Why I’m cheering for NFL quarterback Trevor Lawrence this year: “A platform and opportunity to put God on display”
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The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 9 September 2024
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
As the NFL begins its 105th season, quarterback Trevor Lawrence and his wife Marissa see their fame as “a platform and opportunity to put God on display.” Today, we discuss several stories in today’s news that highlight the significance of sharing God’s word as urgently as we can. According to Ronald Reagan: “Our liberty springs from and depends upon an abiding faith in God.”
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| 0:00.0 | Greetings. Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. Today is Monday, September 9th, |
| 0:06.8 | 2024. I'm Chris Elkins, narrating today's podcast written by Denison Forum, co-founder and CEO, |
| 0:14.9 | Dr. Jim Denison. The National Football League has begun its 105th season. If you're looking for a player to follow this year, |
| 0:24.0 | allow me to nominate Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, not because he makes $55 million a year, |
| 0:31.3 | which was tied for the highest in the league until the Dallas Cowboys signed Dak Prescott yesterday for $60 million a year. |
| 0:39.3 | Or because the Jaguars have a good shot at making the playoffs even though they lost to Miami |
| 0:45.0 | yesterday. Not even because he is very public about his commitment to Christ, telling a reporter |
| 0:50.9 | recently, it's something I really want to be known about me. |
| 0:54.8 | Several other high-profile quarterbacks, including Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, |
| 0:59.7 | Brock Purdy, and C.J. Stroud are also deeply committed to Christ. |
| 1:04.5 | Rather, it's because of something his wife, Marissa, said regarding the visibility of their lives. |
| 1:10.9 | Quote, knowing that this life and fame is something God has entrusted us with makes it |
| 1:16.7 | seem like such an honor. It's something we fail at a lot, but ultimately, all we want is to be |
| 1:23.0 | able to be a light and glorify God with the things he's given us, and fame is one of those platforms |
| 1:29.9 | for us to do that. I'd say we navigate fame by choosing not to see it as fame, but as a platform |
| 1:36.7 | and opportunity to put God on display. End quote. Several stories in today's news highlight the |
| 1:43.4 | significance of sharing God's word as urgently as we |
| 1:46.6 | can according to reporting by the Washington Post the mother of the suspected Appalachie high school |
| 1:52.8 | gunman called the school on the morning of the shooting and warned a counselor about an |
| 1:57.9 | extreme emergency involving her 14-year-old son. Authorities are still searching |
| 2:03.7 | this morning for a gunman in rural Kentucky who shot five people on Saturday afternoon on |
| 2:09.7 | Interstate 75. A Jordanian terrorist killed three Israelis yesterday morning at the Allenby |
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