Sport. Faith. Life.

S4E144 Reverend John Ashley Null

John Ashley Null is a theologian and Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of North Africa. Ashley has also been longtime chaplain to elite athletes at the highest levels of sport. For over four…

S4E143 Impactful Coaching

Dr. Rob Ramseyer is an intentional leader of athletics. He’s the Vice President of Athletics and Strategic Expansion at Friends University in Witchita, Kansas. Alongside his athletic leadership work,…

S4E142 Rise Up

Symone Abbott first turned to Jesus hoping He would make her a better volleyball player—something she now describes as selfish. That initial request eventually blossomed into a humbling and joyful,…

S4E141 Rabbi on the Sidelines

Rabbi Erez Sherman is the co-senior rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles and the host of the podcast Rabbi on the Sidelines. Rabbi Sherman grew up with a deep love for sports and has spent years…

S4E140 The World Cup is Coming to North America!

The World Cup is coming to North America  The Men’s FIFA World Cup arrives in North America starting in June 2026, and it’s set to be massive—with an estimated 5 billion people watching the world’s…

S4E139 Industrial Complex of Youth Sport

Authors Brian Smith and Ed Uszynski join us to discuss the world of youth sports in the United States—a cultural phenomenon that catches nearly all parents off guard as they navigate what the authors…

S4E138 Slap Shot Faith

Dave Jones took a slap shot to the face, and it changed his life. Dave tells us how his faith and future changed after that moment, leading to a career in professional hockey, Christian marketing,…

S4E137 SFL Podcast New Season!

S3E136 It’s Here!

The 4th Global Congress on Sport and Christianity is only days away!  The Director of the Faith & Sports Institute and this year’s congress director Paul Putz joins us to preview the upcoming…

S3E135 Global Congress FLEX!

The Female Leadership Excellence Pre-conference (FLEX) is a one-day event preceding the 4th Global Congress on Sport and Christianity on July 31, 2025. The purpose of FLEX is to provide a community…

S1E134 Play Like a Champion Today

Since her days as a gymnast and Notre Dame football cheerleader, Kristin Sheehan has been a powerful bundle of energy.  For the last 20 years Kristin has been the Program Director and Co-Visionary…

S3E133 Pitching Faith

Josh Lindblom grew up in Indiana and found he could throw a baseball really hard. Josh eventually played college baseball at Tennessee and Purdue, then was drafted by the Dodgers in 2008, and made…

S3E132 Sport, Faith, and Artificial Intelligence

Are you wondering about AI and sport? We are too. Tracy Trothen is an interdisciplinary professor of ethics at Queen’s University, and she’s a long time expert on sport, technology, and ethics. Tracy…

S3E131 Inspired by Excellence

Juliana Smith is the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director for Mission Impact and Enrichment at Baylor University – and that’s just the start of her title. Juliana already has a long history…

S3E130 Champions for Life

Kevin Washington is the  Associate Athletic Director for Mission Impact and Enrichment and Athletics Chaplain at Baylor University. After a stellar college football career at Notre Dame, Kevin…

S3E129 Telling the Stories of Christians in Sport

Dr Graham Daniels, a repeat guest on SFL, is a former professional footballer in the UK, and is now the General Director of Christians in Sport, an organization with the mission to reach the world of…

S3E123 Sport and Religion: A Good Pair

Eric Bain-Selbo is dean and religious studies scholar with a keen eye for sports. He is the co-editor of the International Journal of Sport and Religion, and for a career he has podered and written…

S3E127 The Examined Run

Sabrina Little is a philosopher specializing in virtue ethics, moral psychology, and classical philosophy. She’s also an elite level runner and has been selected to represent the United States on…

S3E126 Play, Sport, and Spirit

Father Patrick Kelly is a Jesuit priest, a professor, and an absolute gem in world of Christianity and sport.  He’s authored multiple books, articles and book chapters on sport and faith, and he…

S3E125 Be Third

B3rd athletics is an organization that helps coaches and athletes put God first, others second, and themselves third. Founder, Director, and Coach Tanner Field lives this out through very intentional…