Who will be the Starting Quarterbacks?

There are many Christ-followers in the NFL, more than most people are aware. Through the ministry of Pro Athletes Outreach (PAO), in the past few years I've been able to speak to and meet hundreds of them, and develop personal relationships with several dozen, so we've had lots of interactions between PAO conferences.

  

Of the many fine young men I've gotten to know, quarterbacks Nick Foles and Case Keenum stand out as two of those most serious in their Christian faith, and most diligent in their personal Bible study. Among other things, both use Logos Bible Study software to help them study God's Word. (I also use Logos, and there's no better resource for serious Bible students. I highly recommend it!)

I've spent personal time with Nick and Case in a small group, where we talked and prayed together, and exchanged verses with them in texts and emails. I've had enough personal, phone, and email dialogue with both of them to say with certainty that they love Jesus and are true students of God's Word.

These brothers are the real deal, and they are personal friends who played together on the same team, one where life wasn't easy for either of them. (In the picture, that's Case Keenum on the left and Nick Foles on the right, when they played together for the Rams.) They are true competitors in the right sense, yet in the end they are brothers in Christ who love and respect each other. Please pray for both of them as they are the starting quarterbacks for this Sunday's NFC championship game. The winner and his team will go to the Super Bowl...needless to say, the other won't. But regardless of the outcome of this big game, in the ways that matter in God's sight, both Case and Nick are winners.

Randy Alcorn, Eternal Perspective Ministries