It’s been 22 years since Nike showcased the NBA’s “Round Mound of Rebound” in its sneaker commercial that made Charles Barkley as famous off the basketball court as on. In but a 30-second slot, he set off this firestorm of philosophical debate. While dribbling and dunking a basketball, Mr. Barkley spoke these piercing words: “I … [Read more…]
Join us for worship this Sunday and hear from Gail Tashner as she shares about her missions trip to Africa last summer.
Context is everything! For example, Bo Derek became famous as “the Perfect 10″ from her starring role in the 1979 movie, “10”. Why so? For the obvious reason that between her natural God-given figure coupled with her disciplined diet and exercise program, Bo looked pretty good. But let me pose the relevant question: “Who determined that Bo D’s measurements, whatever they were, showed off the perfect figure?” The … [Read more…]
The front office of the Phila. Eagles has been displaying an unprecedented player strategy that would fall under the literary category of non-sequitur. If I were to couch their actions into words, they would read something like this: “Super Bowl, here we come! Deshawn, Shady, Jeremy and Nick, see ya’ later.” Coach Kelly is … [Read more…]
A handful of Jesus’ most devoted female followers arrived at His tomb bearing death deodorants, only to discover the stone had been rolled away. A pair of angels gave this enigmatic explanation, “He is not here; He has risen!” Thoroughly confounded by this announcement, they ran back to His disciples’ hiding place where they recounted the morning’s events. Peter and John didn’t wait to hear Pauline … [Read more…]
