Search Results for: "troy polamalu"

Religious 'items' in a locker

2007-09-29 23:18:39

Another football weekend, yet another chance to venture into the arena of faith and sports. For starters, The Washington Post had an interesting story about former Philadelphia Eagle running back Herb Lusk, who is better known for what happened after one of his touchdown runs than for the actual events of ...

Crown of victory in the arena?

2009-02-01 15:00:44

A football fanatic friend of mine whose very name screams predestination -- Calvin -- noticed something interesting in the prayers last night during vespers. It was one of the prayers marking the name day of St. Tryphon: Disdaining earthly things here below, O venerable and all-blessed Tryphon, thou didst hasten bravely to ...

Faith & football -- to the max

2009-08-10 15:23:44

Regular readers may have noticed at some of your GetReligionistas are big sports fans, which includes the National Football League in several cases. This continues to be the case even though young master Daniel Pulliam is inactive, while serving as editor of a law review. Regular readers may also know that ...

The sports mission at Messiah

2009-10-26 07:24:31

This time of year, it's common to see stories about God and the gridiron. Many miss the mark. But every now and then, as tmatt found in an interview with Troy Polamalu, a reporter will hit paydirt with a story that gets both faith and football. In USA Today, though, we ...

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