He won the race by choosing not to run.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stunstreet with the point.

In 1924, Eric Little One, an Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter race.

As it about Christian Little decided to never race on Sundays, imagine his dismay when

he realized that his best race, the 100 meters at the Olympics, was scheduled for a Sunday.

With little withdrew to the derision of many Britons who thought he was being disloyal

to his nation.

He quickly pivoted to the 200-400-meter races, taking third in the 200 and claiming the

gold in the 400.

Little was the son of Scottish missionaries to China, and his story was memorialized

in the film, Cheriets of Fire, which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1981.

Despite athletic success, Little returned to China the following year.

During World War II, the Japanese took over his mission statement, placed him in an

internment camp, where he faithfully served Christ and others before dying of a brain

tumor in 1945.

Little's Olympic time decision was consistent with the life he lived, and faithful service

to Christ who made him for China, but also made him fast.

He ran every race, including the race of life, to feel God's pleasure.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.