Comments on: The Best Defense http://www.allgather.org/2010/02/22/the-best-defense/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-defense Learning to be Present to God, Connected to One Another, and Engaged in Serving the World Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:11:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bonnie http://www.allgather.org/2010/02/22/the-best-defense/#comment-464 Bonnie Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:00:22 +0000 http://www.allgather.org/?p=1676#comment-464 I played sports for Many years. Soccer and softball mostly. One year in basketball, but that was a joke. I still prefer little league baseball as opposed to Adult baseball. Soccer has my heart though. When Hockey is really good ITS AMAZING! I have been on the teams that win some and lose some, the teams that lost Every game, and those teams that Win every game. I didnt mind working hard and sweating till you just couldn't see straight, but I always had a hard time when I saw that no one cared anymore. Like no one was having fun. When teammate or coach was really Mean. Its NOT a lot of fun to run till you may throw up, but if we are working together it can be. I was on many all star teams, and took the game seriously, but when you gotta be in a field with some chic you don't know for over an hour, blocking her and her you... well, I found that I chatted during down time. "Hey, I am so gonna be all over you, and try to Never let you touch that ball. Its gonna be awesome." They'd laugh and then when it came time to Throw down, we would, and if one of us got hurt, the other would help the wounded up. I've had over time, after over time, ending in shoot outs in the rain. Very Dramatic! Sometimes tears on the way home. . . but it was always better if you had a reason to look at your opposing team at the end and say 'Good Game" and Mean it, and hear "Good Game" and know you did your best. For me, that meant playing hard, and laughing when I could with whoever I could. Now, I Was a child, but isn't it nice to see people in Olympics shake hands, smile, and maybe even laugh before they Throw Down? I had some other points on your words Mark, but I guess I said all I needed to. I wonder how Jesus would have played games? Sports? If he did... if those men got in the field and throw things back and forth. I wonder if he had fun being connected to others? I played sports for Many years. Soccer and softball mostly. One year in basketball, but that was a joke. I still prefer little league baseball as opposed to Adult baseball. Soccer has my heart though. When Hockey is really good ITS AMAZING! I have been on the teams that win some and lose some, the teams that lost Every game, and those teams that Win every game. I didnt mind working hard and sweating till you just couldn't see straight, but I always had a hard time when I saw that no one cared anymore. Like no one was having fun. When teammate or coach was really Mean. Its NOT a lot of fun to run till you may throw up, but if we are working together it can be.
I was on many all star teams, and took the game seriously, but when you gotta be in a field with some chic you don't know for over an hour, blocking her and her you… well, I found that I chatted during down time. "Hey, I am so gonna be all over you, and try to Never let you touch that ball. Its gonna be awesome." They'd laugh and then when it came time to Throw down, we would, and if one of us got hurt, the other would help the wounded up.
I've had over time, after over time, ending in shoot outs in the rain. Very Dramatic! Sometimes tears on the way home. . . but it was always better if you had a reason to look at your opposing team at the end and say 'Good Game" and Mean it, and hear "Good Game" and know you did your best. For me, that meant playing hard, and laughing when I could with whoever I could. Now, I Was a child, but isn't it nice to see people in Olympics shake hands, smile, and maybe even laugh before they Throw Down?

I had some other points on your words Mark, but I guess I said all I needed to. I wonder how Jesus would have played games? Sports? If he did… if those men got in the field and throw things back and forth. I wonder if he had fun being connected to others?

]]> By: stephanie Jane hersh http://www.allgather.org/2010/02/22/the-best-defense/#comment-462 stephanie Jane hersh Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:07:13 +0000 http://www.allgather.org/?p=1676#comment-462 Regarding #2 As a new believer I have learned there are so many reasons to be in unity with one another as followers of Christ: look to 1 Corinthians Chapter 12 and Ephesians Chapter 2 : 19-22 Others see us better than ourselves. We represent a great  God and have been saved by His grace to represent His glory and to look to the needs of the saints in His glorious battle!   Regarding #2
As a new believer I have learned there are so many reasons to be in unity with one another as followers of Christ: look to 1 Corinthians Chapter 12 and Ephesians Chapter 2 : 19-22 Others see us better than ourselves. We represent a great  God and have been saved by His grace to represent His glory and to look to the needs of the saints in His glorious battle!
 

]]> By: karen http://www.allgather.org/2010/02/22/the-best-defense/#comment-461 karen Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:39:42 +0000 http://www.allgather.org/?p=1676#comment-461 I'm puzzling over this three things true of a priest....#2.  Why and how must priests be connected to one another...in their role as a priest?   I see present to God and engaged with the world and, honestly, I think the fact that you perceive #3 as vital is what helps you bring such a fresh, realistic spirit to your messages. But I don't see #2.  I'm puzzling over this three things true of a priest….#2.  Why and how must priests be connected to one another…in their role as a priest?   I see present to God and engaged with the world and, honestly, I think the fact that you perceive #3 as vital is what helps you bring such a fresh, realistic spirit to your messages.
But I don't see #2. 

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