Episode 144: Football, Faith, and Purpose

This episode features an incredible interview with Ben Malcolmson, author of Walk On: From Pee Wee Dropout to NFL Sidelines: My Unlikely Story of Football, Purpose, and Following an Amazing God. Ben has seen some major lows in his life, starting with having an alcoholic mom, and being thrust into college life a year early. But God was with him every step of the way, and brought him through so many dark days, to so many glorious days. You will learn so much from this former USC football player, and Pete Carrol's right hand man of 10 plus years on the Seattle Seahawks. If you have ever questioned your purpose in life, you will want to listen to this episode! Chapters:   0:00 - Intro   1:13 – Welcome Ben!   2:45 – Ben's Journey   7:22 – Talking About Faith   12:10 – The Intersection of Journalism and Football   28:53 – The Bible Story – From the Book   44:39 – Good Word of the Day!!!   Links:   Ben Malcomson   Walk On: From Pee Wee Dropout to NFL Sidelines: My Unlikely Story of Football, Purpose, and Following an Amazing God   Clay Mathews Chunky Soup Commercial   Good Word of the Day!!!   Habakkuk 1:5 NIV  The Lord's Answer   5 "Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. Thank you to our sponsor Showit!! Listen to Us on Spotify (and leave a review please)!! Connect with us! Fostering Voices on Instagram You can also email us!  [email protected] We would LOVE it if you would SUBSCRIBE! AND please leave us a review on iTunes! This helps others to find our podcast so we can share these voices from the foster care and adoption community with more people! If you want to see how to leave a review, check out this handy little video!