Though the football season ended more than a month ago, and the next season is several months away, NFL free agency has kept the nation's most popular sport in the news. Agents are trying to get the best deals for players, team executives are trying to sign players that will help their team win a Super Bowl, and fans are eager to find out which players end up with which teams. Free agency always raises questions about loyalty: Will a player stay with the team that drafted and developed him or go somewhere else for more money? This week LinC talks about loyalty and the importance of loyalty in our relationships with God and others. Key Scriptures: 2 Samuel 23:13-17; Psalm 116:12-14; 136; John 15:12-17. Last week in a diner outside of Rapid City, South Dakota, a group of seven extraterrestrials arrived from a distant galaxy through a hole in the space-time continuum. The otherworldly beings' sudden appearance has forced Christians in South Dakota to follow (literally) Old Testament commandments about showing justice to aliens.... April Fool! Next week we'll take a look at one of our culture's strangest holidays and talk about ways in which we can be “fools for the sake of Christ” (1 Corinthians 4:10).
