Brock Purdy’s faith and the future of our republic: A reflection on the source of transformational joy
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 21 December 2023
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
Before the season began, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy—Mr. Irrelevant—told a reporter, “God has me where he needs me.” He’s also said, “The bottom line, my identity is in Jesus.” If more Americans had the same “bottom line,” our democracy would be secured and empowered in paradoxical ways we urgently need to embrace today.
Author: Jim Denison, PhD
Narrator: Chris Elkins
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| 0:43.0 | It's Thursday, December the 21st, 2023, and this is the Daily Article podcast. Today's article |
| 0:50.0 | is narrated by Chris Elkins and written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 0:57.3 | It's been a season of improbable quarterback stories in the NFL. |
| 1:01.7 | Drew Locke led the Seahawks to a last-minute game-winning drive over the Eagles Monday night |
| 1:07.6 | after losing the starting job last year and playing sparingly this season. |
| 1:12.5 | Tommy DeVito, undrafted out of college, has become the starter for the Giants, and generated |
| 1:17.8 | headlines after he, quote unquote, classily handled a free appearance at a New Jersey |
| 1:24.1 | restaurant Tuesday. But the story of stories has to be Brock Purdy, the last pick in |
| 1:30.1 | the 2022 NFL draft, for which he was dubbed Mr. Irrelevant. He is playing so well for the 49ers |
| 1:37.8 | that, according to the Wall Street Journal, many consider him the frontrunner to win league |
| 1:42.7 | MVP this year. |
| 1:44.8 | However, I'm leading today's daily article with him because of who he is, not what he's doing. |
| 1:50.9 | Before the season began, he told a reporter, God has me where he needs me. |
| 1:56.5 | Purdy testifies clearly. |
| 1:58.8 | The bottom line, my identity is in Jesus. If more Americans had the same |
| 2:03.9 | bottom line, our democracy would be secured and empowered in paradoxical ways we urgently need to |
| 2:10.8 | embrace today. The Colorado Supreme Court's ruling that bars former President Trump from the |
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