A friend recently lent me his copy of Tony Dungy's new book Quiet Strength. After reading it, I have to say that I thought it was an excellent book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Tony's explicitly Christian approach to life and football. It was a big encouragement to read about the influence of such Christians within the NFL, a league that has its fair share of controversy and bad publicity. If you are a football fan, I'd encourage you to get a copy and read it.
In the course of the book, Tony gives a few quotes that I found helpful. I wanted to share them with you today. The first is from Chuck Noll, the former head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers who led them to 4 Super Bowl wins, and the second is from George Washington Carver, the former slave turned botanical researcher, educator, and expert.
Noll said, "Champions are champions not because they do anything extraordinary but because they do the ordinary things better than anyone else."
Carver said, "When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world."
It is interesting how life consists in the ordinary, every-day things! This is especially true in the Christian life. What distinguishes the Martin Luthers or John Calvins of the world from you and me? In one sense, from a human perspective, they did the ordinary things, the common things of the Christian life in uncommon ways!
The people who change the world don't usually set out to do so. But in doing the ordinary things of life in uncommon ways, they usher in great and profound change.
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