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$\"\"$ <\/a>Tim Tebow is America\u2019s most popular athlete<\/a>. \u00a0Pretty incredible for a guy who was (un)hailed as the second coming of Ryan Leaf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A month ago, I wrote on Tebow<\/a> and John Calvin for the Gospel Coalition. \u00a0Just today, The Atlantic<\/em>\u00a0has published an essay I wrote on Tebow<\/a>. \u00a0It\u2019s on how to assess what it means theologically if the Broncos lose to my beloved New England Patriots on Saturday in the NFL playoffs. \u00a0Has God withdrawn his blessing? \u00a0Is he no longer smiling on Tebow? \u00a0Wait\u2013was he ever<\/em>\u00a0smiling on Tebow in some sort of direct and miraculous way?<\/p>\n

You can read my responses to these interesting questions at The Atlantic<\/em>, one of the more stimulating repositories of thought out there. \u00a0I will warn you, though\u2013it involves wood elves. \u00a0I won\u2019t say more than that.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a brief snatch from the piece<\/a>:<\/p>\n

What does this mean in light of a possible Broncos loss on Saturday? It means that there is no reason to believe that God has failed Tebow, that the light of the divine in Tebow\u2019s life is extinguished. God\u2019s Spirit, directed by God\u2019s will, blows like the wind where it wishes (John 3:8<\/a>).\u00a0It may be that Tebow will succeed in spectacular fashion; it may be that he will have the worst game of his life.\u00a0Either way, the Bible assures us that God loves his chosen, God is orchestrating every detail of their lives, and God will lead them through success or failure to the end of all things.\u00a0Sometimes God grants believers great victories, and sometimes he asks them to walk through the fire. This is true whether it is experienced on the football field, in the office, or in a country that rewards outspoken Christianity with a sword to the throat.<\/p>\n

Read the whole thing if you like.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"