“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” — John 3:16 (NIV)
When Tim Tebow threw for 316 yards in the Wild Card playoff against Pittsburgh, it launched a viral buzz over one of his favorite verses; John 3:16. If you search for John 3:16 on Google - in 0.11 seconds more than 104 million search results pop up.
Ironically, it took all of 11 seconds for Tim Tebow's Denver Broncos to score a huge upset in overtime Sunday night against the vaunted Pittsburgh Steelers defense.
Tebow — a devout Christian who wore the Bible reference “John 3:16” painted on his eye blacks during the 2009 NCAA National Championship game — finished with 316 yards.
And if that wasn't enough…
Tebow's per-throw average: 31.6 yards.
Sunday's overtime TV rating: 31.6.
Pittsburgh's time of possession: 31 minutes, 6 seconds.
Always one to deflect credit, Tebow did not mention the similarities of the 316 passing yards and one of his favorite verses in Sunday's post-game press conference, but he was quick to give God the glory.
"First and foremost, I just want to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ," Tebow said. "He's done so much in my life."
So here is my question: when is everyone going to actually start accepting that what we are seeing in Tebow’s life is real and that he deserves a little personal credit for standing strong for his beliefs?
You can’t help but like the guy; his talent cannot be denied and he is winning. So why don’t the pundits back off and just enjoy what’s happening? I guess they want him to fail or maybe even worse they hate anyone who is truly a class act. If Tim was a scumbag, they wouldn’t have anything negative to say about him, because he wasn’t trying to be better. I am personally sick of the negative role models and delighted to see someone out there who is worth cheering for.
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." ~ Teddy Roosevelt
If you want to understand his perspective on what's going on in his life or how he looks at life, get your copy of Tim Tebow's book Through My Eyes. The book is available just about everywhere.
by Daniel Southern
