Thoughts from Within

  So much is being made of using the phrase “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” nowadays. Apparently, doing the latter may be offensive to those who do not share the sentiments of the traditional Christmas story. You know… the one that celebrates the birth of “Christ” – thus “Christ”mas! In today’s politically correct society, people may overreact to what you say. Just remember that your 1st Amendment right allows you to express your faith and doctrine openly! The liberal agenda attempts to use the establishment clause in this amendment as a way to squelch your freedom of speech through the guise of political correctness, but do not succumb to that line of thinking. Your freedom, as granted in the bill of rights, allows you to openly express faith-based expressions like “Merry Christmas” just as the atheist and agnostic crowd has the right to wish others “Happy Holidays.”  You see, the atheist and agnostic choose to say “Happy Holidays” because they are unbelievi...

  Many folks ignorant of sports lingo probably have no idea what YAC is. YAC, or "Yards After Catch," is a statistic recorded on the football field. You see, in football, a receiver is not only graded by how many receptions he makes, but also by what he does following them. Growing up, I always wanted to be a quarterback. I grew up watching Joe Montana, Jim Kelly, Troy Aikman, and Bret Farve. When I was able to play football in junior high, that is the position I tried out for. It was much tougher than I thought. The QB not only had to remember the proper footwork, play-actions and reads for each play, they were responsible for knowing where every other player was supposed to be and what they were to be doing. I struggled with all that went into being a quarterback, and my coaches took note of that. But they also took note of my good hands. After some one-on-one conversations with the offensive coaches, I was persuaded to take a shot at tight end. I specifically remember...

    "In football they have a huddle. The goal of the huddle is to give you thirty seconds to call the play —that is why they give you a huddle. At a professional football game, there may be 60,000 people watching you huddle; they don’t mind you taking thirty seconds to call the play. They understand that you have to get organized. You have to know where you are going to go, the ends need to know where they are going to go, the quarterback needs to know where he is going to go, and the backs need to know where they are going to go. A huddle is a necessary part of playing the game. But let me inform you, if you do not already know, 60,000 people do not pay $20 a ticket to watch you huddle. See, people don’t come to football games to watch the huddle. They want to see if their team can overcome the opposition who is daring them to snap the ball and move down the field to score. What they want to know is does your practice work? Now what Christians often do is get high on their ...