Now this is an interesting article. A grossly lopsided victory in a Texas private high school girls basketball game has garnered some attention. The winning team is seeking to make it right, but at some point I thought the article was a little too harsh to the victors. My opinion. Any thoughts? Oh, by the way, the coach of the winning team never makes a comment. I did find that odd. Here's the link:
http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=903780
Friday, January 23, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
More on Dungy
Here's another article that helps greatly to sum up what Tony Dungy is all about. This one can be found on nfl.com. Enjoy.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80e13419&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80e13419&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true
The Retirement of Dungy
The National Football League---and the sports world in general--- saw the stepping down today of one it's most important spokesman. Tony Dungy, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, announced his retirement today. Dungy became the epitome of how to handle oneself in the face of both professional and personal adversity. Let's forget about what he accomplished as a Black coach. No, I'd rather focus on a more important aspect that we don't see enough of in our high profile figures: Tony Dungy is a man of strong Christian faith. The following is a link to the article Fox published following Dungy's announcement today.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9068372/Colts-coach-Tony-Dungy-steps-down-in-Indy?MSNHPHCP>1=39002
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9068372/Colts-coach-Tony-Dungy-steps-down-in-Indy?MSNHPHCP>1=39002
Friday, January 09, 2009
My Issue With Religion
Recently I was again faced with someone who has an issue with religion. The encounter reminded me of my own issue with religion. The MSN Encarta dictionary defines it thus:
These are very clinical definitions at best. But they are the types of definitions to which people on the fence about God cling. Anytime issues of faith enter the political arena, for instance, the attack on "religion" will rear its head with intellectuals leading the attack. I continually hear it cited that church and state must remain separate; that freedom of religion means that it is all inclusive. What we need is to break away from religion. From my observation, those who get disgruntled with organized religion and use it as an excuse to choose for themselves what or whom they will follow, if anything, are relying too much on the standards that PEOPLE set. This is a dangerous prospect. What I would like to see is less listening to people and more listening to the God of the universe; the God of ALL creation. Stop waiting on people to set the parameters for how "religious" one needs to be or what "religion" to follow. People cannot be depended upon for ANYTHING. In fact, a gross percent of the time we just screw it all up. This is why we need to get away from religion, and focus on God. It's all about your relationship with Him. "But", some will ask, "how can I have a relationship with someone I cannot see, and thus do not completely believe in?" My best answer to that would be to read your Bible. Follow what it instructs. Your relationship with God will improve. Stop putting your stock in the ones who build the buildings we call churches, and paint the paintings of bearded men on clouds for whom they also have never seen. Put all your stock in the God of the Bible, and do it with your heart; not your eyes. If your perspective on Him doesn't change after that, you may be unchangeable.
| re·li·gion [ ri líjjən ] (plural re·li·gions) | |
noun | |
| Definition: | |
| 1. beliefs and worship: people's beliefs and opinions concerning the existence, nature, and worship of a deity or deities, and divine involvement in the universe and human life | |
| 2. system: an institutionalized or personal system of beliefs and practices relating to the divine | |
| 3. personal beliefs or values: a set of strongly-held beliefs, values, and attitudes that somebody lives by | |
| 4. obsession: an object, practice, cause, or activity that somebody is completely devoted to or obsessed by |
These are very clinical definitions at best. But they are the types of definitions to which people on the fence about God cling. Anytime issues of faith enter the political arena, for instance, the attack on "religion" will rear its head with intellectuals leading the attack. I continually hear it cited that church and state must remain separate; that freedom of religion means that it is all inclusive. What we need is to break away from religion. From my observation, those who get disgruntled with organized religion and use it as an excuse to choose for themselves what or whom they will follow, if anything, are relying too much on the standards that PEOPLE set. This is a dangerous prospect. What I would like to see is less listening to people and more listening to the God of the universe; the God of ALL creation. Stop waiting on people to set the parameters for how "religious" one needs to be or what "religion" to follow. People cannot be depended upon for ANYTHING. In fact, a gross percent of the time we just screw it all up. This is why we need to get away from religion, and focus on God. It's all about your relationship with Him. "But", some will ask, "how can I have a relationship with someone I cannot see, and thus do not completely believe in?" My best answer to that would be to read your Bible. Follow what it instructs. Your relationship with God will improve. Stop putting your stock in the ones who build the buildings we call churches, and paint the paintings of bearded men on clouds for whom they also have never seen. Put all your stock in the God of the Bible, and do it with your heart; not your eyes. If your perspective on Him doesn't change after that, you may be unchangeable.
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