Thank you Tim Tebow

As a rabid New England Patriots fan and a born again Christian who appreciates the positive affect Tim Tebow has been having on American pop culture, I look at the end of Tebow-mania, at least temporarily, with mixed emotions. With Christianity losing the influence it once had on American society due in large part to the failure of Christians themselves to lead a lifestyle that displays to the world a fruit bearing life as Tebow does on a daily basis.

This young man, who was blessed with missionary parents and great athletic ability, broke onto the national scene this year thanks to a game he plays very well and fearlessly brought attention to the values that once were part of the fabric of this country. Now that Tebow and the Denver Broncos have been sent home until the next training camp, most people will forget about him and the curiosity they were beginning to develop about God, Jesus Christ, and Christianity in general, but not everyone. The seed has been planted in many minds and hearts and God will use that to bring them into fellowship with Him at the right time, I have no doubt..

In some ways I wish I wasn’t a New England Patriots fan this morning because I feel somewhat guilty that Tom Brady and the Patriots had a role in bringing Tebow-mania to an end. As a Christian I am reminded, however,  that all children of God can serve God in any career they find themselves in, and from what I can tell, no one has been doing that better than Tim Tebow lately, and for that I'm very thankful.