#205. Frisbee – God’s Favorite Sport
May 6th by JonI can’t prove this, but I think Christians might be better at frisbee than non-Christians. I know that doesn’t sound very scientific, but it feels right. Roughly 94% of the Christians I know can really throw the Frisbee well. They’re good at ultimate frisbee, can play disc golf, and can even throw a pretty accurate flick or sidearm if you will. The Christians that can’t throw the frisbee? Probably backsliding.
I like to imagine Jesus and the disciples out on the shores of the Galilee playing a game of ultimate frisbee. Robes would be flying, beards flapping in the wind majestically as they all laughed and played like that volleyball scene from the movie Top Gun. Of course, Jesus had to play using “human rules.” He couldn’t have his throws go farther using the holy spirit or walk on water to catch an errant pass. As the “Sons of Thunder,” James and Jon would probably be body checking everyone and of course Judas would be calling hand fouls left and right.
You’ve had that same thought too right? I’m not the only one am I? Maybe I’m weird.
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[...] don’t know. Maybe Jesus would say things like “I miss hearing you say, ‘Let’s play some Frisbee golf’” or “I miss hearing you say that you pre-ordered the ‘Stuff Christians Like’ book.” [...]
Jon, does it count if you love playing Frolf and Ultimate but are sucktackular? I try really hard, I do.
And you have not seen a real game of ultimate until you've seen the brand-new assistant pastor who is doing a meet and greet with the college kids go FLYING over 3 rows of spectators sitting on th ground and then crash into a lawn chair and back-flip and land on his head, but still manage to catch the Frisbee (granted, I think it was out of bounds).
Funny then how the ultimate frisbee culture is largely based around heavy drinking and one night stands. But I don't think most christians go on to play competitively.
I'm still trying to figure out if Jesus ever laughed or had a sense of humor….
awesome. so many youngish people at my church play frisbee.
A group of Franciscan friars came to our Christian college last semester and played ultimate with us. That's pretty close to your illustration and it. was. awesome.
I never played disc golf as a non-christian, but now as a christian I not only play but am really good. I got into it with my christian friends and we play all the time. Great course close by, great weather in Augusta, Ga and great friends. We even use it for witnessing! Definitely of God
Fun fact: the word "stone" we translate from the Greek and Hebrew more closely translates to "flying disc"…that makes the Bible a lot more frisbeerific. David: slew big G with a Frisbee. Stephen: tragically crushed by being frisbeed to death.
Lipscomb Univ. Serious frisbee craze.