Football is my favorite sport, and the movie "Jerry Maguire" one of my favorite movies about sports because it had some good messages about sports ethics, safety, and being real in relationships, and friendships, and sports, and everything done for God's glory- and the value of having friends of other cultures -. and not stereotyping (profiling/Judging others by appearances) :.
"I've got to FEEL you Jerry!!"
(don't be lukewarm)
And being open and honest with racial relations:
"I LOVE BLACK PEOPLE!!!"
(Jerry Maguire shouting into the phone to Rod, the football player who is his last hope for a football client)
Making command decisions, stepping out in faith in life and romantic relationships with the opposite sex.
I'm concerned about football safety. Sports injuries and concussions have grievously effected family members, two brothers being seriously, and possibly permanently injured by unnecessary roughness. I would like to find out what happened, and why two individuals slammed my brothers into the ground with possibly deliberate intentions, or criminal negligence. It is a coaches, and schools, responsibility to ensure that team members are physically fit, and physically able to be in dangerous contact sports.
And accordingly to Jesus, words and social actions can amount to unnecessary roughness, or criminal negligence, or even tantamount to murder, according to the Lord. Paul said we are each to, as he did, consider ourselves to be "worst of sinners," saved only by God's grace Mercy and Grace. Forgiveness is key to all healing of body, mind and spiritual peace. But, forgiveness is not always restoration of fellowship. To better understand what forgiveness means for Christians, please see "Freedom in Christ Ministries," of Dr. Neil Anderson and his fellow colleagues who now run the ministry. I recall reading in his recovery program, "Forgiveness begins with a choice" to obey the Lord, whether we are able to do it or feel it, trusting in God's power for the rest. (paraphrase from memory) "The Bondage Breaker," Dr. Neil Anderson.