{"id":4982,"date":"2018-02-05T15:09:13","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T15:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/?p=4982"},"modified":"2018-02-05T15:12:13","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T15:12:13","slug":"philadelphia-eagles-team-led-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/2018\/02\/philadelphia-eagles-team-led-god.html","title":{"rendered":"The Philadelphia Eagles A Team Led by God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I will admit it. I give my boys a hard time for being Eagles fans. In their defense, they truly do believe they are from Philly like their father.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Of course, I too was rooting for the Eagles.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If my guys want them to win then so do I.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/files\/2018\/02\/white-tailed-eagle-adler-bald-eagle-close-53151.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4986 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/374\/2018\/02\/white-tailed-eagle-adler-bald-eagle-close-53151-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"white-tailed-eagle-adler-bald-eagle-close-53151\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>I didn&#8217;t realize until this morning how much faith has become the center of this football team.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Some moments transcend.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>This incredible video below emphasizes the true meaning of a Super Bowl win.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You will view Romans 5:8 inscribed on some of the player&#8217;s cleats.<\/p>\n<p>It reminds me of the lacrosse team my two oldest boys played on in high school. Each game the players would insert a tiny piece of white paper inside their cleats. It contained a Bible passage from the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and they too were a team led by prayer.<\/p>\n<p>In my opinion, not a coincidence they ended up being a four-year champion state lacrosse team.<\/p>\n<p>What does Romans 5:8 mean?<\/p>\n<p><strong>They are words which Carson Wentz lives and leads his life by &#8211; &#8216;Audience of One.&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Wentz remains grounded in his faith with the reminder God comes before all else.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This gives new meaning to the term &#8216;Wentzylvania&#8217; for this now converted Eagles fan.<\/p>\n<p>It gives one hope talented NFL players would set such a great example and truly be united in God and one another.<\/p>\n<p>And reinforce, they are in fact, from the City of Brotherly Love<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Philadelphia Eagles Locker Room&#039;s Binding Force\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6bnEY13vAok?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow me on Facebook @Colleen Orme National Columnist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Photo courtesy of Pexels)<\/p>\n<p>on Twitter @colleenorme<br \/>\non Pinterest @colleensheehyorme<br \/>\nE-mail: Colleen.Sheehy.Orme@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I will admit it. 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