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There's More to Life than College | Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance | [View online]( [Give Now]( Advertisement [The Galli Report]( [Home]( [Podcast]( [Subscribe]( Friday, June 22, 2018 A Fantastical Sports Idea Here’s a contrarian argument that makes good points that I suspect will get absolutely nowhere: [“It’s Time To Finally Admit Professional Sports Are Bad For Society.”]( Still, we would be wise to recognize that one of the things many of us love has insidious consequences if not checked. Author Lyman Stone also reminds us that the early church fathers were no big fans of sports, and maybe for good reason. St. Chrysostom, one of the most widely revered and respected of the early Christian leaders, condemned the heinous evil of horse racing in terms that may shock modern American Christians, who are accustomed to a Sunday ritual of church and football. He says: “You have not even shown respect for the very day on which the sacraments of the salvation of mankind were celebrated. … on that very day, when it was necessary to fast and give glory, and to raise prayers of thanksgiving for the good things in the world to the one who created them, instead you left the church and … as a prisoner of the devil were you dragged off to that spectacle.” There’s More to Life than College Speaking of contrarian, check out [“Why You Should Raise Your Kids to Be Plumbers.”]( And the writer is serious. The case, in my view, is a good one. Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance Two immigration-related pieces that may interest you. The first is a [Quick to Listen podcast]( with a woman who works on the Texas border with Catholic Charities. Sister Norma Pimentel brings a human perspective to the issue. I addressed the recent crisis [in this editorial](. A Season of the Comma That would be summer. I take my cues from [“Comma, Grace,”]( which ruminates on the theological meaning of the comma. And I read this interview on [“the art of rest”]( with that first article in mind. Find a comma in your life to read both. Grace, and peace, [Mark Galli] [Mark Galli] [Mark Galli](mailto:GalliReport@christianitytoday.com) Editor-in-Chief, Christianity Today Advertisement More from Christianity Today [Loving Our Neighbors Knows No Borders—Even Political Ones]( [Editorial]( [Loving Our Neighbors Knows No Borders—Even Political Ones]( Along the way, we may be able to show people Jesus. Mark Galli [Read More]( [The God Who Overpowers Childhood Trauma]( [Book Review]( | [CT Magazine]( [The God Who Overpowers Childhood Trauma]( A new book crawls into the lives of children at risk, enters their desperation, and accompanies them on their journey toward redemption. Mary DeMuth [Read More]( [Why Families Keep Coming to the US Border]( [Quick to Listen]( [Why Families Keep Coming to the US Border]( How violence and terror in their homelands spurs migrants to come north. CT Editors [Read More]( [View All of our Latest]( In the magazine [June]( [Cover Story]( [Cover Story: Mending Men’s Ministry]( How to disciple in an era of male floundering. [God Hates Gun Violence]( [I Thought God Could Never Love a Convicted Murderer. I Was Wrong.]( [View Full Issue]( [Subscribe Now]( Related Newsletters [CT Books Newsletter]( Each issue contains up-to-date, insightful information about today’s culture, plus analysis of books important to the evangelical thinker. [Sign Up Now]( [Christianity Today Connection Newsletter]( Get the inside story with this official newsletter of the global media ministry. [Sign Up Now]( Advertisement Follow Us: [Follow on Facebook]( [Follow on Twitter]( [RSS]( Want to stay informed but a little short on free time? Try The Galli Report, a weekly newsletter giving you 5 must-read articles for thought leaders handpicked by CT Editor Mark Galli. The Galli Report Delivered free via email to subscribers Weekly. [Subscribe]( to this newsletter. You are currently subscribed as {EMAIL}. [Subscribe]( to more newsletters like this. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](. Copyright ©2018 Christianity Today 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188 All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy]( | [Advertise]( | [Subscribe to CT]( | [Give Now]( Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.