Those Tricky Presbyterians

Clark on Tebow, Evangelicals, and the Sabbath

Even as a Gators, Tebow, and Broncos fan I can't argue with Scott Clark on this one.

Posterized

From Monday Night

Hanging in There

After back to back national titles the Florida Gator men's basketball team has failed to make the big dance for the past two years, being left out of the NCAA tournament. Will they miss the cut three years in a row? Maybe, but as of now they are hanging in there by a thread. At the end of the day wins are matter most and two of those wins have come via a Chandler Parsons buzzer-beater, one from 70 feet.

New Basketball League - "Whites Only"

This is not a joke, it's for real. Read Story. The All American Basketball Alliance is set to tip off in June. Players must have been born in the United States to Caucasian parents.


For the annual slam dunk contest the rim will be set at 7'.
(Ok, now that really is a joke)

NBA Players Helping Haiti

For ten NBA players, $1,000 was given for every point they scored Friday night to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. Derrick Rose led the way with 32 points. Here are the rest of the totals.

Do You Watch the NFL?

If so, have you ever thought of how much football you actually get to see? How about an average of 11 minutes! Kevin DeYoung has an interesting article on the amount of playing time that actually goes on between the toe hitting the leather and the final whistle.

Paper Tiger

From Gene Veith

Our culture pretends to be free and easy about sex, but we really aren’t. I was kind of astonished that all of Tiger Woods’ multitudinous endorsement ads have been pulled from prime time TV after his auto accident provoked some nine women (at last count) to admit committing adultery with the golf superstar. Our culture remains capable of moral disapproval over sexual sins! On the other hand, our culture remains pruriently interested in hearing the salacious details of those sexual sins, as evidenced by the current media frenzy over the matter. We are repelled and compelled at the very same time!

Our Saviors Disappoint Us

In the fourth quarter of last year's Southeastern Conference Championship Game, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow led his team to a comeback victory over #1 ranked Alabama and to a chance to play for the National Championship, a title the Gators went on to win.

Fast forward a year to this December. The scenario is very similar. This time it is the Gators who come in ranked #1, but they find themselves in a familiar position; trailing to Alabama. Would Tebow again be the savior of the Gator Nation, put the team on his shoulders, and will his way to victory? Would the famed quarterback who is often referred to as "Superman" or the "Chosen One" give victory to his people? For most of the game he wasn't given the chance. Alabama controlled the tempo and the game clock while a helpless Tebow was forced to watch from the sideline.

His chance came, and he began to do what he has done so many times in the past. He carried his team down the field; but this time he couldn't finish the job.

As a Gator fan, I have incredible respect for this young man. I admire his athletic ability and passion for a game and a team that I love, and I appreciate what he has helped the Gators to accomplish during his time at Florida. His record off the field is outstanding as well. His character has remained without blemish during his four years at Florida, and his conviction as a Christian remains the same in the midst of the pressure of being continually in the spotlight as the face of college football. As much as I love Tebow and the Gators, I was reminded again that our earthly saviors often and ultimately disappoint and fail us. As Tim's eye-black patches have served to point us to Christ with the Scripture verses written on them, may his inability to finish the job Saturday point us to One who can truly save us; not with touchdowns, but with His own blood.

We need a Savior who can give us more hope than what is promised to us in the thrill of sporting events. We need one to rescue us, not from a fourth quarter deficit, but from the holy wrath of a just God. We need one who can enter the game, who is both willing and able to win and grant victory for us. We need a Savior who can fulfill the law of God that we have broken, who can love the Father perfectly in the way we should have, and who will be willing to suffer the curse of the law that is over us for our willful disobedience. An athlete can provide a great sense of joy and excitement if he/she is on our team, but eventually they will be gone and will one day face death and the grave as all of us do, leaving us without any hope and ultimately disappointed. We need a Savior who can rise from the dead!

Oh God, disappoint us with everything but Thine Own Self.

This is Just Wrong

...and I think they were up 58-0 when they did this!

Camdyn's Soccer Evaluation - Dribbling

Well, they did tell him to dribble............

A Couple of Hometown Boys Doin' Alright

Ralph Bolden (#23 Purdue) from Folkston, GA and Daniel "Big Boy" Thomas (#8 Kansas State) from Hilliard, FL are 2nd and 25th in the nation in rushing yards.

D-Day

Will Kiffin and the Vols be singing "Rocky Top" all night long? We'll find out tomorrow.



GO GATORS!

Its good to be at the top....

I've tried not to say much about Florida's most recent National Championship....until I saw this! If we win another next year our arrogance might be unbearable.


....and as a pride-crusher, Florida's basketball team is losing by 19 points as I post this.

Florida vs Longwood

Last night I had the privilege to take my bride out for an evening of fun. I got her tickets to a Gator basketball game for Christmas and so yesterday afternoon we headed to Gainesville to take in the game. It was such a joy to spend such a pleasant evening with my "shoogie." Many were out of town for the big game on Thursday (you know I have to mention that Gator football is in Miami for a chance at two national titles in three years), there were classes and activities going on (making the crowds smaller), and the weather was perfect. Not to mention we had great seats. Thanks, shoog, for making it such an enjoyable time.

Say, "It's Great to be a Florida Gator!"

For Ryan Mason

Go Gators!

It has begun....

Today marks the official beginning of the 2008 College Football Season. Yeah, the pros are playing as well, but College Football is definitely where it's at! Here are a few reasons why the NCAA is better than the NFL:

• The Stadium Names - NFL satdiums represent corporate America while we refer to college stadiums with names such as "The Big House" and "The Swamp."

• Saturdays are better game days than Sundays.

• The Mascots

• The Bands - No "Rocky Top" or any fight songs in the pros.

• The Players - I'm not aware of any contract hold outs in the NCAA.

• The Energy and Excitement - Ya just have to be there to know.

• ESPN College Gameday - Built by the Home Depot of course.

• The National Rankings - better than divisional standings.

• The Heisman Trophy

• Every Game Matters - It appeared for a time last season that an NFL team with a losing record could make the playoffs. If a college team loses one game they may be out of the race for a title.
  

What do you think?