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What an example this man of God has. He Talks the Talk & Walks the Walk. This is the type of Christian America lacks.

And what a GREAT mother he has:

Tebow was born on August 14, 1987 in the Philippines to Bob and Pam Tebow, who were serving as Christian missionaries at the time. While pregnant Pam suffered a life-threatening infection with a pathogenic amoeba. Because of the drugs used to rouse her from a coma and to treat her dysentery, the fetus experienced a severe placental abruption. Doctors expected a stillbirth and recommended an abortion to protect her life. She carried Timothy to term, and both survived. As Tim says, God has blessed him with lots of things, & one of them was great parents. The home is vital to bringing up good, decent human beings.

Timmy Tebow

Tebow was born on August 14, 1987 in Manila, Philippines to missionary parents Bob and Pam Tebow. He has two older brothers, two older sisters, and two brothers-in-law. When Tim was three, his family moved back to Florida, where his father continues his twenty-four year ministry in the Philippines. All the Tebow children have been involved in the summer mission trip to the Philippines. The highlight of Tim’s mission trips was preaching in a school of 10,000 high school students in Digos, Mindanao.

Athletics are also a big part of Tim’s life. At five years old, he begged to play organized sports like his two brothers, and he has been enthusiastic about athletic competition ever since. In high school, he played football, basketball, and baseball and received numerous county and state awards for each sport.

Although Tim played athletics at Nease High School, he did not actually attend classes there. Like his other siblings, he was home schooled until college. The Tebows planned each child’s schooling around their family values, character training, and the individual’s learning style, interests, and goals. Each of the Tebow children has attended college on a scholarship, and Tim is excited to follow in their footsteps.

Tim leads fellow college students in Bible studies each week and has a desire to remain involved in ministry in the future. Tim’s faith is the driving force in his life, and he is acutely aware that “To whom much is given, much is required.” He keeps a poem on his bulletin board that reminds him of an athlete’s accountability to be a role model for the little boys who want to be just like him.

Two adjectives often used to describe Tim, are “competitive” and “kind.” Tim has grown up in a close but highly competitive family and is known for his competitiveness on the athletic field. He is also unusually tenderhearted and kind, as evidenced by the fact that he chooses to speak at local elementary schools, spend time with the orphans at his dad’s orphanage, greet every young fan at his games, and visit sick teens in the hospital.

Tim began receiving national attention through write-ups in Sports Illustrated where he was featured as the All-American high school quarterback, through the ESPN broadcast of his August 27th game against Hoover High School, and through his selection as an Elite 11 quarterback. He was also featured in multiple publications and on television, and through the highly visible world of college recruiting. A documentary about Tim was also played on ESPN. As a high schooler, Tim set state records for total yards in a season and the most passing yards in a single season, and he scored 71 touchdowns. If you ask him, Tim will credit the Lord, his family, his coaches, and his teammates for his success.

Currently, Tim is a student at the University of Florida, where he is the starting quarterback for the Gators. His sophomore season was filled with many accomplishments and awards and provided countless opportunities for him to give glory to God. Some of his accomplishments from the 2007 season are as follows:

  * 2007 Heisman Trophy winner (only sophomore ever to win this award)
  * 2007 Maxwell Award winner
  * 2007 Davey O’Brien Award winner
  * 2007 Sullivan Award winner
  * Associated Press College Football Player of the Year
  * Rivals.com Offensive Player of the Year
  * Walter Camp All-American
  * ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American First-Team Selection
  * Only player in NCAA Division 1 history with at least 20 rushing and 20 passing touchdowns.
  * Tied the All-time Division 1 mark for rushing touchdowns for a quarterback in a single season (22)

Tim is also an active member of Goodwill Gators at the University of Florida. Through this organization, he has volunteered his time with the Children’s Miracle Network at Shands.

Tim has been on three summer mission trips to the Philippines with his dad and recently went back during his spring break. He and his team stayed at the orphanage and spoke in surrounding schools and markets and conducted medical clinics with local doctors. In all, they preached to 6,915 people, and saw 5,388 indicate that they received Jesus Christ as their Savior.

Although football is important to Tim, his priorities that precede football are faith, family, and academics. A verse from the Bible that he often quotes is Philippians 4:13, which credits the true source of his strength, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Tim loves football but knows that his career will end someday. His relationship with Jesus Christ, however, will never end. Tim’s brother-in-law wrote and illustrated a children’s tract that is applicable for anyone of any age, and it explains how you can have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. You can find this tract by clicking on the “Good News for You!” link, listed in the left hand column on this website. It is our hope that you take the time to read it and consider the significance of a personal relationship with Christ.

Fanhouse’s Clay Travis asked Tim Tebow if he was a virgin at the SEC Media Day. I’m not sure if it’s really an appropriate question, but Tebow was more than happy to answer the question, and say yes, he is indeed a virgin.

Some people are choosing to make fun of him, and especially in light of movies like The 40-Year Old Virgin, which was absolutely hilarious, it’s a bit understandable.

On the other hand, however, it’s great to see someone who (as far as we know) actually practices what he preaches. Tebow is very enthusiastic about discussing his religious beliefs, but he’s not the only one. Many athletes have done the same, only to display later that it was all a fraud, and they were living a lifestyle that went directly against their words. At least Tebow is living up to his language…........

Comment by Gerald Goldberg on 9/29/09 at 10:14 am

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