Pastor Luke Norsworthy on his love of sports and navigating life during the pandemic
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 26 December 2021
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Luke Norsworthy is the senior minister of Westover Hills Church and the author of "God over Good" and "Befriending Your Monsters." He also hosts a weekly podcast called "Norsworthy," discussing faith in the modern world.
Today, Cole Claybourn speaks to pastor Luke about being a collegiate athlete, the lessons that sports teaches us about faith and life, using sports illustrations in his sermons and how an NFL quarterback's family helped him move forward after the loss of his mother.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, this episode of Sports Spectrum's podcast is presented by our Sports Spectrum Weekly Slant. |
| 0:08.5 | It's a football show that airs every Wednesday night, 8 p.m. Eastern on Facebook, YouTube, |
| 0:14.7 | and our website, sportspectrum.com. |
| 0:17.5 | It's faith. It's football. |
| 0:19.6 | It's doing what we know how to do best, bringing Jesus back into the football conversation. |
| 0:25.9 | And it's a brand new show that's been going on now for a couple months. |
| 0:28.7 | And we're just so proud of it. |
| 0:29.8 | And it's a show that we think is unique and different from any other football show because of that faith component. |
| 0:38.0 | So check out Sports Spectrum's weekly slant. |
| 0:41.0 | Wednesday nights, 8 p.m. Eastern on our Facebook and YouTube channels and at |
| 0:45.7 | Sportspectrum.com. |
| 0:59.8 | Welcome to Sports Spectrum, where we bring Jesus back into the conversation. |
| 1:03.5 | Here's your host, former ESPN producer, Jason Romano. |
| 1:05.7 | And welcome everyone to the show. |
| 1:06.6 | I am Jason. |
| 1:08.6 | This is the Sports Spectrum podcast. |
| 1:12.4 | We got a great conversation today with Luke Norseworthy. |
| 1:16.0 | He is a husband, father, pastor, and author. |
| 1:18.0 | And he's got a lot of great things to say. |
| 1:19.8 | He's an Abilene Christian grad. |
| 1:25.0 | So, of course, we talk about that wonderful March Madness moment for Abilene Christian when they defeated their in-state rival, the University of Texas, |
| 1:29.1 | back in March Madness, 2021. Cole Claybourne is going to be sitting in for me today to do this |
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