I’ve been involved with athletics for many years, even though I’ve never really been a “jock.” But I’ve worked with hundreds of young people teaching them about how to referee soccer and how to grow up (I hope). But there has been a lot of coverage this year about egregious moral problems with college athletics (gasp!). I know, that’s hard to believe. But the charges of sexual abuse garnered more headlines than the games at times.
The New York Times published an article citing some lawmakers’ needs to pass more laws. That always seems to be the human response. Years ago, there was a comic strip entitled “There Oughta Be a Law.” The purpose of the law? Make people behave in an ethical manner. I think that has been tried–and found wanting.
God tried laws to train His people so that they would become the light of the world. Instead, they found the laws inconvenient, at best. It just didn’t work. Paul wrote about that in Romans. We need the Laws written in our hearts–that is, we need to make them a part of our life. We live the ethical life that God wants for us.
All it takes is for one ethical person to stand up. Will I have that courage when it counts? Hope so.
Faith Venture 
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