Well it happened, Brett Farve signed the contract and suited up yesterday with the Minnesota Vikings. Several thoughts and then a question.
First, I have not heard many Viking fans cheering on how "great this is."
Is that because they all see how weak of a Coaching staff, and ownership "leadership" organization the Vikings have become. Sure they now have Farve, but it cost them so much respect, pride and dignity along the way. Green Bay is own by the share holders of Wisconsin. The Vikings are now owned by Brett Farve.
If you are any the Quaterbacks on the Viking team, how do you feel this morning. How confident are you in your abilty, value, worth. How much do you trust the Vikings front office.
Now that training camp is over in Mankato. The hard hot and humid two a day work outs are done, aren't you a bit pissedc off that the "hero" of the franchise missed all of that ugly team building work?
By the way.... has anyone thought of the fact that Farve, never plays well in a domed facility? Don't the Viking play in the METEODOME? What are giving up home field advantage with Farve?
Finally.....Post your predictons here.... How many games will Farve play this year for the Vikings?
I Predict that by week 7 of the regular season, Farves stats will be falling and he will either get hurt or hang it up mid-season. He simply can't play an entire season at the level they need to win.
Well what do you think?
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
How Did I get here?
Lately I've had thoughts of "How did I get here"?
The thought revolves around the idea that I have been married for 20 years, my oldest daughter is going to be a Senior in High School, and our church is now 5 1/2 years old.
Which means I have been out of broadcasting for 10 years.... but I was in broadcasting for 10 years which seem only like yesterday.
How did I get here?
Is there a point in life when the clock, days, nights and months speed up?
I have not had mid-life crises (yet), but I can understand why many do.
It's so strange to wake up and wonder how this all happened, what really go you hear and what's next.
The thought revolves around the idea that I have been married for 20 years, my oldest daughter is going to be a Senior in High School, and our church is now 5 1/2 years old.
Which means I have been out of broadcasting for 10 years.... but I was in broadcasting for 10 years which seem only like yesterday.
How did I get here?
Is there a point in life when the clock, days, nights and months speed up?
I have not had mid-life crises (yet), but I can understand why many do.
It's so strange to wake up and wonder how this all happened, what really go you hear and what's next.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Sickness
It's never really fun being sick. But for me, it's extra hard being sick on the weekend and missing out on our weekly church gathering. This last weekend I got hit with a head and throat cold that hurt. Each time that I talked, coughed or sneezed it felt like my throat would catch on fire.
Man I'm I glad that God has placed such a solid team of people around me a Journey. On this weekend we already had some people covering for others that had planned to be gone, and then I drop off the radar at the last minute. But with the team that we have and the heart beat to "do what it takes" each week I knew not to worry. And I was right.
I've heard a lot of positive feed back on how everyone pulled together and it was a great weekend with God and family.
You see I can handle being sick if nothing is going on a lot easier than something great is happening. I hate missing out on what God is doing. Saturday night I had planned to go to a small gathering about dreaming big dreams for God. Man I was so excited to be around a bunch a dreamers. But once again my being sick stopped me. But Dave Reynolds got to go and said it was awesome. So others in the church family got to experience something new and exciting in my absence.
I hate being sick and missing out, but sometimes it's good to sit on the sidelines and watch what God does through others.
Man I'm I glad that God has placed such a solid team of people around me a Journey. On this weekend we already had some people covering for others that had planned to be gone, and then I drop off the radar at the last minute. But with the team that we have and the heart beat to "do what it takes" each week I knew not to worry. And I was right.
I've heard a lot of positive feed back on how everyone pulled together and it was a great weekend with God and family.
You see I can handle being sick if nothing is going on a lot easier than something great is happening. I hate missing out on what God is doing. Saturday night I had planned to go to a small gathering about dreaming big dreams for God. Man I was so excited to be around a bunch a dreamers. But once again my being sick stopped me. But Dave Reynolds got to go and said it was awesome. So others in the church family got to experience something new and exciting in my absence.
I hate being sick and missing out, but sometimes it's good to sit on the sidelines and watch what God does through others.
Monday, August 03, 2009
Potential - Kirk (Story of Gideon)
This week we launched our new discussion series, "at the movies" with the mega-hit film of the year STAR TREK. There several themes to explore but the biggest one was the theme of POTENTIAL. Things have changed with the new time-line of Kirk, Spock and McCoy.
Much is the same as we have know it, but much has changed.
Kirk is not the "stack of books" that was described in the classic series.
No, now he is simply drifting through life, bars, girls and bar fights are his way.
Until Capt. Pike dares him to rise to his potential. The potential that given to him partly by the sacrifice of his father. (George Kirk).
Gideon in the OT has a similar challenge put to him by the "angel of the Lord" in Judges chapter 6. The angel calls young Gideon a "Mighty Hero" as he is hiding in a cave.
In both cases each man clearly has some natural ability and talent going for them. But simply living in that ability is not really getting them anywhere. Not until they choose to accept the dare / challenge and act. To choose to act and reach our potential is so hard, especially if we have gotten by on our natural ability, look, smarts, etc.
But your natural ability is NOT you full potential.
Man have people responded to that phrase this week. (Thanks to God for that one!)
Ability is one thing, achieving our full potential takes commitment, work, dedication and help. To reach our full potential we need others to support us, challenge us and even dare us to do better. What potential is locked inside of us... most will never know. What potential is within our local churches.... many don't really care to even ask the question.
God created us in His image. That's got to mean that each of us has amazing potential.
I dare you to rise up.
I dare you to not stay the way you are, but to press forward with God.
Potential is such an unknown thing. I wonder what my full potential for God's glory is. I wonder Journey's full potential for God's Kingdom is. I long to see it.
Much is the same as we have know it, but much has changed.
Kirk is not the "stack of books" that was described in the classic series.
No, now he is simply drifting through life, bars, girls and bar fights are his way.
Until Capt. Pike dares him to rise to his potential. The potential that given to him partly by the sacrifice of his father. (George Kirk).
Gideon in the OT has a similar challenge put to him by the "angel of the Lord" in Judges chapter 6. The angel calls young Gideon a "Mighty Hero" as he is hiding in a cave.
In both cases each man clearly has some natural ability and talent going for them. But simply living in that ability is not really getting them anywhere. Not until they choose to accept the dare / challenge and act. To choose to act and reach our potential is so hard, especially if we have gotten by on our natural ability, look, smarts, etc.
But your natural ability is NOT you full potential.
Man have people responded to that phrase this week. (Thanks to God for that one!)
Ability is one thing, achieving our full potential takes commitment, work, dedication and help. To reach our full potential we need others to support us, challenge us and even dare us to do better. What potential is locked inside of us... most will never know. What potential is within our local churches.... many don't really care to even ask the question.
God created us in His image. That's got to mean that each of us has amazing potential.
I dare you to rise up.
I dare you to not stay the way you are, but to press forward with God.
Potential is such an unknown thing. I wonder what my full potential for God's glory is. I wonder Journey's full potential for God's Kingdom is. I long to see it.
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