Many Americans today are pondering the same profound religious questions that confronted the great thinkers of the past, and all because of one highly successful and devoutly religious NFL quarterback. Ask virtually anyone you come across and they will be happy to tell you their opinion about Tim Tebow’s religious convictions, especially his belief that God not only has his eye on the sparrow, but on the ball as well—provided, of course, that Tebow is in the process of passing it many yards down a football field at crucial moments of a big game.
For many Christians, Tim Tebow has become a role model to be imitated, including his famous prayer stance. Tebow is clearly a man who believes not merely in a vague higher power, but in a living God. He is deeply convinced that God is willing and delighted to intervene in his own daily life. He is also quick to express his gratitude for the divine aid that has helped him through the ordeals of life—in Tebow’s case, through the quite harrowing ordeals of the NFL season.
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