Sport vs Sabbath: What should you do when football clashes with church?

With most youth sport now taking place on a Sunday, Christian parents must grapple with whether to prioritise their children’s sports clubs, or church attendance. Jonny Reid gives his pointers on how to think through the issues biblically 

This summer marks the centenary of Scottish sporting hero Eric Liddell winning gold in the 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics. But that victory is not what Liddell is most famous for. Instead, he owes much of his fame to the race he didn’t run.

A sprinter by specialism, Liddell was the natural choice to run the 100m and relays for Great Britain in Paris. But when he saw these events included Sunday heats, he made it clear he could not compete.