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Monday, September 19, 2022

Fortitude & Resilience

Everyone should read the book “Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage” written by former Navy Seal Dan Crenshaw. The author, now a US Representative, acknowledges that injustice is real and happens every day. He details wise and honorable responses to injustice and other issues our country is facing – responses that can make things better, not worse. He advises people give careful consideration before choosing a side on an issue, to first dig deep to learn about issues since headlines are so often misleading, siting plenty of examples along the way. How handling small details the right way is important because it means you’ll be better handling the big things correctly as well. A college professor advised him to try not to offend others – nor be offended.

Crenshaw became famous when Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson made fun of his war wound. Instead of demanding Davidson be fired, Dan’s calm response diffused a potentially volatile situation. Crenshaw cited the public outrage aimed at Ellen DeGeneres when she attended a Cowboys game with former President George W Bush, and how her strong yet gentle response completely shut down the outrage.

“I'm friends with a lot of people who don't share the same beliefs that I have. We're all different and I think we've forgotten we're all different. For instance, I wish people wouldn't wear fur. I don't like it, but I'm friends with people who wear fur and I'm friends with people who are furry, as a matter of fact. But just because I don't agree with someone on everything doesn't mean I'm not gonna be friends with them. When I say 'be kind to one another,' I don't mean only the people that think the same way you do. I mean be kind to everyone."

https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/ellen-degeneres-response-george-w-bush-cowboys-game-controversy/

When the first quarter ended Saturday in Columbia, the Gamecocks faced fourth down. After the TV time out the SC offense rushed out on the field and lined up, going for the first down instead of punting - trying to catch UGA off guard. But the officials held up the snap, as dozens of coeds were taking their time funneling off the field after being recognized for being part of Title IX. SC head coach Shane Beamer had no idea what the recognition was for, but he waved to them to get off the field, showing his disgust for having his opportunity ruined. Now USA Today is saying “Beamer’s reaction to Title IX recognition was out of order” – a clear case of getting the facts wrong on purpose to promote an agenda. Only be carefully reading past the leade paragraph on down to the end of the article can the reader get the full story of what happened.  

I heard GT HC Geoff Collins met with GT AD Todd Stansbury yesterday, then went straight to a team meeting. Not sure what that was about. Collins topped a list of coaches most likely to be fired, but his name was spelled wrong. Not a good sign.

Nice to see the Falcons play competitive games. Heard that LA QB Matt Stafford throws way too many interceptions. Colts lost again, this time to Jacksonville. Not Rodrigo’s fault. Packers beat the Bears.

I always admired the Queen and Diana. Elizabeth was a contemporary of JFK. They spent time together during WWII when Kennedy’s father Joe was US Ambassador to England, then years later when JFK was President. I haven’t watched much of the coverage though. England rakes in billions of tourist dollars from those coming to see the royal family, multitudes more than the tax dollars used to fund the royals.

Sunday School and worship. Only 12 in Sunday School, with the 5th string teacher filling in. Each week we’re going to start discussing the previous week’s sermon. I had a snafu this week while taking notes. I got off the email app on my phone in the middle of the sermon to quickly do something else. When I went back to my notes, they were gone. Had to start over. I remembered some, but not everything. Click here to listen.

Sermon series on Hebrews

“Running the Race” week one: Purpose

HEB 10:32-36

Resilience is the ability to withstand adversity and then to learn and grow from it.

How do you develop resilience?

1. Look back at how God carried you through in the past. V 32-34 In the future there will be a real cost to follow Jesus socially financially etc.

2. Look forward at what God is carrying you to…v 35-39. Don’t lose confidence in God. The earth has good things, but heaven is so much more. So have endurance.

Habakkuk is told by God to not lose heart but to keep the faith, to have endurance for safekeeping of your soul.

Big questions:

1. Am I growing in my faith, or shrinking in fear?

2. What do you do when you are asked to endorse social issues that are not in line with God’s word? Do you draw a line and not cross over it?

The point of Hebrews: if you’re not careful you’ll miss out on God’s blessings.

DENISON: only 23% say they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in the presidency. In 1975, even after Watergate and the resignation of President Nixon, the figure stood at 52 percent.

https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/the-most-watched-broadcast-of-all-time-queen-elizabeth-ii-state-funearl/ 

TIM WAKEFIELD [SABR Bio] played for the Florida Institute of Technology Panthers and was named the team MVP in 1987 and 1988. He was inducted as a first baseman into the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame, the SSCHOF. Wakefield started more games for the Boston Red Sox than any other pitcher. His 430 starts far outdistances Roger Clemens’ 382. Wakefield twice led the league in hitting batters with pitches, with 16 HBP in 1997 and 18 in 2001.

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