This is an incredible pass here.
Notice how it passed right between Grant Hill's legs. That was incredible to behold. Peace and Love y'all.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Coming Clean
So, A-Rod has admitted to using steroids for three seasons when he was in Texas. He says he felt pressure to perform. Well of course he felt pressure to perform. He was on a last place team and had been signed to the largest contract in the history of sports at $252 million. Is it disappointing to find out? Yeah...mainly because even with the performance enhancers the Rangers were still in last place every year. Maybe there shouldn't be any punishment for A-Rod because I don't think the steroids did their job.
It's hard to be shocked or appalled by this news really. I mean, it isn't like he is the only one from this era in baseball to be juiced. I think that it is getting to be where many in the public will just assume that all the players at this time were taking something. It's sad really. There is the thought that if the players would just come clean about what they had done the public would be forgiving of them. The problem that the public has is that we don't like to feel lied to. Makes it much harder to be trusting and forgiving about the matter.
Finally, I have to say that I agree with Curt Schilling on this issue. He wrote on his blog 38 Pitches that there was a list of 104 players that were to have tested positive at the same time as A-Rod. If they are going to release his name, then they need to release the names of everyone else that is on that list. I'm not a huge A-Rod fan (I think Texas overpaid and he made the team better when he finally went to the Yankees), but it's not fair to target him for positive testing when there are at least 103 others that had the same result. Don't target him just because he is a superstar. If you are going to throw him out there, then do the same with the rest of the list. After all, he wasn't the only one to get caught. He made a mistake, even if he knew he what he was doing. It's only fair. Peace and Love y'all.
It's hard to be shocked or appalled by this news really. I mean, it isn't like he is the only one from this era in baseball to be juiced. I think that it is getting to be where many in the public will just assume that all the players at this time were taking something. It's sad really. There is the thought that if the players would just come clean about what they had done the public would be forgiving of them. The problem that the public has is that we don't like to feel lied to. Makes it much harder to be trusting and forgiving about the matter.
Finally, I have to say that I agree with Curt Schilling on this issue. He wrote on his blog 38 Pitches that there was a list of 104 players that were to have tested positive at the same time as A-Rod. If they are going to release his name, then they need to release the names of everyone else that is on that list. I'm not a huge A-Rod fan (I think Texas overpaid and he made the team better when he finally went to the Yankees), but it's not fair to target him for positive testing when there are at least 103 others that had the same result. Don't target him just because he is a superstar. If you are going to throw him out there, then do the same with the rest of the list. After all, he wasn't the only one to get caught. He made a mistake, even if he knew he what he was doing. It's only fair. Peace and Love y'all.
From Hollywood With Love
So Saturday night here in Quitman was the 2nd Annual Quitman Community Theater/Quitman Rotary Club Dinner Theater/Fundraiser (that is a lot of slashes for a small space). It consisted of various love songs from Hollywood musicals such as Annie, Guys and Dolls and Annie Get Your Gun. We had a great time and performed before a sold out crowd on Saturday. It was the largest single night crowd in the history of the QCT.
For the second time now in about 4 months I was a part of a show that involved a lot of singing and music. For me that is pretty crazy. I've never been much of a singer (I at least don't feel like I'm very good at it) so to say that this is a step out of my comfort zone is an understatement really. This is more of a catapult launch out of my comfort zone. I don't mind being on stage either as a speaker or in a play, but getting in front of a crowd of people for the sole purpose of singing, well that is hard for me to do. Thankfully, the audience only had to hear me do any kind of solo (longer than a single line of a song that is) one time. I was part of a duet that sang the song "High Hopes." It was fun to get to do though and I'm glad I had the chance...it's nice to stretch yourself really. Here is a picture of the cast from the show. Peace and Love y'all.
For the second time now in about 4 months I was a part of a show that involved a lot of singing and music. For me that is pretty crazy. I've never been much of a singer (I at least don't feel like I'm very good at it) so to say that this is a step out of my comfort zone is an understatement really. This is more of a catapult launch out of my comfort zone. I don't mind being on stage either as a speaker or in a play, but getting in front of a crowd of people for the sole purpose of singing, well that is hard for me to do. Thankfully, the audience only had to hear me do any kind of solo (longer than a single line of a song that is) one time. I was part of a duet that sang the song "High Hopes." It was fun to get to do though and I'm glad I had the chance...it's nice to stretch yourself really. Here is a picture of the cast from the show. Peace and Love y'all.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
I Love Jesus but I Drink A Little
So I don't know if this is a real lady or someone like Roy D. Mercer, but it is dang funny. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
Peace and Love y'all.
Peace and Love y'all.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Our Vows: Gifts
A lot of times it seems that it would be easy to skimp on this one you know. Usually when we think of the vow of giving our gifts we are thinking of our money. This isn't entirely wrong either. What really comes to mind is though is what we are willing to give to the church. Usually this is something that is monetary sure, but there are other things that we can vow as our gifts. Regardless of what it is, it is something that God has asked us to give, and we should give this to do our best to support the Body of Christ.
The first thing that we touch on here is the fact that in Malachi 3:10. Here is where God tells His people to bring the whole tithe into the storehouse. With this command he offers us a promise as well. He tells us to give this to him and he will bless us. This is the only place that I can think of where God tells us to test Him. He says that when we do this he will pour down on us overflowing blessings. Now, don't misunderstand me here. I'm not by any means looking at this as a gospel of prosperity. I don't believe that just because we have faith in Jesus that we will be blessed with vacation homes and overflowing bank accounts. To me that seems like a rather cheap faith really...where is the sacrifice on our part? Jesus says that to follow Him is not about the easy life and that we should count the cost first.
Anyway, I think I got a little distracted there, sorry. What God is telling us here I believe has more to do with calling us to be obedient to Him than it does with the fact that we are giving. God wants us to be faithful to Him and obedient to his commands. He says he will bless us overflowingly when we are. It's not as much about the gift that we give as it is the obedience in giving it. Whether it is your money (which if you have that you should be giving it in support of the Church and Body) or your time and talents, God is asking us to first be obedient and faithful to Him in giving of these things. Peace and Love y'all.
The first thing that we touch on here is the fact that in Malachi 3:10. Here is where God tells His people to bring the whole tithe into the storehouse. With this command he offers us a promise as well. He tells us to give this to him and he will bless us. This is the only place that I can think of where God tells us to test Him. He says that when we do this he will pour down on us overflowing blessings. Now, don't misunderstand me here. I'm not by any means looking at this as a gospel of prosperity. I don't believe that just because we have faith in Jesus that we will be blessed with vacation homes and overflowing bank accounts. To me that seems like a rather cheap faith really...where is the sacrifice on our part? Jesus says that to follow Him is not about the easy life and that we should count the cost first.
Anyway, I think I got a little distracted there, sorry. What God is telling us here I believe has more to do with calling us to be obedient to Him than it does with the fact that we are giving. God wants us to be faithful to Him and obedient to his commands. He says he will bless us overflowingly when we are. It's not as much about the gift that we give as it is the obedience in giving it. Whether it is your money (which if you have that you should be giving it in support of the Church and Body) or your time and talents, God is asking us to first be obedient and faithful to Him in giving of these things. Peace and Love y'all.
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