<description>&lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW174734967 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW174734967 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun SCXW174734967 BCX0" lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW174734967 BCX0"&gt;"Football was my god. It told me who I was, how good I was, and what I was going to do."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW174734967 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW174734967 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW174734967 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun SCXW174734967 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW174734967 BCX0"&gt;Derwin Gray was a leader on the Indianapolis Colts. A hard-hitting defensive star with NFL money, a promising career, and a wife to share it all with. By every measure, he was a success. But inside, Derwin was still a boy without a role model, shaped by his father’s absence and striving to prove he was worth something. He thought building a strong resume was the answer. Then, in the most unexpected way, God met him—in the locker room—through a teammate wrapped in nothing but a towel. What followed would change everything.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW174734967 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW174734967 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW174734967 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"&gt; Hear the full interview &lt;a href= "https://www.myfaithpodcasts.com/podcasts/manly-with-andy/episode-113-how-to-actually-share-jesus-w-others-derwin-gray/"&gt; here&lt;/a&gt; on the Manly with Andy Podcast: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.myfaithpodcasts.com/podcasts/manly-with-andy/episode-113-how-to-actually-share-jesus-w-others-derwin-gray/"&gt;https://www.myfaithpodcasts.com/podcasts/manly-with-andy/episode-113-how-to-actually-share-jesus-w-others-derwin-gray/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

The Unfolding

Meridith Foster

Unfolding Short Stories: "Football was my god. It told me who I was, how good I was, and what I was going to do."

MAR 25, 202511 MIN
The Unfolding

Unfolding Short Stories: "Football was my god. It told me who I was, how good I was, and what I was going to do."

MAR 25, 202511 MIN

Description

"Football was my god. It told me who I was, how good I was, and what I was going to do." 

Derwin Gray was a leader on the Indianapolis Colts. A hard-hitting defensive star with NFL money, a promising career, and a wife to share it all with. By every measure, he was a success. But inside, Derwin was still a boy without a role model, shaped by his father’s absence and striving to prove he was worth something. He thought building a strong resume was the answer. Then, in the most unexpected way, God met him—in the locker room—through a teammate wrapped in nothing but a towel. What followed would change everything. 

Hear the full interview here on the Manly with Andy Podcast: https://www.myfaithpodcasts.com/podcasts/manly-with-andy/episode-113-how-to-actually-share-jesus-w-others-derwin-gray/