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NFL quarterback Brock Purdy is crediting his Christian faith for a heart of gratitude and giving him confidence to lead his team. Purdy arose to starter after a series of injuries bumped him from his initial position as the third-string quarterback. In August 2021, Purdy told Sports Spectrum his “identity is in Jesus.” Purdy, 23,…

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Christian athlete Tim Tebow expressed his tendency to prioritize sports over his walk with Christ. He challenged thousands of young people gathered at Passion 2023 to live lives defined by a passion for sharing the Gospel with the lost. “I would humbly, this morning, challenge me, first and foremost, and maybe all of us, to…

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It has been a harrowing, terrifying, and oddly optimistic time for the Buffalo Bills. Last Sunday, just shy of a week after Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest during a football showdown between the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, the Bills returned to the field and won against the New England…

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Author and former NFL player Benjamin Watson told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that Damar Hamlin’s medical emergency on national television is a reminder that everyone eventually will face death but that God provides a solution “through His Son Jesus Christ.” Watson, who played 15 seasons as a tight end in the NFL and won a Super…

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