tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153566872024-03-13T23:17:04.975-04:00BodwinChallenge. Provoke. Inspire.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-20230771528392704492019-02-22T12:35:00.003-05:002019-02-22T12:45:03.984-05:00No Zion, No Problem? Not So Fast.
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Everyone in the media has wanted their piece of the pie with Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-69792641626113864302012-01-10T11:39:00.003-05:002012-01-10T12:35:52.624-05:00BCS Postseason AnalysisIf the controversy surrounding the BCS System and college football bowl format, it certainly is the most complex and misunderstood controversy.The morning after the BCS championship game, here are three talking points:1 - We're closer than ever to seeing a change in the traditional bowl format. The 2011 bowl season again proved how difficult it is to sell out every bowl game. This usually resultsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-35324124428965482692011-07-18T14:07:00.003-04:002011-07-18T14:36:55.665-04:00Processing US Women's World Cup Final lossWithout a doubt, this year's Women's World Cup was the most entertaining (on this side of the pond, as they say) since the 1999 edition of the global tournament.The USA's performance and "never say die" attitude endeared this team to many American fans rather quickly, which was no more apparent than when the team stormed back to tie Brasil in 120+ minute, before going to win in Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-15530754247788073402010-06-25T15:36:00.002-04:002010-06-25T16:11:21.885-04:00Don't be 'Joe Fan'The response from Wednesday's USA last minute thriller versus Algeria felt like the crest of a crescendo that had been swelling since 2000 or so, or maybe even 1996 at the outset of MLS.My favorite US Soccer fan type is 'Joe Fan' who only watches soccer for 1 month out of every four years. He knows general soccer lingo. He even knows the favorites to win the tournament. None of these, though, is Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-2936931976220982892009-08-19T20:27:00.002-04:002009-08-19T20:49:37.699-04:00Favre Talking PointsI was a closet Green Bay fan in high school, mainly because of some big-time Packer fans in my church. Granted, it was easy to pull for them, since they weren't rivals with America's Team -- that's right!What intrigues me the most is that three teams took different approaches to Brett Favre, and I believe they would've have been mistaken to respond differently.Packers were criticized (as was Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-82432920450886752972009-07-02T14:08:00.007-04:002009-07-06T13:40:01.489-04:00A Brief Recent History of U.S. SoccerI've been following US Soccer at a level of aficionado (fan) since 1999. I watch nearly every friendly, CONCACAF tournament game, and every FIFA tournament game.In the United States, soccer is largely misunderstood by a good number of the public, including sportscasters and other sporting professionals. Americans are used to winning every sport they're involved in internationally. Not medaling inUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-24997817654079230342009-06-25T10:54:00.002-04:002009-06-25T11:55:11.933-04:00SportsDesk - 06.25.09It's official. Shaq is a Cleveland Cavalier. Let the Cleveland nickname offerings begin! Here are some thoughts to consider with this move:The NBA East has officially become as interesting and exciting as the West. The Magic, Cavs, Celtics, Heat and Sixers are as fun to watch as the Lakers, Nuggets, Blazers, Mavs, and Hornets.This trade is the last straw for Cleveland to land LeBron in Summer Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-80593760994435148302009-05-21T15:35:00.002-04:002009-05-21T15:57:08.226-04:00Summer Reading ProjectsI was recently disturbed at my personal dearth of reading. I found myself thinking, "So, I'm preparing for seminary and future pastoral work, but I'm not reading much at all? That doesn't make sense."I almost find an exclusive dichotomy of either reading Scripture or reading Christian living/Theology titles. Seldom have I read a good mixture of books simultaneously. I think I'm OCD enough that I Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-68736362924259420432009-05-04T16:17:00.002-04:002009-05-04T16:32:21.800-04:00Google Quote of the Day & Gospel responseThe Google quote of the day comes from George Aiken. He states:"If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and color, we would find some other cause for prejudice by noon."I was reminded (and encouraged) that the Gospel does not ignore or replace things (as in a simple swap). It eradicates them, putting into its place not only an acceptable thing, but the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-78096423612242927102008-09-13T10:21:00.002-04:002008-09-13T10:48:17.115-04:00The Double Cure (saved from wrath, made me pure)My devotional reading often begins with the widget on my Mac "Of First Importance" from firstimportance.org. Every day, this site is updated with a Gospel-centered quote, which is usually a portion from a book or either a Scripture passage with subsequent comments. I have found that even if I preach the Gospel to myself on a daily basis, I am still in need of someone else to preach the Gospel to Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-41770874102650615652008-09-03T20:46:00.002-04:002008-09-03T20:54:44.273-04:00My Course line-up this semester (& books)Tomorrow, I begin the Fall semester to continue my M.A. in Theology at Bob Jones University in Greenville. Here's my course line-up with professor and curriculum included:New Testament Introduction | Dr. Brian Hand | An Introduction to the New Testament (Carson, Moo)Hermeneutics | Dr. Kenneth Casillas | The Hermeneutical Spiral (Osborne)Christian Discipleship | Dr. Jim Berg | Changed Into His Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-66443845151736457692008-08-26T23:06:00.003-04:002008-08-26T23:09:22.998-04:00Duke Announces 2008-09 Season ScheduleDuke basketball released their schedule for the '08-'09 season today. I've been waiting for this at least two weeks now. I've been to a Duke home game the past two years at Cameron Indoor Stadium. I'm be shooting for the 3-peat in 2009, as well as trying to get down to Clemson on Feb. 4th to see that game.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-89801825057134696642008-08-21T16:23:00.003-04:002008-08-26T11:15:13.309-04:00An aid toward "Preaching the Gospel to Yourself"If the idea of Preaching the Gospel to Yourself is new to you, read The Gospel Primer. This is an official book recommendation.If you are familiar with Preaching the Gospel to yourself, you still need to read the book.A couple of Brief points to make:- "Primer" is pronounced 'primmer,' in the same vein as "The New England Primer" that you learned about in elementary school.- The book is not Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-2109490155815484072008-08-18T10:02:00.002-04:002008-08-18T10:05:18.336-04:0016 Year-old Goes Pro with Guitar HeroYou gotta get a load of this. A Raleigh, NC teen dropped out of school with his parents' consent to go pro with Guitar Hero, albeit he's never actually played a real guitar. Read the News & Observer story.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-33673724664785135072008-08-07T16:39:00.003-04:002008-08-07T16:50:05.783-04:00"Leaving (Green Bay) on a Jet Plane"Get it while it's hot! From Green & Cheese to Gangrene. The Favre-Packers debacle is a story of moving on. Although I don't think the Packers handled this flawlessly, I do respect them (even though they waffled quite a bit) for choosing what is best for the franchise, both at the present and the future.I'm an Atlanta Braves fan. In my opinion, the Braves sacrificed the future of their Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-62371829121196180292008-08-01T08:26:00.003-04:002008-08-01T08:30:20.868-04:00Thanks Coach K.How would the USA follow up a disappointing showing against Turkey in 2006?"They had great technique, great effort, and defensively they were much better than the World Championship team of two years ago, and they are definitely in better shape than they were two years ago, and they use a team system -- not a star system," said Turkish coach Bogdan Tanjevic."What a difference a good coach makes. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-71170058305260969832008-07-30T23:19:00.003-04:002008-07-30T23:34:38.320-04:00Duke Gets Solid Verbal from 2011 5-star RecruitCoach K has landed his 3rd straight 5-star recruit in as many classes by getting a solid verbal commitment from Andre Dawkins, a 6-5 shooting guard from Chesapeake, VA.Check it out.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-47647082777470823082008-07-18T09:02:00.002-04:002008-07-18T09:17:05.359-04:00South is USA's Fattest RegionNo shock here! The South has retained it's "fried-n-fat" reputation. Thankfully, North Carolina, my home state, wasn't indicted here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-17369349332915261742008-07-14T12:05:00.003-04:002008-07-14T12:21:45.977-04:00A Victory for the Sports WorldIt has been announced that Billy Packer and CBS will part ways. Packer, one of my least favorite color commentators, had been working the Final Four for 34 years. His replacement will be CBS studio veteran Clark Kellogg.Packer's legacy in my mind is the combination of his "Keys to the Game" and subsequent vindicatory comments as the game progressed. How many times did I hear, "Just like I said Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-88224817559337799902008-06-27T23:35:00.003-04:002008-06-27T23:46:23.122-04:00I'm a Josh Hamilton Fan!He's a hometown guy who played his high school ball in Raleigh, NC at Athens Drive, which is about an hour from my hometown of Rocky Mount. I've known how good he was since I was in 6th grade, having a friend whose brother played with Josh occasionally.His story contains unequaled potential (He was drafted in 1999 ahead of Josh Beckett and Barry Zito), substance abuse, and hitting rock bottom. HeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-28083694596454310272008-06-16T16:10:00.002-04:002008-06-16T16:52:36.076-04:00BJU urged to cease "Standing Without Apology"Several former students have launched a campaign of sorts for the purpose of persuading Bob Jones University to apologize publicly for racially insensitive comments made by past presidents and other institutional personnel. These students have created a Facebook group as well as launched Please-Reconcile.org to facilitate interaction between past and present BJU faculty/staff and students for theUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-20732699890112730522008-06-04T14:26:00.002-04:002008-06-04T14:30:21.617-04:00A Definite Cultural Paradigm ShiftSwitched.com, by engadget, is reporting that women are now spending more on electronics than on shoes. Read here.Granted, Apple costs more than Payless.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-9657754647887545512008-06-04T08:51:00.003-04:002008-06-04T11:07:01.628-04:00"It's the Last Victory a Christian Gains"...so quoted Matthew Hoskinson, Pastor of Ministry Vision at Heritage Bible Church in Greer, SC, at the outset of his AM sermon on 6.1.08. I hate to use superlatives, especially in describing things that are oft-produced or performed (books, sermons, songs, etc.). However, I can confidently say this was one of the most apt sermons to my life at the time it was preached. The sin to which he refersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-68484145304361619452008-06-04T08:32:00.002-04:002008-06-04T08:51:32.102-04:00Explosion Causes Outages for 9,000 serversThere was a great explosion at the Planet, a data center in Houston, housing thousands of servers. (read article here) The explosion was said to have blown through 3 walls. Though no servers were reported to be physically damaged. So, needless to say, many companies were without service during the days that the Planet's power was down. The Worthwhile Company (where I work as a Web Strategist) Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15356687.post-9549510381090477022008-05-23T23:44:00.001-04:002008-05-23T23:45:54.724-04:00"Minor Leaguer traded for 10 bats"Sometimes it might just be better to be 'let go.' I mean, kid, take a hint. Read story here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com