I ONCE WAS: NHL Defenseman Jaccob Slavin

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NHL player Jaccob Slavin grew up in a Christian home and always knew who Jesus was. But after he moved away during high school to play junior hockey, he realized he had been relying on his parents' faith. A coach helped him discover he needed to have his own personal relationship with Jesus, so Jaccob really began digging into what it meant to be a follower of Christ. It's not about our works, it's about the work Jesus did on the cross. Ever since coming to that understanding, he's aimed to giv…