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The Daily Article

Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams forgave driver who killed his wife: Trusting "the only correct map of the human heart"

The Daily Article

The Denison Forum

Christianity, Daily News, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.9576 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2021

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Monty Williams is the head coach of the Phoenix Suns, which are two wins from their first NBA championship in franchise history. In The Daily Article for July 12, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison tells the story of Coach Williams' remarkable and forgiving faith, then he focuses on our need for such faith in God and his word and describes the path to experiencing biblical truth in a transforming way.

The Daily Article is written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Nichter.

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daily article.org. That's daily article.org. Monty Williams is the head coach

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of the Phoenix Suns. His team won the first two games of this year's NBA finals, though the

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Milwaukee Bucks won game three last night. If the Sons win two more games, they will achieve their first championship

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in franchise history. When Williams was voted Coach of the Year this season by his peers,

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he said, God knocks the ball out of the park, and I get to run the bases. It is a blessing and a

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privilege to be able to coach this team alongside this staff for this organization.

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It is a get-to, not a got-to. But it is one thing to praise God when we succeed. It is another

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to trust him when we suffer. Williams learned about saving faith in Christ from Ingrid,

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the woman who became his wife. Through her example in prayers, he came to faith in Christ from Ingrid, the woman who became his wife.

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Through her example and prayers, he came to trust in Christ personally.

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