Saturday, April 14, 2007

Christian Pros?

How many of y'all out there saw the Masters last Sunday? We were at Caracas at the time, and since my grandparents are super-duper Tiger fans, they taped most of the rounds. We even got to see it at a restaurant when we went out that Sunday afternoon. There was nowhere we could run from stiff guys in freshly ironed suits and just looking incessantly at a tiny little white ball and a ridiculously small hole. But anyway, Tiger didn't win, but a relatively new golfer(according to Granna, I sure wouldn't know) called Zach Johnson. After he won, he went into the clubhouse for an interview, that was televised by the way. I was really impressed when he was asked who he wanted to thank for his victory. He answered with a small list of friends and family, but to end his answer, he wanted to thank his "Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." Now, there really is no way to know if he IS a Christian,(Grandaddy noted that he coudn't have gone to church that day) and he could be saying it just to say it, but nonetheless is IS encouraging. At the Super Bowl in January, Tony Dungy,
the coach of the champion Colts, also mentioned his thanks to his Lord Jesus Christ for the victory, and mentioned that not only was that Super Bowl to have two African-American coaches competing, but also two Christians. Though professional sports have many temptations for a Christian, it is encouraging to know that not everybody out there is of the world. however, we must keep 1 John 2:15-17 in our minds constantly, "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever."

3 comments:

Rita Loca said...

Eso muchacho!

See, I think golf is boring to play,and to WATCH it is even more so,BUT... I read it anyway because you entertained me!
Since I am a Christian, I was interested in that aspect of your post . I would assume a non-Christian sports fan, would read your post for that aspect. You can then reach an audience of unbelievers through your clever writing. You can be a witness to them! Very cool!

River Rat said...

Hey EJ, I enjoyed the post. You did a great job and I liked it all. I had read that about the Super Bowl also. Keep them posts coming!

CaraqueƱa said...

Yes, EJ, you are an awesome writer...always have been...way better than ole mom. Keep up the good work...writing, that is...and get that book published! (not kidding!)