The football coach featured in a new Fox Nation sports documentary says he teaches his players to prioritize faith and family over football and to trust Christ in every aspect of their lives. Denny Duron is the chancellor and head football coach at Louisiana’s Evangel Christian Academy, a private school whose team is spotlighted in a new documentary, God. Family. Football., streaming on Fox Nation. The school is well-known to many football fans, having won 14 state championships while producing numerous college players. Seven players on active NFL rosters played at Evangel.
“The message that we’re telling these young people every day is [that] God will come into your world,” Duron told Fox News in a preview of the series.
“There are so many [players] that feel like God is compartmentalized [and that] He belongs in the sanctuary on Sunday morning, and He never leaves there,” Duron added. “But we teach these kids the truth, and that is, we have a wonderful God who is active in every area and facet of our lives, and He will come into your world. And so every day, we start by saying, just before practice, we’re all in our gear, and we’re about to get after…
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