Let’s get right to it. Time to ramble.
My Sports Theories
- I think the Browns have elite level talent and haven’t been able to put it together to win games. If they get a QB with some consistency and some leadership (and a few other added pieces), they can easily be a 10 win team next year.
- Baseball needs a team like the Yankees (Dodgers, other big money teams, etc.). For the Yankees to spend money is healthy for the sport in a lot of ways. One of the strengths of this type of spending is showing the rest of the sport that just because you spend a lot of money doesn’t mean you are guaranteed to win.
- There are LOTS of different models in baseball and the “spend a lot of money and hope to win” model is only ONE that works. Others are equally as efficient.
Faith in Jesus
- Jesus brought a justice that brings peace to human beings. Not a justice in human terms and understanding, but one maximally high in human capacity and care.
- As Jews awaited the messiah, I am glad to celebrate Advent and yearn for the return of Jesus.
Tough Weeks
- Do you have certain weeks in your life that are just tough? I do. For me, it is the weeks of memorably tough events. They come and go throughout the year.
- When I know things are weighing on me, I try to spend extra time in prayer and personal worship. I also am intentional to try to schedule some extra time with meaningful people in my life.
Contentment
- I have really been challenged lately to be content in all circumstances. There are so many people who have less than I do, I feel like an ungrateful brat when I have a desire for something I really don’t need.
- A good way to challenge contentment is to see how long you could sit by yourself and be content in the Bible and prayer/worship. Maybe “distraction” is another way of stating this, but I think we want to be distracted so much sometimes that we just aren’t satisfied until there’s noise, people, or something to watch.
- Are we truly able to sit and long for the Lord’s presence in our lives, or does it take something else?