Being a witness for Christ, playing football on Thanksgiving and engaging with teammates of diverse beliefs

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Sports Spectrum

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4.9 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, Matt Forte reflects on Thanksgiving and the challenges of playing in the NFL during the holiday, delving into the implications of player safety in relation to Thursday games.

Matt and Jason also answer your questions from social media and explore how to engage with individuals of diverse beliefs while maintaining a Christian perspective.

Matt also reflects on his college legacy at Tulane, the current state of the football program, as well as the changing landscape of college athletics due to NIL deals.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, today's episode of Sports Spectrum is presented by our friends at Unitas. They're a faith-focused footwear and apparel company. And, Matt, isn't it great to have Unitas on board with us when we talked to Jonathan Isaac and he talked about it a little while ago on the podcast. He's with the Orlando Magic and he created this company. We were both impressed. And now to have them as a partner and a sponsor on the show
0:21.7	was pretty cool. Yeah, it's huge. I mean, if we saw that or listened to that podcast with Jonathan,
0:27.4	the way in which it came about is just so special. You know, he was out of a shoe deal with Nike
0:33.9	and was wondering, you know, who to go with next. And his pastor, his mentor and pastor literally was like, you know,
0:40.7	want you do your own shoe.
0:42.0	Yeah.
0:42.5	And it takes faith to be able to do that.
0:44.6	Like, especially if you've never been in the shoe game or like creating an actual shoe
0:48.9	and a performance shoe at that to play basketball.
0:52.0	And but the biggest thing is that I take away from it is,
0:55.2	how awesome is it that Jonathan is so humble enough and wise enough to see that God has given
1:00.8	him this platform on a large scale and to use it to glorify God with having the only NBA shoe
1:07.2	in the first, I believe, with the actual Bible scripture on there.
1:11.2	Yeah. And your son, I think, got a pair of those, right?
1:13.4	Yeah. And that was really special.
1:14.9	He, you know, after doing the podcast and we connected as well offline, he sent my son a pair of,
1:22.8	you know, the Judah ones.
1:24.7	And I'm like, man, that is so cool. And I sent them a picture of him holding them up with a big smile on his face. So cool. Yeah, their faith-focused footwear and apparel company. And I love what their tagline is, exists to help followers of Jesus honor God in their everyday lives. And what's cool, Matt, their most recent drop is called the Fortra, which is a lifestyle
1:44.6	running shoe. It features First Samuel chapter 2 verse 30 on the back. And like you mentioned,
1:49.8	with the Judah ones, they have Bible verses on the back of the sneakers, which is so cool. And I
1:54.2	think if people who are listening are wondering, you know, should I invest in something like this?
1:58.4	Should I get this as a gift, especially around the holidays?
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