After coming off stage in the 10:30AM service yesterday, the guys on the worship team huddled around a phone to see the US men’s hockey team win.
Exactly 46 years ago to the day, the US pulled off the Miracle on Ice.
I was the only worship team member in the huddle who was alive in 1980.
Since then, over 5 billion people have joined the world.
370,000 join daily.
The world is not the same.
But the needs are the same.
The Olympics always remind us.
As the guys talked about the games throughout the morning, one comment was how athletes feel pressure or choose on their own to use the stage to make political statements. Much more rampant than 46 years ago. Before the internet. Before instant news awareness. Before bloggers.
The same guy then shared why he loves the Olympics by telling the story of an athlete who, on her way to winning the gold for the French biathlon team, chose not to lap the Ukrainian team so they could finish the race. View it.
It’s a story of fair play, sportsmanship. One that says, “I’m not against you as much as I am for you. I’m with you. Your dignity matters more than my dominance.”
To all the Olympians, thank you for so many reminders. In the remainder of 2026, may we all live as if unity matters.
John Gregory 