Show Notes
Eric Wood is a friend of mine. We regularly meet up with about a half-dozen other guys, and we encourage and challenge one another. From 2009-2017, Eric was an offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills. He made the Pro Bowl in 2015, and was elected the team captain for several years running.
Eric says the 2017 season, his last in the NFL, was special because it was the first year the Bills made the playoffs during his time there. It was also special because, as the season wound down, his wife and daughter were back home in Louisville because his wife was about to give birth to their son. The Bills lost in the first round to Jacksonville, and Eric immediately turned his thoughts to home. As he was leaving Buffalo, the first hints of a major change in his life began to take shape in the form of a career-ending injury. Soon after returning home, Eric's son was born as he was learning that his career as a professional football player was over. Life doesn't always go as we plan it, and Eric's story takes a turn that he didn't expect—a turn that he's still processing.
We all face detours in life. Something unexpected happens that derails our well-laid plans for our careers or maybe our family. At some point in our lives, most of us have had to face the unexpected, and we find ourselves asking the question, "What comes next?" In this episode, we'll hear from Eric as he begins to grapple with that question.
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Continuing our Mantra Series, this week's episode looks at the mantra "Empty the Jar." Kyle challenges listeners to be engaged where God is calling them with compassion and love. He looks to Luke 7:36 as an example where we see Jesus' compassion for the woman anointing his feet. On this episode, Kyle talks to Jeanne Allert, founder of The Samaritan Women, a Baltimore nonprofit organization that provides restorative care for victims of sex trafficking. Jeanne talks about her personal mantra being from Luke 12:48; To whom much is given, much is expected. Jeanne was led by the Holy Spirit to do something after meeting a woman by the name of Heather who shared how she had been discarded on the streets of Baltimore by her mother's ex-boyfriend. Kyle encourages believers to set aside judgement as Jesus did, be compassionate as Jesus was and to be "extravagantly generous" to what God is calling us to as we "Empty the Jar". Learn more about The Samaritan Women at: https://instituteforsheltercare.org/mission/ Credits: One at a time is a production of Narrativo. It's executive produced by Kyle Idleman and Cary Meyer. It was edited and produced by Mike Cosper. Our theme song is by Dan Phelps
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