It’s curious to me how sensitive the subject of religion is in the media and how reluctant popular media is to discuss things religious, especially Christianity. All other topics seem to be fair game, including sexual preference, whom someone is dating, racism, political affiliation, and so on. One exception I heard last night though was during, of all things, a sports recap. Bound for Superbowl XLI, the coach of the Indianapolis Colts, Tony Dungy, made a comment on him and his friend Lovie Smith, coach of the Chicago Bears, making it to the Superbowl. He said that it was great to see a fellow Christian reaching this level of competition, to be able to show that this game can be played well without the profanity that often goes along with the game (not an exact quote). Today, I went online looking for this interview. Sadly, I could not find it…however, featured prominently on the official Super Bowl website, a story on the first “black head coaches in a Super Bowl???.
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Todays articals were about the game more than the coaches. The articles on the coaches talked about their Christian walk, but those articles were published earlier in the week. I was glad and felt great when they mentioned Jesus Christ in their conversations over national television. Anyone who followed everything that was said during the past week by the coaches and some of their players, could only come away knowing that Christ was glorified quit a few times this past week. The coaches didn’t have to keep naming Christ, as you could see they were in step with him.
You can watch the interview and read more about what the coaches say about their faith here: : http://www.beyondtheultimate.com.
USA Today ran a full-page ad promoting the site in the Superbowl section.