For Canadian bobsledder Lyndon Rush, there’s room for a little faith at the top of a bobsled run.   Hurtling down a course at speeds of up to 80 miles an hour takes faith – in your teammates, in your own skill and for Lyndon, faith in God too.  As Lyndon says in the video, “You have to be able to conquer your fear.” Watch Olympic bobsledder...

Cindy Klassen sounds like a champion. Asked how she stay focused, she replied “When I’m going through the hard times I always believe that I can do it.” As a member of the Canadian Olympic Women’s  Speed Skating Team Cindy won gold at the 2006 games in Turin.  She won five medals in total over the course of the games, tying the record for...

It’s hard to believe that the Olympics start today. I live in Vancouver.  These are our games. We’ve been hearing about the Olympics, pretty much non-stop, for seven years. In and around Vancouver the games are everywhere you look.  They are in the signs that tell me the new highway is complete, and in commercials on my TV asking me “Do you...

Super Bowl XLVI is this weekend.   Come Monday morning we’ll all be discussing the commercials as much as the outcome of the game.  I hope there are some good ones.  Doritos is running their Crash the Super Bowl ad competition again.  Out of 4 000 entries, the  six finalists have been selected and they’re pretty funny.   Viewers can vote...

Most years, the most controversial thing about the Superbowl are the ads (or perhaps a wardrobe malfunction) so in a way this year is nothing new. But unlike most previous years, where the controversy surrounds the overt sexuality of the ads, this year it's the opposite: This year's controversial Superbowl ad advocates celebration of family and life. Tim...

I am not a football fan, but it’s hard to ignore the Super Bowl especially this year with its David and Goliath, ripped from a Hollywood screenplay match-up.  As I’m sure you’ve heard, the New Orleans Saints will make their Superbowl debut this year up against the epic Indianapolis Colts.   Super Bowl XLIV (44 if your roman numerals are...

In the weeks leading up to the NFL Superbowl, often a person's thoughts will return to the NFL greats of the past. Perennial all-stars like Joe Montana and Troy Aikman as well as those special stories with fairytale endings like Kurt Warner will probably come to mind. One name that you may have forgotten, or never heard about, is Rolf Benirschke....