March 16, 2006
True Sacrifice
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Teenagers amaze me. So many of them love life with grand passion and face it with unrelenting optimism. Sometimes they demonstrate the Christian life in ways adults can only hope to emulate.
Such is the case with Carissa, a teen who loves soccer, basketball, friends, family, and Jesus. In 2000, her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Carissa was just 12 years old, but she began helping to care for her mom.
During the next few years, Carissa often fed her mom, dressed her, and helped her do anything she couldn't do for herself. "It was so hard to learn," she said. "Can you imagine, a mother and daughter literally changing roles? I truly learned to be a humble servant."
Sometimes, while her friends were out having fun, Carissa was helping her dad to take care of her mom. She continued to do so until the summer of 2004, when Carissa and her family said goodbye to Mom for the last time. As Carissa puts it, "God took her home and made her perfect."
Carissa reminds me of Epaphroditus, who sacrificially cared for Paul's needs (Philippians 2:25-30). What examples of caring, love, and compassion! Not all of us, of course, could set aside our lives to give as they did. But their sacrifice can teach us all about the value of servanthood. Dave Branon
When you do little things for others, you do big things for Jesus.
WOW!!! You're FAST!!! LOL
Sometimes, you eat the bar.... and, gorsh, sometimes, well, the bar eats you.
LOL.....ya beat me tonight Mayor! *Hugs*
Lifelong resident of Massachusetts (nicknamed "The Bay State") + the recent decision of our state Supreme Court stating that our Constitution guarantees homosexuals the right to marry (just like normal folks) + politically and socially conservative="Gay State Conservative".
For the record,I got the idea of the term "Gay State" from a Boston talk show host named Howie Carr.He coined it shortly after the aforementioned Supreme Court decision.
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Back in the 1970's, I played football at the University of Oklahoma. I was All-American for only three years, but I was all-conference for five.
After finishing my athletic eligibility and completing my degrees in microbiology and philosophy, I entered the US Navy, where I flew F4 Phantom jets and taught hapkido to the Seals.
After my discharge from the Navy, I spent a year exploring my satirical side, submitting works to National Lampoon. But my work, sadly, just wasn't good enough for "The Best of National Lampoon".
So, I retured to OU and finished my PhD in Philosophy, with my Doctoral thesis titled "Pseudonyms: Computer Networking Technology and Walter Mitty Complex in the 21st Century."
The rest is destiny.
Good evening, Mayor. Thanks for being here for us, and thanks for your beautiful lesson from God's Word.