Can you love your neighbour while beating them to the finish line?
By 
Joe Warton2024-07-26T10:35:00
Joe Warton considers the place of ambition in the life of a Christian
Is it just me, or have there been more competitions going on lately than you can shake a line of raffle tickets at? The Euros, Wimbledon and now the Olympics. Before that, we were glued to Britain’s Got Talent, and in the tech world, Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia continue to scrap it out to be the most valuable company in the world. At the time of writing, Microsoft top the pile at an eye-watering $3.475trn!
And, of course, competition infiltrates our everyday lives too. Will I get selected to lead this project? Will I be one of the lucky 60 per cent in my company who won’t be made redundant? Will my lemon drizzle get voted best cake at the village fête? Will my child win the sack race at sports day?
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