Posted on 12/05/2011 3:32:27 PM PST by wmfights
When the Detroit Lions’ Stephen Tulloch sacked Tim Tebow in the first quarter of their week eight matchup, the linebacker immediately kneeled next to the prone Denver quarterback, in a mockery of Tebow’s habit of praying on-field, most recently seen after his miraculous fourth-quarter comeback against the Dolphins the week before.
The insult coincided with and reinforced the explosion of “Tebowing” as an Internet meme, complete with a Twitter account and web-site. There you can see an act of communion with one’s creator rendered as a bit of pop-cultural ephemera, and you can scroll through pictures of folks striking the pose everywhere from Oxford to Istanbul, with that muddle of irony and enthusiasm that has become my generation’s trademark.
But there isn’t an ironic bone in Tim Tebow’s body. That’s what makes him conspicuous. That’s what makes the fact that he’s managed to stay squeaky clean, in a sport that notoriously is not, conspicuous. And it’s why the power of Tebow’s evangelical-Christian faith, and the earnestness with which he professes it, seems to annoy so many people.
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As Ed Sullivan once said: “It’s all shoe business!”
You bet!
However, when he stumbles he will be okay. He knows who to look to for help. I know he will make mistakes, don't we all?
While I admire the faith and conviction of the fellow in “Chariots of Fire”, he was a damn fool.
The Sabbath is Saturday, and working on that day is NOT forbidden under the New Covenant.
Jesus IS The Sabbath. We find rest in Him. Tebow is fully and openly in Christ at all times, and is making The Lord quite proud.
I aspire to be like Tim Tebow, and I am much older than he.
I think you are right.
>> “I have decided to root for the Broncos exclusively for the rest of the season.” <<
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My guess, after seeing how thoroughly Tebow’s presence on the team has fixed what was wrong at Denver, is that the superbowl will consist of the Denver Broncos Vs one of three teams: Packers, 49ers, or the Saints.
Let the losers weep.
I know the feeling.
Jesus IS The Sabbath. We find rest in Him. Tebow is fully and openly in Christ at all times, and is making The Lord quite proud.
Great point.
I do appreciate AR being willing to express a different view in a thoughtful manner.
I don't think they can get past Baltimore, Pittsburgh or Cincinnati. I have become a huge Bronco's fan because of Tebow. If they stick with him just imagine the influence he will have in the locker room.
-—— Sunday is the Lord’s Day—which the keeping of it is (still) one of the 10 Commandments (and up 100 years ago, nearly no serious Christian would violate...see “Chariots of Fire” anyone?), and something all professional and college athletes routinely violate....I just cannot see what all the fuss is about.-——
You are right.... Tebow should quit ....so millions of unsaved or back sliden people can no longer hear and witness his testimony about his love and adoration of the risen Lord..
Not breaking the Sabbath is far more important than that....
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This boy is a millionaire. Easier to preach on a football field (and off, surrounded by servants) than on a street corner.
That is no longer as crazy as it sounds.
I’m a long time Broncos fan and I have to say, with Tebow, all things are possible.
A few weeks ago, Denver had a Thursday night game. Can’t remember if it was an overtime win or regulation, but I seem to remember Tebow ran in the last touchdown. After the game, ESPN had Tebow out for an interview. First, the interviewers were in amazement at the devotion of the fans staying for that opportunity.
Tim spoke a bit about his faith in answer to their questions. Then he described what happened on that last play. After he left, the first thing a couple of interviewers did was admit that he was a true believer, his faith was strong, and he moved them. They spoke a bit about their own faith.
Then, they put to rest one of the ridicules about Tebow not understanding what happens in NFL play. Essentially the way he described that last play proved to them that he was a “student of the sport.” Someone who didn’t understand what was happening on the field could not have clearly explained what happened on that play with such clarity. He humbled them.
Broncos not being able to win has been a weekly mantra, it is quite fascinating.
They just won't see the obvious.
Tebow doesn’t preach on the football field, he witnesses. He does more in the missionary field than most ever imagine.
Ian Charleson who portrayed Eric Liddell in Chariots of Fire died of Aids in 1990 a mere 9 years after the movie was released. He was 40 at the time of his death. Eric Liddell died in China at the age of 43 in a Japanese internment camp. He may or may not have been a fool about the Sabbath but his death might reveal something beyond that.
from wiki
In his last letter to his wife, written on the day he died, Liddell wrote of suffering a nervous breakdown due to overwork, but in actuality he was suffering from an inoperable brain tumour; overwork and malnourishment may have hastened his death. He died on 21 February 1945, five months before liberation. He was greatly mourned not only at the Weihsien internment Camp but also in Scotland. A fellow internee, Langdon Gilkey, was later to write, “The entire camp, especially its youth, was stunned for days, so great was the vacuum that Eric’s death had left.” According to a fellow missionary, Liddell’s last words were, “It’s complete surrender”, in reference to how he had given his life to his God.[10]
In 2008 Chinese authorities revealed that Liddell had refused an opportunity to leave the camp and instead gave his place to a pregnant woman. Apparently, the Japanese made a deal with the British, with Churchill’s approval, for prisoner exchange. This information was released near the time of the 2008 Beijing Olympics by the Chinese government and apparently news of this act of sacrifice came as a surprise even to his family members.
Fifty-six years after the 1924 Paris Olympics, Scotsman Allan Wells won the 100 metre sprint at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. When asked after the victory if he had run the race for Harold Abrahams, the last 100 metre Olympic winner from Britain (in 1924), Wells replied, “No, this one was for Eric Liddell.”[citation needed]
Eric Liddell was voted in The Scotsman newspaper in an 8 August 2008 poll as the most popular athlete Scotland has ever produced.[citation needed]
.. until Brady brings the Patriots to town in a couple weeks. 8^)
Please go and study the scriptures! Sunday is not the sabbath, it is the first day of the week! Saturday is the seventh day, and still is the sabbath.
The law was given to bring us to Christ. Christ is the end of the law to them that believe.
Tebow makes watching football worthwhile.
Go Tebow.
Teebow is a Christian but not a Puritan. As his boss said, the Sabbath is made for man, not man for the Sabbath. It seems that for him, football is the Lord’s work.
What is ‘witnessing’, if I may ask?
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