From Ghosts to Glory—Sam Darnold’s Redemption and More Thoughts on Super Bowl LX

Before I dive into football, here’s a CAVEAT and a SO WHAT? First, Christ-followers in football are flawed humans, not elite spiritual heroes a la Hebrews 11. Secondly, my WHY for this article is to encourage you and me to be inspired and…

What Can We Learn From the 2025 49ers?

Only one team can win the Super Bowl this year, and it’s not the 49ers. But most of us don’t play in the Super Bowl and may be better able to identify with and learn more from the 49ers than the winner. (I’m gung ho for my Seahawks, by…

To Mock is Human; To Understand, Is Divine

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As a quarterback who had to read blitzes to stay upright and read defenses to sustain drives and score points to win, I paid intense attention to our coach’s scouting reports of our opponents’ defensive schemes. I also studied my film and…

John Harbaugh Embodies Coaching Manhood

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Would you have walked (to the locker room) with Tyler Loop? It was the biggest 5 seconds of Tyler's athletic and professional life. The Baltimore Ravens’ rookie kicker stood poised on the field, ready to kick a game-ending 41-yard field…