There are few more energizing contemporary figures than Billie Jean King. Wimbledon tennis champion at the age of 17, winner of 39 major championship titles, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, founder of the Women’s Tennis...
Tennis champion Billie Jean King is a role model for reconciliation
A new ESPN documentary shows how this athlete was a gamechanger for equal rights on and off the court.
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Ultimately, recommitting ourselves to the radical love of the gospels is the way forward, and the only way to truly stand up for the faith.
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