In recent years, many sports and other “competitive” opportunities have started awarding participation trophies—trophies simply for showing up. This week in LinC we’ll talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers player who made headlines by taking away his kids’ participation trophies, decrying their value. How do we, as Christians, decide what effort is worthy of recognition? Key Scriptures: Genesis 4:3-8; 2 Corinthians 12:1-10; Philippians 3:12-16. You know that sinking feeling you get when you’re caught doing something wrong? Last week thousands of people experienced that feeling when extramarital dating site Ashley Madison was hacked and the names and e-mails of its clients were released online. Next week in LinC we’ll talk about repentance—and how we should respond when our sin is exposed.
