Games Christians Play - D Paul Graunke - June 1974

D Paul Graunke

OK, SPORTS fans. Today's chalk talk is about a special kind of game. You'll never read about it on the sports page or hear Howard Cosell talk about it on TV. Yet it is the most popular game in the world. It isn't a spectator sport; it's the kind of game everybody can - and does - play. In fact, it's the most widely played game of all time. The name of the game is "Hypocrisy." Hypocrisy a game? Absolutely! And we know this thanks to a special breed of sports analysts known as psychiatrists. We are particularly indebted to the observation and analysis of Eric Berne, who reported on this most popular sport in his best-selling book, Games People Play. The games Berne wrote about weren't the kind people play in their leisure time or watch on TV on weekends. They are the kind people play every day of their lives - at work, at home and even at church. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library