The Zone Gathering

For those of you who remember last football season, there was a fair amount of discussion on Zone Gathering when the Seattle Seahawks met the Redskins in the NFC playoffs. I made some bold predictions, that well, were absolutely true and the Seahawks prevailed. But, this week I got the latest issue of Sharing the Victory magazine published by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander is featured in the cover story MVP and shares about his relationship with God and how it applies to his day job. Here’s just one excerpt:

It’s not hard being a Christian at all. I tell everybody this. You just have to have your mind made up. A real Christian loves. I don’t have to beat somebody up with the Word. If somebody needs something, they know I’ll be there for them—if somebody is sick or if they or their family needs something.

See, that is true love. That’s Jesus Christ stuff. And the next thing you know they’re saying, “Tell me why you’re the way you are. Why you don’t get upset if it goes bad. Why you don’t feel like you should be drenched in pride when it’s going really, really well. Why are you on that constant focus?” I just say, “I love where I’m at, and I know Who got me there.” And that’s what it is.

Even if you despise seeing Shaun standing in the endzone after yet another touchdown against your favorite team, the interview is worth a couple minutes of your time. [Here's another cool AP story entitled Pizza and Psalms about him too.] And if you’re looking to get involved with FCA in the DC area, please email Dave Kiehn, one of the greatest guys you’ll ever meet. 

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