What do sports teach us about spiritual qualities?

With Seth Johnson and Tony Lobl

As we’ve reached the knockout stages of the World Cup games, we chat with a former soccer player and coach who shares how he sees God’s qualities in everyone from players to fans—and how this can elevate and improve even a sports event.

Show Notes

Citations referenced in this episode:

Seth Johnson, “Christian Science and athletics,” The Christian Science Journal, January 2026

Christian Science Sentinel, June 8 & 15, 2026, issue

From the Bible, King James Version:
I Corinthians 10:31
James 4:8

From the writings of Mary Baker Eddy:
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 424
Science and Health, p. 227
Poems, p. 6

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