates have given her naturally. She’s the oldest in her extended family, and she’s one of the oldest players on the U.S. women’s...
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Randall and Vashti Cunningham: God and games are the family business
Randall Cunningham is not only Vashti Cunningham’s father, he is also her coach and her pastor. That’s a lot of father-daughter time in any family, but in this one, it’s part of the family business —...
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Olympics: Taekwondo athlete determined, trusting God
RIO DE JANEIRO — At a lot of her taekwondo competitions, Paige McPherson gathers with some fellow competitors and close friends from around the world to pray together. “I’m praying in English, my...
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Olympics: Molinaro moves from love of self to love for God
RIO DE JANEIRO — The plan was for Frank Molinaro to wrestle in Rio and then make it home in time for the birth of his second child. But little Frank Jr. had a different timetable in mind. Molinaro’s...
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Faith at the Olympics | Rio’s best kept secret
We’ve all heard the story of Eric Liddell, who turned down an opportunity for Olympic gold at the Paris Games in 1924 in order to honor His Savior. It was Liddell who famously said, “God made me fast....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Olympics wrap-up: Athletes faith shown in triumph, defeat
RIO DE JAINEIRO — The images and memories of the 2016 Olympics will endure for much longer than the torch’s flame. Simone Biles racking up five medals (four gold) in gymnastics. Usain Bolt running away...
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