Fighting the Good Fight (of the Fluff)

This past Saturday, I had one of those rare days where I got to do… absolutely nothing of consequence. I sat down, put my feet up, and watched college football for most of the day. No meetings, no calls, no emails — just football, snacks, and the remote control. But as the evening wound down and I was getting ready to call it a night, I noticed something on the ESPN menu that caught my eye. In one of the little preview boxes, it said “Pillow Fighting Championship.”

Surely, I thought, this couldn’t be what it sounds like. But oh, it was. There on my screen were two grown women, dressed in athletic gear, standing in a boxing ring with a referee and an actual cheering crowd—all holding what I assume were regulation-size pillows. And they weren’t playing around. They were ducking, weaving, and swinging those pillows like Olympic hopefuls. Apparently, there’s a professional pillow fighting league!

I sat there laughing, but I also found myself weirdly impressed. These folks were giving it their all in a sport that most of us left behind at sleepovers when we were 10. They took something lighthearted, even silly, and turned it into something competitive and purposeful.

Funny enough, sometimes faith feels a little like that. Paul once told Timothy to “fight the good fight of the faith” (1 Timothy 6:12). But unlike a pillow fight, this isn’t about knocking anyone down—it’s about standing firm in love, truth, and grace. It’s about holding on when the world tells you to give up. It’s about choosing kindness over anger, forgiveness over grudges, and peace over panic.

Most days, the “fights” we face aren’t with other people anyway—they’re with impatience, worry, or weariness. And sometimes, we forget that we can face those battles with joy. We can even laugh along the way.

So maybe watching the Pillow Fighting Championship wasn’t a total waste of time. It reminded me that not every battle has to be heavy. Some can be fought with a little lightness, a little laughter, and a good dose of grace. So, may you fight your good fight this week—with courage, love, and maybe even a soft landing or two.

May God hold you,
Rev Chris Hester