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Friday, February 02, 2007

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  • Tony Dungy gives priority to annual Super Bowl breakfast & time to share his beliefs
    by Art Stricklin, posted Friday, February 02, 2007 (17 years ago)

    POSTED Saturday, February 3, 2007.

    "I’m very proud to be the first African American head coach in the Super Bowl along with my friend Lovie Smith. But more than that the fact you have two Christian coaches who show you can do things a different way....I’m more proud of that than anything else.”
    Tony Dungy
    MIAMI (BP)--Athletes in Action celebrated its 19th Annual Super Bowl Breakfast with Tony Dungy as the first-ever Super Bowl coach to appear in person a day before the most pivotal juncture in his coaching life.

          “We usually have special team practice and meetings the day before a game,” Dungy said, “but because I’m the boss, I can set the schedule. So we just pushed everything back today to be here.”

          Denver Broncos safety John Lynch was given the prestigious Bart Starr Award for his longtime excellence on and off the field, but the clear highlight of the program was the appearance by Dungy and his wife Lauren. Read More

  • Reggie White remembered at NFL gospel celebration
    by Art Stricklin, posted Friday, February 02, 2007 (17 years ago)

    POSTED Saturday, February 3, 2007.

    MIAMI (BP)--“This is our chance to have peace and fellowship in a world of chaos,” St. Louis Rams tight end Roland Williams said at Friday night’s eighth annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration.

    “We play in a violent game, but this gives us peace,” Williams said at the officially sanctioned Super Bowl XLI event featuring an evening of gospel music and testimonies by more than two dozen current and former NFL players. Read More

  • Fans’ passion turns against NFL over ‘anti-church’ policy
    by Michael Foust, posted Friday, February 02, 2007 (17 years ago)

    INDIANAPOLIS (BP)--Football fans are up in arms over a National Football League policy that allows bars to host Super Bowl parties but essentially prevents churches from doing so, with some fans saying it once again shows why the NFL is often referred to as the "No Fun League." Read More

  • Asst. coaches also spiritual leaders on NFL’s top teams
    by Art Stricklin, posted Friday, February 02, 2007 (17 years ago)

    MIAMI (BP)--Indianapolis Colts associate head coach Jim Caldwell has been interviewed, analyzed, praised, blasted, hired and fired during nearly 30 years as a coach on the NFL, college and high school level. Read More

  • CBS’ Nantz: Owner’s, coaches’ beliefs worthy of airtime
    by Art Stricklin, posted Friday, February 02, 2007 (17 years ago)

    MIAMI (BP)—-When CBS announcer Jim Nantz asked Colts owner Jim Irsay and head coach Tony Dungy for comments after winning the AFC title two weeks ago, each man gave credit to God before a national TV audience. Read More

  • 'Amazing Grace' film about Wilberforce called inspirational
    by Michael Foust, posted Friday, February 02, 2007 (17 years ago)

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    William Wilberforce, played by Ioan Gruffudd, shows Parliament a long list of signatures from people opposing the slave trade. “Amazing Grace,” which tells the story about Wilberforce’s fight against slavery and his friendship with hymnist John Newton, opens Feb. 23.
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--William Wilberforce isn't a household name in America, but an upcoming motion picture is trying to change that.

          "Amazing Grace" is the story of Wilberforce, a devout Christian and a member of the British Parliament who, beginning around 1787, sought to do what then seemed impossible -- lead the British Empire to abolish the slave trade, what supporters called the lifeblood of the economy. Read More

  • Tornado damages 4 dorms, chapel at Fla. conference center
    by Barbara Denman, posted Friday, February 02, 2007 (17 years ago)

    EUSTIS, Fla. (BP)--A tornado touched down at Florida Baptists’ Lake Yale Conference Center at 3:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, causing extensive damage to its North Camp area as a series of storms tore across central Florida in the early morning hours. Read More

  • North Greenville Univ. alum appears on ‘American Idol’
    by Staff, posted Friday, February 02, 2007 (17 years ago)

    TIGERVILLE, S.C. (BP)--Chris Sligh, a former student at North Greenville University in Tigerville, S.C., made it to the next round of “American Idol” auditions in Hollywood after passing the first round Jan. 30. Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: Is it really so Super?
    by Kelly Boggs, posted Friday, February 02, 2007 (17 years ago)

    ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--Prior to Super Bowl VI between Dallas and Miami in 1972, Cowboys' running back Duane Thomas was asked by a reporter what it felt like to be playing in the ultimate football game. Thomas replied, “If it’s the ultimate, why are they going to play it again next year?” Read More

  • EDITORIAL: Regocijaos en Toda Situación
    Por Gustavo Suárez, posted Friday, February 02, 2007 (17 years ago)

    VANCOUVER, Wash. (BP)--Durante los años de ministerios he observado que muchos, cuando enfrentan dificultades en sus vidas, se quejan, critican y vuelven a quejarse. Los Cristianos que reconocen la Biblia como la Palabra de Dios deben también creer que Él esta en control de toda situación. Read More