Are you ready for some football?

Last Thursday, the last two Super Bowl Champions squared off in the opening game of the NFL season. I’m betting ratings were off the charts.

Last Sunday afternoon, countless hours will be spent on the couch, counting up fantasy football points, eating junk food, and celebrating.

And all for a season that is only sixteen games long. No other major league sport has a season with fewer games. No other sport brings in more money. Have you ever considered that? I wonder if we like football so much because it points us to giant battles.

If you’re like me, you love a clash of the titans. And if you recognize that in your own heart, you will be thrilled to see that God’s story is a story of epic battle, with a grand and glorious outcome.

Too often growing up, I thought that religion was boring, but never adventurous. I thought of Jesus as a nice guy, but never a strong guy. I thought of my choices in life as decisions with some consequences, but never as turning points in a battle for my future.

Nothing could be farther from the reality of God and His work in the world. There’s a battle going on. And the Hero and Victor is on your side. Get to know Him in a new way this year, and watch your faith become more of an adventure than you have ever known before.