This Sunday, former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow will be in a Super Bowl commercial. The commercial is for Focus on the Family and is centered on pro life issues. I wasn’t going to mention it, because I’ve already written about Tebow in the past, but then I kept seeing chatter about this commercial everywhere.
Online, on the radio, on TV, people are riled up about it. I think I have a different opinion on the whole matter:
1. There better be a worship eagle.
Unless there’s a worship eagle that swoops down and screams at least once, I will be forced to declare this commercial “non-Christian.” Sorry, that’s just how strongly I feel about this particular bird of prey and his biblical origins.
2. I hope he tackles the devil.
This one is going to be difficult to pull off in a classy way, but it would be great if at some point during the commercial, Tebow could tackle the devil. I don’t know how or maybe even why, but I think that would be pretty sweet. (Bonus points if Stryper’s “To Hell with the Devil” is playing while he does it.)
3. Tim better not fumble the snap while lined up under the center.
Ohhh, obscure football reference.
4. He better not be wearing anything from the Metrosexual Worship Leader list.
Seriously, if even a shred of unnecessary scarf makes a cameo I am going to pummel Tim Tebow. (And by “pummel” I mean “write a blog about him, not physically hit him” as he would snap me like the brittle twig of a man I am.)
5. AC Green should make an appearance.
You might forget AC Green, but I don’t. Back when I was in middle school, AC Green was known as “The NBA’s only virgin.” That wasn’t his official basketball nickname cause it’s hard to yell, “And another rebound by the NBA’s only virgin,” but it’s the name I gave him. He was one of the few Christian athletes we had at the time and whenever you mentioned his name, you were required to say, “He’s a virgin.” Hopefully he’ll stop by the commercial or maybe Kevin Johnson or Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs will pop in. (Mike’s not a Christian that I know of, but he’s so nice!)
Even though I like Tebow and have seen some great articles about his faith on ESPN lately, chances are, they won’t do any of these things during the commercial. And to tell you the truth, those aren’t really even what I want the most. The one thing I’m holding out for is that Tim throws a touchdown, I catch it and then the camera pans down and I’m not holding a ball, I’m holding the Stuff Christians Like
What do you hope happens during the Tim Tebow commercial? How would you made it awesome?
