students of jesus

We were born to worship. That’s why Americans invented the Super Bowl. Our national religion is not Catholic or Protestant, it is sports. Last year just over 111 million Americans watched the Super Bowl—that’s roughly the same number of people who go to church each week in the United States. Advertisers pay almost four million dollars for a 30-second commercial during the game, because they know we are paying attention during those three hours.

What is it about sports—especially the Super Bowl—that appeal to our transcendent capacity? Why do so many of us rise to the liturgy of this game? Compare the worship we offer up Super Bowl Sunday to the worship we long to give every week—or every day:

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