Mark Batterson - schizophrenic football fan
October 31, 2007 – 3:29 pm | by bryanIf you're new here, and you're into sports and/or the Christian faith, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Over at his blog, Mark Batterson (pastor of the National Community Church in Washington, D.C.) confessed to being a schizophrenic football fan. You can read his explanations why in the post, but basically he’s got emotional ties to the Redskins, Vikings, and Packers.
The Redskins are my adopted team. But I was born in Minneapolis so I loved the Vikings as a little kid. Then we moved to Wisconsin and I became a die hard cheesehead. I cried when the Packers lost which was frequently! I know you aren’t supposed to like three teams. Especially three teams in the same conference. But what can I say? I’m a schizophrenic football fan.
As someone with ties to 2 different teams (the Patriots because I was born and raised in New England, and the Cowboys because my dad has been a die-hard fan for over 30 years), I can relate to the feeling of having conflicting loyalties. Though interestingly enough, when the Cowboys and Patriots squared off a few weeks ago I was definitely rooting for the ‘Boys. I guess I’m more loyal to family than country…or something.
I thought I’d link to Mark’s post because I enjoy hearing leaders (spiritual or otherwise) talk about the teams they follow and the sports they love. Plus, I felt like fooling around in photoshop for a few minutes.
Feel free to put that picture on your new business cards, Mark.
Tags: fan loyalty, Football, Mark Batterson
3 Responses to “Mark Batterson - schizophrenic football fan”
By mark batterson on Nov 1, 2007 | Reply
Hilarious :)Thanks for the laugh! What if I could actually get a jersey like this!
By Jordan on Nov 8, 2007 | Reply
If you’re a fan of the Patriots, I’m not as down on you as some might think. Even all the way across the country, I still like me some Pats. Curtis Martin. Terry Glenn. Bledsoe. That’s good stuff.
But the Pats AND the Cowboys?
You’re in ‘jerk’ territory now.
You’ve been warned, Bryan.