On Faith and Football
By Kathryn Schifferdecker , Feb 05, 2012
Coincidence? God’s sense of humor? I don’t know, but I do know that this passage from Isaiah is a biblical text that every Christian athlete from high school to the NFL seems to know and hold dear. “Isaiah 40:31” is among the biblical citations that Tim Tebow emblazoned on his eye black during his days as quarterback for the Florida Gators. He chose that particular verse to wear in a game against Kentucky in September, 2009, while he was battling a respiratory illness.
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