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Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 137 - Detroit Lions Mania & Bills Mafia - The NFL Playoffs The NFL Playoffs are generating incredible buzz as the kneecap-biting Lions make their first run in forever, the Bills' Mafia is breaking tables at an alarming rate, and the AFC QB battles are making history. We're breaking it all down and getting a sneak peak in the culture building in Detroit. In other wor...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 136 - Do The Michigan Wolverines Deserve An Asterisk? The Michigan Wolverines won the Natty in convincing fashion, so what do we do with that asterisk some seem determined to attach to their title? We've got some thoughts on the team, the team, the team as our CPS Team of Wolverines and Buckeyes debate the Harbaugh legacy and the 15-0 Team #144. This week's CPS Star...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 135 - Our Official 2024 "PrayDictions" - Looking Ahead To The Year In Sports Welcome to the Season 4 debut of Church Pew Sports as we assemble a panel of recurring guests to share with us their fearless "praydictions" for 2024. What's in store for your favorite team? Who will win the Super Bowl or the CFP Natty? (Go Blue!) We had a blast hearing from 6 different "pr...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 133 - Chasing The Bag: Big Bucks Dominating Sports Ohtani signs for $700 million. Rahm bolts for LIV and $300 million. And on it goes. In what seems like spending madness, sports is awash in Monopoly money and the pursuit of more. Where does it all lead? Are fans beginning to tune out in disgust? Is greed ruining your favorite sport? We're diving in with both feet t...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 132 - College Football Chaos - NIL, Transfer Portal, and THE Game The world of college football is changing before our eyes and not always for the better. How will Conference Championship Weekend impact the playoffs and what will it all look like one year from now? We're exploring the chaotic world of College Football and looking back at THE Game(s) from a wild fina...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 131 - Thanksgiving Thoughts & THE Game Predictions Enjoy this special abbreviated edition of CPS where we share predictions for THE Game between Michigan and Ohio State, along with some serious moments of thankfulness. Happy Thanksgiving and thank YOU for being part of the CPS family! This week's CPS Starting Host Lineup: Bill Hobson Pastor Paul Miller Randy Gilmer...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 130 - When Athletes Talk About God Excitement, exhaustion, hubris, humility, profanity, tears. We've seen and heard a little bit of everything from athletes when they talk about God in the heat of the moment. This week, we share a sampler platter of examples of emotional outbursts ( Sherrone Moore from Michigan ), remarkable arrogance ( Megan Rapinoe ), and heartfel...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 129 - Jim Brandstatter on Harbaugh, Stalions, and Michigan Men We welcome in Michigan legend Jim Brandstatter to glean insights about the Michigan drama, the Big Ten's conundrum, how far this year's team could go, and what it truly means to be a Michigan Man. Could the Wolverines leave the Big Ten? The Brandstatter view from the inside is well worth the listen, as i...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 128 - Matt Millen - Life, Death, Faith, and the Lions Matt Millen has 4 Super Bowl Championships with the Raiders, 49ers, and Redskins. His post-playing career as a color analyst has received widespread praise and acclaim, and the story of his 100 days in the ICU awaiting a heart transplant is a powerful reminder of the fragility of life.  And then there's the Detro...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 127 - Help Me Understand - Making Sense Of Confusing Sports Headlines From the Wolverines spying on opponents to James Harden holding his team hostage to MSU putting Hitler on their scoreboard to LIV golfers whining about disrespect, these are confusing times with sports headlines that often leave us scratching our heads. On this episode of CPS we introduce a new fe...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 126 - The Powerful Story of Mark The Caddie We've got a unique episode for you this week as we welcome in a man who went from being a Pastor to being a caddie. It was a career change he didn't anticipate (nor really desire), but for "Mark the Caddie," turning to golf has become the means to feed his family and provided a pathway to recovery and restoration. His stor...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 125 - Slapshots and Fastballs - NHL Pvw & MLB Playoffs We're lacing up the skates and diving in the baseball playoffs all in one fun, fast-moving episode as we preview the NHL season and explore the heroes, goats, and most likely MLB playoff scenarios with baseball rolling towards the World Series. This week's CPS Starting Host Lineup: Bill Hobson Pastor Paul Miller...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 124 - He Said Whaaat? Words Always Matter With microphones recording everything, the past week in sports has been filled with controversial, comical, questionable statements from the top names in every sport. This week on CPS, we're exploring a sampler platter of outlandish statements - we're looking at you, Ryan Day - and breaking down what they mean and why they w...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 123 - A Candid Conversation with Dan Patrick - Hall of Fame Broadcaster We welcome in the legendary Dan Patrick for a rollicking conversation about his new book (more infor below) and pretty much everything else in the sports world...plus his church connections and a most "unique" interaction with the offering plate as a kid. Hope you'll listen to one of the bests g...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 122 - The Mel Tucker Mess at Michigan State University The news coming out of East Lansing has been ugly as Spartan Football Coach Mel Tucker has been suspended without pay as the school investigates very serious and troubling charges against him. What exactly happened, when the school knew there was a problem, and the way it has all been handled has resulted in maj...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 121 - NFL Preview Edition - Is This The Year of the Lions? Recorded 24 hours before the Lions and Chiefs kick off the 2023 NFL season, this special edition of CPS is your official NFL Preview. We're digging deep into the key questions about dominant teams, false hope, how to react when reality strikes your favorite team, and whether it's OK for Lion fans to come out...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 120 - College Football Is Back! - Special Preview Episode We're pumped to have College Football back, even with all of the oddities, realignment, and controversies around the game. This special preview episode brings together our starting lineup - and special guest, SVSU Head Coach Ryan Brady - to dig into the key storylines, look into the future of the game, and so...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 119 - Gambling, Sports, & Faith w/ Armen Keteyian In one of the most important and fascinating discussions we've ever had on Church Pew Sports, Emmy winning Investigative Reporter Armen Keteyian (60 Minutes, HBO, Sports Illustrated, NYTimes best-seller) joins us to talk about the impact of gambling on sports, life, and the legendary Billy Walters - the most prolific...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 118 - Messi, Basebrawls, & Football We're taking a look at the top late summer stories, leading off with the epic brawl featuring Anderson v Ramirez and then we break down the foibles of the US Women's National Team and its outspoken star, Megan Rapinoe. We also break down the incredible impact Messi is making in Miami and try to figure out where College Football is...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 117 - Heisman Winner Danny Wuerffel  What a thrill to welcome in 1996 Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel as we get ready for college football season. The Gator legend takes us back to some big game moments and also shares his passion for ministry and making a big difference in the lives of people in need. This combination of sports and faith talk is one of our fav...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 116 - Harbaugh, Hamburgers, & Honesty What in the name of Hamburgler is going on in Ann Arbor? The 4 game suspension of Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh has Wolverine fans up in arms. How did it come to this? Why is the Big Ten Commish silent? Is the NCAA flexing its puny muscles while Tennessee runs wild down South? We tackle the case of Harbaugh and the Hamburgers on t...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 115 - Josh Pate from The Late Kick - College Football Preview This week we connect with the ultimate College Football insider, host of The Late Kick, Josh Pate to get his insights on the coming season of football, the coaching carousel, the balance of faith and broadcasting, and much more. We're thrilled to welcome Josh and his huge Late Kick audience to Church Pew!...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 114 - Hot Dog Heroism & Baseball Storylines We open with an exploration of the dominant performance of the EATGOAT, Joey Chestnut and debate his place on the Mt Rushmore of athletes and then talk through the recent mass layoffs (firings) at ESPN. Then, we bring it home with an update on the top baseball storylines and the season reaches the midway point. Hot dogs, T...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 113 - Church Softball League Etiquette - A Summer Sports Dead Period Special The summer sports dead period gives us some time to explore some unique topics and this week we're looking into the intensity, fellowship, injuries, and overall etiquette of church softball leagues (along with a wide array of others sports talk)! This week's CPS Starting Host Lineup: Bill H...

Welcome to Church Pew Sports Ep 112 - CPS Goes "PTI" with 6 Headlines, 6 Guests This week we enter rapid fire mode with an array of headlines from across the world of sports and an array of guests chiming in to comment on the big topics. It's the CPS homage to PTI! We're talking about the PGA Tour/LIV golf merger, crushing walkoff moments, the Celtics travails, Lebron and Kyrie running it back, an...