<ul>
<li>Gaining ground - improving, making headway, victory
<li>Losing ground - falling back, losing what one had, defeat
<li>Football analogy
<ul>
<li>Ground game - consistency, strength, determination
<li>Gained or lost yardage
<li>Drive (covers ground)
<li>Penalty - lost yardage (ground) - kills drives
</ul>
<li>Kingdom
<ul>
<li>Holy ground
<li>Earth is the Lord`s
<li>Meek shall inherit the earth
</ul>
</ul>
