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The Kirk Cameron Show

The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie | The Kirk Cameron Show Ep 108

The Kirk Cameron Show

Kirk Cameron

Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity

4.9776 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

This episode begins with the pull of the Super Bowl and the familiar pain of being a Buffalo Bills fan, then challenges when sports and entertainment cross the line from enjoyment into worship, before turning to the heartbreaking disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie, and what her story reveals about the importance of real community, caring for the vulnerable, and why prayer, responsibility, and faith matter more than distraction or spectacle.   To learn more about the sponsor of today’s show and what our family currently uses for our healthcare check out Christian Healthcare Ministries by visiting https://hubs.ly/Q02vWQGy0    Editing and production services provided by thepodcastupload.com   #TheKirkCameronShow #NancyGuthrie #SuperBowlLX #BreadandCircuses #ModernIdolatry #WeeklyWrapUp #CulturalCommentary #FaithAndLife

Transcript

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0:00.0

This past weekend, we watched the Super Bowl.

0:03.9

And for me and my family, it was another heartbreaking year because we are huge Buffalo

0:09.7

Bills fans.

0:10.8

My wife's from Buffalo, we got married in Buffalo.

0:13.1

We are part of the Bills Mafia.

0:15.5

And we almost made it again.

0:19.1

And I'll tell you this thing.

0:20.0

We were even there back in the Jim Kelly days with

0:24.2

Thurman Thomas and Bruce Smith and Andre Reed when the bills made it to the Super Bowl four times

0:30.3

and never won the title. I mean, that's the kind of pain that never leaves you. I remember Scott

0:36.6

Norwood, wide right, all the jokes,

0:39.2

it just becomes part of the family testimony. Like, we have endured. We have survived. We

0:46.2

have billed. But here's the question I want to ask. What happens when a people begin to make their favorite professional sports their religion?

0:59.8

Because there's a difference between enjoying football or basketball or soccer and worshiping

1:08.1

football, basketball, or soccer.

1:11.4

So here's my promise to you.

1:13.1

By the end of this episode, I'm going to give you a simple test.

1:15.9

Three questions you can ask yourself to know whether sports is a gift in your life or a full-blown idol.

1:22.7

And I'm going to show you what you can do about it without becoming weird.

1:26.9

And hey, if you enjoy these conversations

1:28.7

about faith, family, culture, and the Bible, please subscribe to this channel. Also, I've got an

1:35.0

email newsletter where we send out updates for new episodes, resources, behind the scene stuff.

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