THE PROBLEM WITH BIG PROTHERS BOOTS!
TO PLAY OR NOT TO PLAY..........................
One of the best football teams out there right now is the Denver Broncos. The reason for this is because of team work, practice and a good QB. Their Quarter Back is a young man by the name of Tim Tebow.
Tim is a Christian, Homeschooled grad who graduated from the University of Florida in 2010. After that, he was drafted by the Broncos.
Tim Tebow is an outspoken Christian and lives his life in a godly manner, whether he is on or off the field. After a Touch-Down, he will point to God or kneel and pray giving thanks. Because of this, he has become a target by the media, the left, and people that just don't like Christians. But why? Other people point to heaven after hitting a home run, or scoring a touch-down, so why do they hate him? Because he lives his life according to the Word of God. In Major League Sports, you are supposed to be a crowd pleaser, but not a God pleaser. Tebow is a God pleaser. And for that, God has blessed him and his team. The Broncos have won six straight games.
There has been some discussion on whether or not he should play football because of the bad influences. I agree that the sports world is a pretty bad place, but could it be that Tim could be a good influence on the sports world? We know from the Bible that Paul the Apostle changed the world! Also, look at what Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount.
"You are the salt of the earth; but if salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." ~ Matthew 5:13-16
I believe that as long as Tim Tebow does not get pulled away from God, that he can play football.
I don't know how you feel, but that is what I think.
What he chooses to do is up to him and God.
Sunday is the Patriots, Broncos game. Even thou I am from NH, I'll be rooting for Tebow!
GUESS WHO'S LOOKIN' UP OT YOU, BILLBOARD!
"What did you just say?" you might be thinking, "I'm not a Billboard!"
If that's what your thinking, think again. So, what is a billboard?
I'm sure you can think of someone you look up to! I know that I can!
That person that you look up to is a "Billboard" so to speak.
But what I think we fail to see as Christians is that people are looking up to us, whether we know it or not! So we are "Billboards" to the people who look up to us.
That puts a new look on things, doesn't it? You think that there is no one looking up to you? Once again, Think twice! There is ALWAYS someone looking up to you!
Recently I played at a piano recital. One of my favorite things to do at the piano is come up with songs. So I played a song that I had written. Big deal! I messed up a couple of times, but I didn't think much more about it. Yesterday my mom ran into the mother of one of the little girls that takes piano lessons from the same teacher I do. She was at the recital, also. This girl's mother told my mom that her daughter had been inspired by my song to go home and write a song of her own. I don't even know this girl.
It's funny how things like that work. I wasn't even going to play that song because I couldn't play it very well. But if I hadn't played it, I wouldn't have seen God at work in my life!
Also, there is always Someone looking down on us too. That Someone is God! When you do something you should ask yourself 'Is this something I would want the people that look up to me to do?' and even better 'Is this something God would want me to do?'
Who do we look up to. Well, we should look up to God more than anyone else. But do we? Not always! Sometimes we focus so much on the Billboards that we miss the little road sign, called God's Word, which is telling us which way to go! Our focus needs to be on God more than man!
Have you ever looked at a full moon? It is amazing how it lights up the night with the light from the sun.
As Christians, we should act like the moon. When people look at us they should see God's reflection in our lives. But how often do they? Just something to think about.
TEN WORDS OF ADVICE
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too!
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about-don't deal in lies,
Or being hated-don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise.
If you can dream and not make dreams your master;
If you can think and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same.
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life into, broken,
And stoop and build'em up with worn-out tools.
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss.
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve their turn long after they are gone,
And so, hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to you "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings---but not lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends ever can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much.
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
But---which is more---you'll be a Man, my son!
My older brother Chris just started going to police academy. (He is an EMT, Fire-Fighter, and now a Cop, going for them all!)
Well, when he goes to class, he needs to wear this weird looking uniform, ugly hat, a T-shirt that he has to iron, EMS pants and black boots.
Well, last Friday night he was trying them on. (The boot) Nothing wrong with that. The "Problem" came when he tried to take them off. They were stuck, emphases on the STUCK! He could get one off, but the other wouldn't move! He pushed, pulled, shoved, tugged, it would not move for anything!
Then along came BUFF little brother (a.k.a. Me) and pulled it off just like that. OK, it wasn't just like that, it was more like, I pulled and it came off five minutes later. I pulled so hard on that boot that Holly had to hold Chris to the couch so I didn't pull him off it. So you could say that there was a severe amount of extreme muscular force concentrated in a certain point for an aloted amount of time. Or, in other words, I pulled for a rerally LOOOOOOONG time!
So I guess that it can be said now and through the age: Lil' buff boy beat big brothers bad boots, bad!
Well, when he goes to class, he needs to wear this weird looking uniform, ugly hat, a T-shirt that he has to iron, EMS pants and black boots.
Well, last Friday night he was trying them on. (The boot) Nothing wrong with that. The "Problem" came when he tried to take them off. They were stuck, emphases on the STUCK! He could get one off, but the other wouldn't move! He pushed, pulled, shoved, tugged, it would not move for anything!
Then along came BUFF little brother (a.k.a. Me) and pulled it off just like that. OK, it wasn't just like that, it was more like, I pulled and it came off five minutes later. I pulled so hard on that boot that Holly had to hold Chris to the couch so I didn't pull him off it. So you could say that there was a severe amount of extreme muscular force concentrated in a certain point for an aloted amount of time. Or, in other words, I pulled for a rerally LOOOOOOONG time!
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| The boot almost off! |
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| The final tug! |
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| And it's off! |
Unfortunately, there are no good photos of me showing off my incredible buffness
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| The Victor! |
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| The victim getting up after the amputation. NOTE: Holly didn't think I could do it! |
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One of the best football teams out there right now is the Denver Broncos. The reason for this is because of team work, practice and a good QB. Their Quarter Back is a young man by the name of Tim Tebow.
Tim is a Christian, Homeschooled grad who graduated from the University of Florida in 2010. After that, he was drafted by the Broncos.
Tim Tebow is an outspoken Christian and lives his life in a godly manner, whether he is on or off the field. After a Touch-Down, he will point to God or kneel and pray giving thanks. Because of this, he has become a target by the media, the left, and people that just don't like Christians. But why? Other people point to heaven after hitting a home run, or scoring a touch-down, so why do they hate him? Because he lives his life according to the Word of God. In Major League Sports, you are supposed to be a crowd pleaser, but not a God pleaser. Tebow is a God pleaser. And for that, God has blessed him and his team. The Broncos have won six straight games.
There has been some discussion on whether or not he should play football because of the bad influences. I agree that the sports world is a pretty bad place, but could it be that Tim could be a good influence on the sports world? We know from the Bible that Paul the Apostle changed the world! Also, look at what Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount.
"You are the salt of the earth; but if salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." ~ Matthew 5:13-16
I believe that as long as Tim Tebow does not get pulled away from God, that he can play football.
I don't know how you feel, but that is what I think.
What he chooses to do is up to him and God.
Sunday is the Patriots, Broncos game. Even thou I am from NH, I'll be rooting for Tebow!
GUESS WHO'S LOOKIN' UP OT YOU, BILLBOARD!
If that's what your thinking, think again. So, what is a billboard?
I'm sure you can think of someone you look up to! I know that I can!
That person that you look up to is a "Billboard" so to speak.
But what I think we fail to see as Christians is that people are looking up to us, whether we know it or not! So we are "Billboards" to the people who look up to us.
That puts a new look on things, doesn't it? You think that there is no one looking up to you? Once again, Think twice! There is ALWAYS someone looking up to you!
Recently I played at a piano recital. One of my favorite things to do at the piano is come up with songs. So I played a song that I had written. Big deal! I messed up a couple of times, but I didn't think much more about it. Yesterday my mom ran into the mother of one of the little girls that takes piano lessons from the same teacher I do. She was at the recital, also. This girl's mother told my mom that her daughter had been inspired by my song to go home and write a song of her own. I don't even know this girl.
It's funny how things like that work. I wasn't even going to play that song because I couldn't play it very well. But if I hadn't played it, I wouldn't have seen God at work in my life!
Also, there is always Someone looking down on us too. That Someone is God! When you do something you should ask yourself 'Is this something I would want the people that look up to me to do?' and even better 'Is this something God would want me to do?'
Who do we look up to. Well, we should look up to God more than anyone else. But do we? Not always! Sometimes we focus so much on the Billboards that we miss the little road sign, called God's Word, which is telling us which way to go! Our focus needs to be on God more than man!
Have you ever looked at a full moon? It is amazing how it lights up the night with the light from the sun.
As Christians, we should act like the moon. When people look at us they should see God's reflection in our lives. But how often do they? Just something to think about.
TEN WORDS OF ADVICE
Here are some helpful words of advice: (No, not really!)
1. Always laugh at danger. But be warned, it will laugh at you in the ER!
2. Never mess around with matches or lighters. Flame-throwers work much better.
3. Anyone who says “1+1=2” is wrong. Everyone knows that it is really 11.
4. List of things not to lick: spark plugs, electrical outlets, 9 volt batteries, a frozen piece of metal, motor oil dip sticks, and someone else’s ice cream cone!
5. There is no difference between gasoline and water. Although, it has never passed the trial by fire.
6. Light-bulbs didn’t turn on when someone had an idea before Thomas Edison.
7. Never dive into kiddy pools.
8. Water Wings under a long sleeved shirt do not make your muscles look any bigger.
9. “Look both ways before you cross the street” NOTE: it does not say anything about: the road, the drive, the avenue, the highway, the parkway, etc.
10. 4 KNO3 + C7H4O + 2 S —> 2 K2S + 4 CO2 + 3 CO + 2 H2O + 2 N2 + CH4 + 2 O2 → CO2 + 2 H2O 2 CH4 + 3 O2 → 2 CO + 4 H2O N2 + O2 → 2 NO N2 + 2 O2 → 2 NO2 = Spontaneous Combustion. (In other word: Gunpowder + Fire = Boom!)
"IF" BY RUDYARD KIPLING
If you can keep your head when all about you"IF" BY RUDYARD KIPLING
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too!
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about-don't deal in lies,
Or being hated-don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise.
If you can dream and not make dreams your master;
If you can think and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same.
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life into, broken,
And stoop and build'em up with worn-out tools.
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss.
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve their turn long after they are gone,
And so, hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to you "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings---but not lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends ever can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much.
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
But---which is more---you'll be a Man, my son!
