Eye-Black Message

Sugar Bowl - Cincinnati: Eph 2:8-10  "8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."  [UPDATED; JAN  1ST, 2010]
SEC Championship - Alabama:   John 16: 33 ~ 33"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart!  I have overcome the world."  [UPDATED DEC. 5TH]

Tebow's Final Home Game

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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Tim Tebow of the Florida Gators, turned his eye black into a billboard for his faith. He chooses a different bible verse to feature each week, with his selection for last year's 2009 BCS Champion -ship Game earning 93 million hits on Google the next day.  
Go Gators! Go God!

Thank you Tim for your leadership in both

Sport and Spirit!

CLICK | http://www.tebowseyeblack.com/

For verses used by Tim this year:

Playing the Bones

We have a family tradition that has been passed down for generations playing a percussion instrument called the "Bones".  It's a wooden instrument where one pair is played in each hand creating a beat to go with the music.  One hand follows the melody and the other keeps the beat.  I remember my Dad and Grandfather playing them when I was young and later I picked up the tradition.  When my Dad was 9 years old,  he performed on the radio with my Grandmother playing the piano in the background.  He has a recording of this on an old vinyl 78 record.  He still likes to pull out the Ole Bones and entertain us at family gatherings and we love it.  The kids get a real kick out of it.  He still has the same set and I have a set made by my Grandpa Kennedy.  On Wikipedia, I discovered that this instrument had it's origins in Ireland and varies in shape and wood type.  This picture best represents the set we have.  It's about time to pass this on to my two boys.

CLICK | More about the "Bones" instrument at Wikipedia
CLICK | http://www.bonedrymusic.com/Default.asp

Meditate, Pray or Both

Finding the time and a place to "quiet" myself enough to hear God's voice has been a challenge for me lately.  There are so many other influences that seem to consume my time and energy, distracting me from what I know I need to do more of.  Below is a great article on meditative prayer which is helping me refocus my priorities and seek more quiet time...

WE NEED TO FIND A QUIET PLACE TO

BE WITH GOD

AND HEAR HIS WORD

CLICK | "Meditative Prayer" article

"We have some idea, perhaps, what prayer is, but what is meditation? Well may we ask, for meditation is a lost art today, and Christian people suffer grievously from their ignorance of the practice. Meditation is the activity of calling to mind, and thinking over, and dwelling on, and applying to oneself, the various things that one knows about the works and ways and purposes and promises of God."—J.I. Packer

Integrity is

What we say... What we do... AND What we say we do!

"UNKNOWN" FACTS

I've always enjoyed reading useless facts.   Often they are interesting and sometimes even humorous.  My kids love when I share these types of facts with them...NOT.  Enjoy! 

• A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
• Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself. 
• The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle. (Try using that word in a conversation)
• A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. 

(23 more facts)