“Jesus invites all of our contemporaries to his table and offers true reconciliation, identity and belonging”, says Erwan Cloarec, president of the CNEF, while acknowledging the “hurt feelings” of many believers.

The South African swimmer wins the 100m breaststroke gold in Paris and shows gratitude to “God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit”.

Throughout the centuries, Christianity and the Olympic Games have had an ambivalent relationship. For good reasons. But today  Christians have come to see major sports gatherings as God-given opportunities for evangelism.

“We believe the sports activities will provide unparalleled circumstances for evangelism across many cultures”, said Cécile Chan-Janiaud, TWR Director for Digital Media Ministry in Europe .

The French Bible Society launches “More precious than gold”, a special edition of the New Testament that features fifteen testimonies of Christian athletes.

The German golfer became a Christian after his first US Masters, but his second Masters in 1993 was “more decisive”, because “it was on Easter Sunday and I was very grateful”.

 In the 'Olympics' of our spiritual life, materialism stops us from participating and gaining medals.

While the engraver engraved "Spain" into the trophy for the fourth time, the television audience saw a Bible verse in the background.

The Spain manager has won the Euro 2024 football championship with his team. The day of the victory against England, he spoke of his faith: “I’m not superstitious. If I pray today and tomorrow, it’s because I’ve been doing it for a long time”.

Only those who are full of the Spirit of God will have learned to wait for the right moment. Victory comes to those who know how to wait.

What is the giant that is mocking you at the moment? Who is the 'Goliath' who makes you take a step backwards?

Christians from Germany, Spain and Italy comment on how passionately Euro 2024 is being followed in their respective countries. There are fewer players on the field with a public faith than in the past.

A bitter person has never helped to change the world. Dreams do not belong only to winners.

All the books in the world would not be enough to write about the blessings we have received from God.

Believers in England, Poland and Switzerland describe how churches connect football and the gospel and point to players known for being committed Christians.

Dominican veteran player Al Horford became a key part of the victory. He thanked God in Spanish as he received the trophy. Head coach Joe Mazzulla also spoke clearly about his Christian faith.

Chris Führich represents Germany at the Euro 2024 with a quiet time routine he tries to follow every morning and evening. Also Benjamin Heinrichs is a committed Christian.

Friendship, faithfulness, forgiveness and acceptance are no more than different faces of true love.

This is third medal of the German athlete. Before the competition, she quoted Proverbs 3:5-6 on her social media.

Great atmosphere in the city of A Coruña, where children, parents and other church members cheered during the 23rd Evangelical Olympiad.

God is the Lord of history, both of the universe and of the personal history of each one of us.

 Why do we feel all alone when God has thousands of promises there for us to get hold of? 

Asked about what made his playing so great, Pete Sampras said: “I have always admired the old stars in tennis”.

Undergoing spiritual training in our devotion to God means letting our character be moulded to Christ’s image.

‘Running the Race of Your Life’ retells the victory and testimony a century ago of the Christian athlete. Evangelist J. John hopes to distribute one million copies in Paris 2024.