Paul & Ancient Sports: Part 1 (5/1/09)

This is our first in a series on ancient sports.  And to start things off on the right foot, I made three mistakes on this video! First, the verses we will focus on are 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (I said 24-26 on the video). You would think I would get the verses right since I wrote my Masters thesis on this passage!

Next, a comment I made didn’t come out quite right…and then it was too late to fix. Well, I tried to fix it with a little message on the bottom, and I’ll certainly stress in the next videos. But Paul’s reference to “winning and losing” does indeed apply to both our lives on earth and the afterlife. I was trying to stress the former (which is often neglected in this passage), but in doing so, I suggested that eternal benefits don’t happen. Anyway, I hope I didn’t mislead or confuse anyone.

Finally, my last mistake was technical. I was having audio problems and ended up recording in only one channel, i.e., you’ll only hear my voice in one speaker. I think this happened because I was trying to fix another problem where I was getting a ton of humming noise. Anyway, hopefully I’ll have it corrected for the next video.

I hope you come back for the remaining videos in the series. I had a blast learning about ancient sports for my thesis, and I think sporting fans in particular will find these messages to be interesting.