Good for Gabby. How long til the left and the media try to Chick-Fil-A her?
God deserves credit in all things...win or lose. We just seem to like to thank Him for when we win.
Where’s the link to the rest of the story?
How about we let this young gal enjoy the rewards of her hard work, and pay off the IRS. After all I have read she is only 16.
I love watching Gabby - poetry in motion.
What a role model for individual perseverance and success. Hear that, Obummer?
Jesus had some not irrelevant comments:
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
Not saying these people who pray in public are hypocrites. Do find it odd that I’ve seldom seen Christ’s input on the subject discussed when the subject comes up.
Time is running out to stop a massive persecution of Christians that has already begun.
Thank you, Gabby.
I had similar thoughts while watching the US Track and Field trials where almost every athlete was either crossing themselves, pointing up at the heavens or praising God after every race.
What happened to all the anti-christian bigots on ESPN and all over the media that couldn’t get to a microphone fast enough to spew their hatred of Tebow?
Did they all suddenly come down with laryngitis?
Or are they just afraid to spew hatred at black christian athletes (like Gabby and the vast majority of the track and field athletes) the same way that they spew hatred at white christians like Tebow?
"Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's..."
A gold record? I thought she got a gold medal. Did she sing too?
Do they even make gold records anymore?
I’ve heard her several times say to reporters “the sacrifice is not in vain” when they remark on her discipline.
I’m wondering if NBC has told the athletes to cut the faith talk. I noticed after Tyler Clary’s win in 200m backstroke he pointed to the heavens. Then when Andrea Kremer interviewed him she asked him what it all meant and he said there would be no way to sum it up in a few short words the broadcasters would be OK with.
Maybe some of the other athlete’s have talked of their faith after winning and I haven’t heard.
I reckon, if she says he does, that ought to be the end of it!
“Does God deserve credit for Gabrielle Douglas Olympic gold record? “
If she thinks God does, that’s all that matters. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks.
I’m not one to try to deny God whatever glory He is due.
My problem with granting due glory to Him when it comes to sporting events is this.
The teams of a number of nations are participating in these events. The members of the other teams may have Christians among them, and they may be praying to our God also.
So if it’s a prayer to prevent injury, I say give God the glory.
If it’s a prayer to win, I accept that God is not going to intervene.
If it’s a nation like Iran, or a nation predominantly reverencing another god, then I believe our God could intervene. I’m careful not to use the word ‘would’, because if we do lose, it’s like God has somehow failed us.
God does not fail us. His ultimate plan will play out, by His grand design, not ours.
The Russian girl was cheated.
Glad she won, she was consistently very, very good.
But tell ya what - the last floor exercise by the Russian gal who won the silver was PERFECT! She deserved to win on that alone!
Add to that that she is probably the best in the world on the uneven parallel bars. Hard to figure because she’s kind of bony and lanky, something that normally doesn’t bode well for a gymnast.
But hey, it worked for Peggy Fleming when she was on the ice, right?
Does god deserve the credit?
No, He doesn’t intervene in gymnastic meets,
He has been busy on more important matters, like Chik-Fil-A.
"Whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed."
Jesus
Luke 9:26