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Being a native Pittsburgher, there isn't a single quarterback that I would have been happier to lose to.
When is the last time you heard this response from a professional anything?
"What makes you more accurate with the long ball?"
Tebow: "I’m not sure. It’s probably just that I have really good receivers that make me look a lot better than I really am."
His boldness to publicly name the name of Christ as his Lord and Savior, is a joy to observe in this day of so many living in "fear of man", or falling into prideful self-promotion.
I pray he continues to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ!
Blessings,
Nancy
Always seems there has to be at least one wet blanket...
From the little I've seen, Tebow is a breath of fresh air, but when I read statements like this it seems to be trying too hard. Strikes me as something said to push a point. I don't doubt he is genuinely humble, but are his receivers not as good at shorter distances? Whatever his detractors say, he made it into the pros. He has talent. He is good. And he should thank God for that. But it would have sounded a bit less forced to my ears if he said "I don't really know." He could always follow this with something like, "but I can tell you we have some great receivers."
If only he had me for a press secretary.
He sounds like a humble man who doesn't want the focus to be just on himself.
I love the fact that later down in the article Tebow refers to Tom Brady as "Mr. Brady". Hilarious!
I noted that comment also, Lucas, and loved it. I want to believe he meant exactly what he said. Wish it would push Mr. Brady back on his heels to think for a bit.
WET BLANKET!
Please remember, America's New Evangelical Hero is a guy who breaks the 4th commandment every week.
But, you know, 90% ain't bad.
I wonder if anyone has notified the ESV translation committee to update Phil. 2:10 to "so that at the name of Jesus every knee should 'Tebow'"....
Blessings,
Nancy
My husband and I attend a church that teaches Sunday as a day of rest, but there is disagreement even within the Reformed community (check Calvin vs, for example, John Knox, or the Heidelberg catechism). At the very least, though, hopefully Tim Tebow attends church at some time on Sundays.
"One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind" Romans 14:5
Blessings,
Nancy
I think I was cranky yesterday. I do think Tebow is humble and appears to be a man of godly character.
And I just realized that in criticizing him I did not include my last name. I'm sorry.
I wondered if there were any other Christians who felt this way. I'm with you, J.Kru. I try to love Tebow, but I wish he didn't work on the Lord's Day. Not much thought about the 4th commandment in America today, that's for sure.
He glorifies God in all his actions during the course of the game and sings praise songs on the sidelines. This sounds more like worship than work to me.
>This sounds more like worship than work to me.
Properly understood work is worship.
On the flip side of that coin is this: How many people who are steadfast in attending Sunday services have a heart for spreading the gospel like he does? Not playing down the fact that he certainly should attend church, but I think it's telling how quickly people want to "discredit" him in this way without looking at their own hearts.
Yes, Rebecca, that's what I was thinking also and you put it just right. Many sit self-righteously in the pews on Sunday without a thought for the lost (and yes, I'm looking at my own too often hard heart here).
Blessings,
Nancy
Tebow seems like a good Christian guy who's forthright and everything, but this is my problem with the whole "Christian star" mentality. You'd think from reading this blog that the Bayly's have more in common with Tebow than they do with Tim Keller, which I doubt is true. I guess it's part of our sin nature to fight with those who are closest to us.
>>the Bayly's have more in common with Tebow than they do with Tim Keller...
May well be true. Anyhow, very little in common with Tim Keller. Women teaching men doctrine and Scripture. Women governing men in church positions. Woman Directress of deacons. Leaving it to our wives to teach men our Women and Sexuality in the Church Saturday seminars. Having our violation of the PCA's Constitution and God's Order of Creation giving birth to church discipline cases both in our own presbytery and in the Standing Judicial Commission of General Assembly. Women being introduced as officers in each worship service. Women serving the Lord's Supper. Women leading men in their small groups.
And that's not even to address whether the central point of our Lord's Parable of the Prodigal Son is actually the actions and words of the elder brother rather than the Father and the son; and whether, as Tim seems to indicate, the parable is actually misnamed and would be better called the Parable of the Wicked Elder Brother. And that's not even to mention abortion and homosexuality and church discipline and...
But then if others see us being close to Tim Keller, undoubtedly those others are right. After all, David and Tim and I all had the same profs and got our union cards at the same seminary.
Which reminds me, a couple other guys I'm guessing Steve Coddling thinks David and I are close to is Scott Hahn and Marcus Grodi. It's true we were friends and committed to Reformed doctrine when we were all at Gordon-Conwell, so we must have much more in common with Scott and Marcus than with Tim Tebow. That they're both now Roman Catholic is a piddling matter. Don't you know, it's part of our sin nature to fight with those who are closest to us?
Your envious, insecure, and nitpicking scribe,
TB
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