Biblical Commentary in TMQ

I enjoy Gregg Easterbrook’s writing.  I read his NFC preview this morning, but the AFC preview will have to wait.  I did peek at the Chiefs preview.  Easterbrook had this to say: Scripture note: The apostle Paul’s Letter to the Romans notes at 14:2, “Some believe in eating anything, while the weak eat only vegetables.” [...]

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Take Me Out to the Ballgame…

Tonight my wife Molly and I went out to Kauffman Stadium to watch the Royals take on the Cleveland Indians.  Gil Meche was matched up against C.C. Sabathia–at the outset it appeared to be a good matchup.  Meche had just come off a win, and Sabathia has had a rough start to the season.  At [...]

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Big XII Tournament Kicks off in KC on Thursday

This Thursday the Big XII tourney comes to town.  I haven’t had cable television for about the past three years (which has done wonders for my reading habits), so I don’t watch as much NCAA and NBA action as I did at one time.  I’ve been thankful for ESPN’s addition of short highlight clips to the [...]

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Market or Media Driven? Celebrity Intrigue & Voyeurism

Today I was listening to Sports Radio 810 WHB broadcasting from Kansas City.  You can visit their website here.  Kevin Kietzman, Todd Leabo, and Danny Clinkscale are on each afternoon on “Between the Lines” from 2:00 to 7:00.  They run a good program, seem to have good insight into the world of sports, and seem to have fun.  I [...]

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Super Bowl Results

The past two weeks left me with mixed emotions.  I was constantly asked for a pick from students, friends, acquaintances, and my emotions ranged from, (a) not caring, (b) rooting for the underdog, and (c) rooting for history.  I’m sorry to say that (a) was probably the most prevalent reaction. The game was great.  We [...]

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