February 4, 2007...what a marvelous day for Indiana sports. The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI to win their first NFL Championship since moving to Indianapolis in 1984. Congrats to Coach Dungy, Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison, the rest of the team, and the city of Indianapolis for a great run & for bring home a championship. I still can't believe it really happened...until next February the Indianapolis Colts are the World Champs...that's pretty awesome. What was even more awesome were the statements by Coach Dungy and Owner Jim Irsay that credited God for not just the success but for the journey he took them on and continues to take them on as Christians...kinda cool. I actually was reading an article from the IndyStar in Monday's paper about how coaches (like Dungy) need to separate their religion from football and stick to X's and O's. I second the replies that others have brought to the table and include it as a link that Christianity is and should never be a private ritual...it is a relationship more public than any other...we can't divorce someone's faith from their personal life. If America tries to remove the faith from all public avenues, what do we have left? As Christians, I'm persuaded that we are not to shove religion down anybody's throat, but should literally ooze out Christ so others would see something different and distinctly beautiful in us...Christ is life...even in football. Good job Colts and Coach Dungy! Continue to proclaim your faith from every platform you have (even makeshift ones in Miami).
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