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.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
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.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Commercials
I know I commented last week about how the Super Bowl commercials were such a huge part of pop culture and the game. Well the game didn't seem to have that many great commercials as a part of it this year. There were a few that were pretty funny, but for the most part, really they were kind of weak. I think I said something yesterday about a few that I liked, so I thought that today I would add them to the blog.
This one was just about my favorite of the night. I heard a bit of the story about it today as well. Two brothers who were unemployeed came up with this ad for a contest by Dorito's and it won them a million dollars. It kind of goes to show you how big a deal these ads have become in our culture.
"Meeting" (Bud Light)
As much as anything else, this one was funny because the beer people almost always have funny stuff. Seems to say a bit too about our cultures view of drinking.
Career Builder: It's time
I thought this was dang funny too. I mean come on, who hasn't felt this way at least a few times when it comes to work? When the fist comes out and smacks the koala in the face is classic.
Coke Zero: Polamalu
Nice take on the classic Coke spot from 1979. The shirt bit at the end was good stuff.
Finally I thought this was one of the funniest things that I saw all night long. It was just a promo spot for NBC's Thursday night line up, but (no pun intended really) I thought it was great.
Like I said, these were a few of the ones that I liked best. Let me know if there were any that stood out to you. Peace and Love y'all.
This one was just about my favorite of the night. I heard a bit of the story about it today as well. Two brothers who were unemployeed came up with this ad for a contest by Dorito's and it won them a million dollars. It kind of goes to show you how big a deal these ads have become in our culture.
"Meeting" (Bud Light)
As much as anything else, this one was funny because the beer people almost always have funny stuff. Seems to say a bit too about our cultures view of drinking.
Career Builder: It's time
I thought this was dang funny too. I mean come on, who hasn't felt this way at least a few times when it comes to work? When the fist comes out and smacks the koala in the face is classic.
Coke Zero: Polamalu
Nice take on the classic Coke spot from 1979. The shirt bit at the end was good stuff.
Finally I thought this was one of the funniest things that I saw all night long. It was just a promo spot for NBC's Thursday night line up, but (no pun intended really) I thought it was great.
Like I said, these were a few of the ones that I liked best. Let me know if there were any that stood out to you. Peace and Love y'all.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Thisclose
Well the Cardinals were just thisclose to getting their first Super Bowl win last night. I was disappointed that they lost, not so much because I'm a Cardinals fan--I like them enough to cheer for them when they are playing most anyone other than the Cowboys--but because it meant that the Steelers were the first team in the Super Bowl era to win six of them. I don't mind that they have six, I just didn't want them to be first (I'm a Cowboys fan you might recall).
We had our youth Super Bowl party last night, and I have to say that I really enjoyed it a great deal. It was small no doubt, but it was some of the most fun I have had doing one. There were only six of us there, but it was all guys and we were all actually watching the game (something different). Also we were all actually cheering for the Cardinals to pull it off. It was a good chance to get to hang out with some of the guys who make up our core here in a fun atmosphere.
Some of my thoughts on the game:
We had our youth Super Bowl party last night, and I have to say that I really enjoyed it a great deal. It was small no doubt, but it was some of the most fun I have had doing one. There were only six of us there, but it was all guys and we were all actually watching the game (something different). Also we were all actually cheering for the Cardinals to pull it off. It was a good chance to get to hang out with some of the guys who make up our core here in a fun atmosphere.
Some of my thoughts on the game:
- How do you manage to get three--THREE!!!--personal foul penalties called on your defense...ALL ON THE SAME DRIVE???? That really hurt, and a couple of them were iffy calls I thought.
- When you have a three point lead as the underdog with less than three minutes to go and you have been getting pressure with the blitz and it's been working, you don't stop doing it.
- It helps to actually cover the receivers in the back corners of the end zone.
- I'm a little surprised that James Harrison didn't need a cart to get him off the field for half time...you could tell he had nothing left after the INT return. I guess he forgot to take his 5 Hour Energy shot.
- James Harrison should have been ejected for the cheap shot he delievered to the Cardinal player that was down on the ground.
- The celebration after the Holmes TD was pretty good--the LeBron chalk throw--but it was pointed out that there should have been a flag on that--15 yards that would have been assessed on the kick off--for using the ball as a prop. Hey they called all year, why not in the biggest game of the season?
- The last fumble of the game should have been reviewed. Regardless of if they confirmed that the call on the field was right, it was a close play and had a hand in determining the out caome of the game so it should have gotten a look from upstairs.
- Larry Fitzgerald is a beast.
- The commercials weren't really all that great to cost at least $3 million.
- The three best (in my opinion) were the first Doritos commercial, the career builder list, and the Coke Zero take off of the classic Mean Joe Greene.
- Thanks to Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson's "mishap" a few years ago, the people in charge of planning the half time shows have decided that the way to go is to try to revive the "old school" music scene. In the years following we have had Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Prince, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Bruce Springsteen...just saying, these aren't exactly young and spry performers.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Where's my Ring?
So it is the Friday before the Super Bowl. Every year I think of some of the greatest players are that I have seen that were not fortunate enough to win the Super Bowl. As I was thinking about this today, I came up with ten guys that I felt were great players who just weren't quite able to get it to all come together enough to get that ring. So here is my list of guys that came up short.
10) Boomer Esiason (QB- Bengals, Jets, Cardinals)- Boomer was the QB for the Bengals team that went to Super Bowl 23. They were close that year, losing in the end to the 49ers. Boomer was the NFL MVP that year (1988), was a four-time Pro Bowler and is (or was) a top 10 NFL QB in career marks.
9) Warren Moon (QB- Oilers, Vikings, Seahawks, Chiefs)- Moon is the guy that would be the all-time leader in passing yards if you combined his CFL yards with this NFL yards. He was the 1990 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP as well the AP Offensive Player of the Year. He was a 9-time Pro Bowler as well.
8) Bruce Smith (DE- Bills, Redskins)- Smith retired as the NFL's all-time leader in QB sacks with 200. He had at least 10 sacks in 14 of his 19 seasons in the NFL. He was an 11-time Pro Bowler as well. He helped lead the Bills to 4 straight Super Bowls in the early 1990s, but came up short each time.
7) Thurman Thomas (RB-Bills, Dolphins)- Thomas was the main cog in the Bills K-Gun offense that helped them make those 4 Super Bowl runs. He was the 1991 NFL MVP as well as a 5-time Pro Bowler. He also won the Heisman Trophy in 1987 at Oklahoma State.
6) Randall Cunningham (QB-Eagles, Vikings, Cowboys, Ravens)- Cunningham was one of the first truly mobile QBs to play in the NFL. He was the the 1998 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP. He was a 4-time Pro Bowler and led the 1998 Vikings to the NFC Championship game with a 15-1 record, but missed the Super Bowl.
5) Tim Brown (WR-Raiders, Buccaneers)- Brown was a receiver for the Raiders and Bucs in his career. He made the Pro Bowl 9 times in his career and is the 4th all-time leading receiver. He played in one Super Bowl with the Raiders, but lost to the Bucs.
4) Cris Carter (WR-Eagles, Vikings, Dolphins)- Carter was one of the greatest wideouts of all time. He is one of only 5 receivers with 1000+ receptions. He was on the Vikings team that made it to the NFC Championship game in 1998 only to lose to the Falcons. He was an 8-time Pro Bowler.
3) Derrick Thomas (LB- Chiefs)- Thomas was the 1989 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year as well as a 9-time Pro Bowler. He finished his career with 126.5 sacks. He never was able to get to the Super Bowl and passed away a few weeks after being injured in a car accident.
2) Dan Marino (QB-Dolphins)- Marino was one of the greatest QBs of all time. With his size and quick release he had all the tools of a Super Bowl winner. After playing in the Super Bowl in his second season it seemed that this was just the first of many. It was would turn out to be his only one. He was the 1984 AP NFL MVP as well as Offensive Player of the Year. He was a 9-time Pro Bowler and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.
1) Barry Sanders (RB-Lions)- Easily the greatest running back of his time. He made it to the NFC Championship game one time in his career, falling to the Redskins. He is the 3rd all time leading rusher in the NFL. He was the 1997 AP and Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP, the 1989 Offensive Rookie of the Year, and a 10 time Pro Bowler.
So there it is. My list of some of the best players to never win a Super Bowl ring. I know that there are some that I have probably left off, but hey, it's my list. Peace and Love y'all.
10) Boomer Esiason (QB- Bengals, Jets, Cardinals)- Boomer was the QB for the Bengals team that went to Super Bowl 23. They were close that year, losing in the end to the 49ers. Boomer was the NFL MVP that year (1988), was a four-time Pro Bowler and is (or was) a top 10 NFL QB in career marks.
9) Warren Moon (QB- Oilers, Vikings, Seahawks, Chiefs)- Moon is the guy that would be the all-time leader in passing yards if you combined his CFL yards with this NFL yards. He was the 1990 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP as well the AP Offensive Player of the Year. He was a 9-time Pro Bowler as well.
8) Bruce Smith (DE- Bills, Redskins)- Smith retired as the NFL's all-time leader in QB sacks with 200. He had at least 10 sacks in 14 of his 19 seasons in the NFL. He was an 11-time Pro Bowler as well. He helped lead the Bills to 4 straight Super Bowls in the early 1990s, but came up short each time.
7) Thurman Thomas (RB-Bills, Dolphins)- Thomas was the main cog in the Bills K-Gun offense that helped them make those 4 Super Bowl runs. He was the 1991 NFL MVP as well as a 5-time Pro Bowler. He also won the Heisman Trophy in 1987 at Oklahoma State.
6) Randall Cunningham (QB-Eagles, Vikings, Cowboys, Ravens)- Cunningham was one of the first truly mobile QBs to play in the NFL. He was the the 1998 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP. He was a 4-time Pro Bowler and led the 1998 Vikings to the NFC Championship game with a 15-1 record, but missed the Super Bowl.
5) Tim Brown (WR-Raiders, Buccaneers)- Brown was a receiver for the Raiders and Bucs in his career. He made the Pro Bowl 9 times in his career and is the 4th all-time leading receiver. He played in one Super Bowl with the Raiders, but lost to the Bucs.
4) Cris Carter (WR-Eagles, Vikings, Dolphins)- Carter was one of the greatest wideouts of all time. He is one of only 5 receivers with 1000+ receptions. He was on the Vikings team that made it to the NFC Championship game in 1998 only to lose to the Falcons. He was an 8-time Pro Bowler.
3) Derrick Thomas (LB- Chiefs)- Thomas was the 1989 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year as well as a 9-time Pro Bowler. He finished his career with 126.5 sacks. He never was able to get to the Super Bowl and passed away a few weeks after being injured in a car accident.
2) Dan Marino (QB-Dolphins)- Marino was one of the greatest QBs of all time. With his size and quick release he had all the tools of a Super Bowl winner. After playing in the Super Bowl in his second season it seemed that this was just the first of many. It was would turn out to be his only one. He was the 1984 AP NFL MVP as well as Offensive Player of the Year. He was a 9-time Pro Bowler and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.
1) Barry Sanders (RB-Lions)- Easily the greatest running back of his time. He made it to the NFC Championship game one time in his career, falling to the Redskins. He is the 3rd all time leading rusher in the NFL. He was the 1997 AP and Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP, the 1989 Offensive Rookie of the Year, and a 10 time Pro Bowler.
So there it is. My list of some of the best players to never win a Super Bowl ring. I know that there are some that I have probably left off, but hey, it's my list. Peace and Love y'all.
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