I don't know about you but during these cold months i have not been super active. Sadly, i have not read as much as I should have either. I have watched too much TV and/or movies the past couple months. It's also challenging with a little 8 month baby girl who is WAY too cute for her own good. Anyways, these monthly updates do help w/personal accountable and as always, i am interested in what you've been reading or studying?!? Any recommendations from you guys?
I did finish up "Biblical Eldership" as well as Dr. Jack Hughes book on Word Pictures and Preaching. If you're a preacher Jack Hughes book would be worth your time. Our Sunday School class finished up Mahaney's book on "Humility: True Greatness." That was a wonderful book full of practical application! I started Calvin's "Institutes" and it has been a gold mine of truth. I am excited to purchase John MacArthur's new book titled, "Truth Wars" or something to that effect. It is suppose to be very good.
So here is the latest update. Books I am currently reading:
The Message of the O.T. (by Mark Dever) (I've read overviews on 3 or 4 OT books)
Knowing God (By JI Packer) (Ch 19)
The Reformed Pastor (by Richard Baxter) (Ch 3, sect 2)
What Jesus Demands from the World (by John Piper) (I'm going to go through this slowly w/our teens at FBC)
Institutes of the Christian Religion, Vol. 1(by John Calvin) (Book 1, Ch 6)
Numerous Jude Commentaries (for sermon preperation)
Books i've finished in the last year or so:
No Place for the Truth (by David F. Wells).
The Cross and Christian Ministry (by D.A. Carson).
Women's Ministry in the Local Church (by Ligon Duncan/Susan Hunt)
The Holiness of God (by R.C. Sproul)
Growing Up Christian (by Paul Graustein)
How America Lost Her Innocence (By Steve Gallagher)
From Pride to Humility (pamphlet by Dr. Stuart Scott)
Humility: True Greatness (by C.J. Mahaney)
Biblical Eldership (by A. Strauch)
Expository Preaching With Word Pictures: With Illustrations from the Sermons of Thomas Watson (by Jack Hughes).
Monday, January 29, 2007
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Super Bowl on everyone's mind
Well it looks like everyone is getting excited over these blogs on the Super Bowl. I guess most of my posts on theology and doctrine don't prompt much by way of responses. I have a few serious things i want to post but i will probably wait until AFTER all this fun is completed.
The Bear's can beat the Colts (make no mistake about it). IF they had Brown and Harris they could do so even with an average game by Rex BUT they don't, so Rex Grossman will need to show up. Most of America was calling for Brian Griese months ago so many of you don't have a foot to stand on.
Let's get down to business: 1. Rex needs to make smart decisions (which he has done thus far in the playoffs); that means no stupid turnovers. 2. Rex needs to read the D better (blitz packages). He has not done a great job of this thus far. 3. Rex must keep drives alive (limit the 3 and outs); this means Rex has to have a higher completion percentage. 4. If given a golden opportunity Rex and Mark Bradley or B Berrian must connect on the deep ball. 5. Did i mention no turnovers?
6. If Hester gives da Bears good field position on a consistent basis (via special teams) OR if the Bear's D can create 3 or 4 turnovers (like last weekend) the Bears will be in GREAT shape.
Side note, it will be wonderful if the Bear's can get some pressure on Mr. Manning. It would bring me alot of hapiness to see #18 get smashed by anyone on the Bear's team esp. Brian Urlacher. This dream is over and i am out.
Happy New Year to all (Go Bears!)
The Bear's can beat the Colts (make no mistake about it). IF they had Brown and Harris they could do so even with an average game by Rex BUT they don't, so Rex Grossman will need to show up. Most of America was calling for Brian Griese months ago so many of you don't have a foot to stand on.
Let's get down to business: 1. Rex needs to make smart decisions (which he has done thus far in the playoffs); that means no stupid turnovers. 2. Rex needs to read the D better (blitz packages). He has not done a great job of this thus far. 3. Rex must keep drives alive (limit the 3 and outs); this means Rex has to have a higher completion percentage. 4. If given a golden opportunity Rex and Mark Bradley or B Berrian must connect on the deep ball. 5. Did i mention no turnovers?
6. If Hester gives da Bears good field position on a consistent basis (via special teams) OR if the Bear's D can create 3 or 4 turnovers (like last weekend) the Bears will be in GREAT shape.
Side note, it will be wonderful if the Bear's can get some pressure on Mr. Manning. It would bring me alot of hapiness to see #18 get smashed by anyone on the Bear's team esp. Brian Urlacher. This dream is over and i am out.
Happy New Year to all (Go Bears!)
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Yeah i was right...
So I was right...The Bears and the Colts are going to meet in the Super Bowl. I am excited and nervous (seeing i live in Indy). The Bears D played like the old Bears D even without two pro-bowlers (Harris and Brown). Rex Grossman was good when he needed to be and our running backs were awesome. Can an injured Bears team beat Indianapolis? Only if Rex Grossman has a good game. If Grossman and Co. can put up 27 points it should be enough to win the game.For now it is time to celebrate!!! I was 6 years old the last time the Bears were in the Super Bowl. I wasn't even born the last time they won there 9 old school NFL Championships (papa bear halas). I was thinking about selling my Nissan to go down to Miami for the big game but my brother reminded me my car is not even worth 1k. Oh well, there is always the old TV.
Go Bears! Go Bears! Go Bears!!
Colts fans don't go crazy on me now. Look at playoff history before you go nuts. Don't try and bring Peyton Manning smack (esp. when Tom Brady has one, two, three rings and i believe 2 Super Bowl MVPS. IF Manning gets one on Feb 4th he'll only be two rings away from the Magician. The Patriots did not have enough weapons this year. Caldwell and Gafney just can't compete with Harrison and Wayne. ;) I was cheering for the Pats in large part because i think they would have been a better matchup w/Chicago. Of course the other reason is because i don't like the Manning clan... I predicted this match up LAST WEEK, Bears versus Colts in Miami.
GO Bears!!!!
Go Bears! Go Bears! Go Bears!!
Colts fans don't go crazy on me now. Look at playoff history before you go nuts. Don't try and bring Peyton Manning smack (esp. when Tom Brady has one, two, three rings and i believe 2 Super Bowl MVPS. IF Manning gets one on Feb 4th he'll only be two rings away from the Magician. The Patriots did not have enough weapons this year. Caldwell and Gafney just can't compete with Harrison and Wayne. ;) I was cheering for the Pats in large part because i think they would have been a better matchup w/Chicago. Of course the other reason is because i don't like the Manning clan... I predicted this match up LAST WEEK, Bears versus Colts in Miami.
GO Bears!!!!
Friday, January 19, 2007
Super Bowl dreaming
I hate to start off this blog saying, “see I told you so” but I don’t know any other way of doing it. On a serious note, did anyone watch the NFL playoffs last weekend? I have been ripped pretty hard for standing behind Chicago’s #1 QB Rex Grossman. He came through in a marvelously way against the Seahawks. No QB passed for more yards than Rex (last weekend) and he had the 3rd highest QB rating. For all of you who've lashed out against Mr. Grossman please submit your apologies. Lovie Smith deserves a 6 year contract extension. He is a GREAT coach. The Bear’s are 1 game away from the Super Bowl. Their last playoff win was in 94 or 95 (I was in High School). I can only hope they play a good game against the Cinderella Saints.
The Bears are not the same team they were at the beginning of the season, especially on defense. It is simply impossible to replace two pro-bowlers on defense (especially ones as good as Tommie Harris and Mike Brown). Colts fans let me ask you what would happen to your offense if you lost Reggie Wayne & Marvin Harrison? Everyone knows your offense would not be that amazing. It would probably be average or good but definitely not great. I just say this because I believe the Colts are going to play the Bears in this year’s Super Bowl. The Bears defense is no longer dominate; it is now good (and sometimes just ok).
Speaking of amazing, isn’t it interesting to watch Peyton Manning in the playoffs? I have talked with SOO many Colts fans who have tried to convince me that Peyton Manning is a better QB than Tom Brady. If we are talking about the regular season ALONE, then I agree. But everyone knows that the most important time of the year is the POST-season. This is when champions become heroes and heroes become legends. Tom Brady is a living legend. As I said last week, stats and wins don't lie in the playoffs. Tom Brady has 3 Super Bowl rings and 2 Super Bowl MVPS. His playoff resume reads something like 12-1 in the playoffs. Mr. Manning is a playoff choke artist. He continues this post-season to play poorly when it matters most. Thus far Peyton has 1 TD and 5 INT with a QB rating of……58.3. His playoff record is something like 7-8. So where are the Peyton lovers now? If the Colts do win the Super Bowl this year it will be thanks to their defense. Seeing the Colts had one of the worst run defenses in the history of the league this is almost inconceivable. But hey, that’s why there is no league like the National Football League!
Go BEARS!
The Bears are not the same team they were at the beginning of the season, especially on defense. It is simply impossible to replace two pro-bowlers on defense (especially ones as good as Tommie Harris and Mike Brown). Colts fans let me ask you what would happen to your offense if you lost Reggie Wayne & Marvin Harrison? Everyone knows your offense would not be that amazing. It would probably be average or good but definitely not great. I just say this because I believe the Colts are going to play the Bears in this year’s Super Bowl. The Bears defense is no longer dominate; it is now good (and sometimes just ok).
Speaking of amazing, isn’t it interesting to watch Peyton Manning in the playoffs? I have talked with SOO many Colts fans who have tried to convince me that Peyton Manning is a better QB than Tom Brady. If we are talking about the regular season ALONE, then I agree. But everyone knows that the most important time of the year is the POST-season. This is when champions become heroes and heroes become legends. Tom Brady is a living legend. As I said last week, stats and wins don't lie in the playoffs. Tom Brady has 3 Super Bowl rings and 2 Super Bowl MVPS. His playoff resume reads something like 12-1 in the playoffs. Mr. Manning is a playoff choke artist. He continues this post-season to play poorly when it matters most. Thus far Peyton has 1 TD and 5 INT with a QB rating of……58.3. His playoff record is something like 7-8. So where are the Peyton lovers now? If the Colts do win the Super Bowl this year it will be thanks to their defense. Seeing the Colts had one of the worst run defenses in the history of the league this is almost inconceivable. But hey, that’s why there is no league like the National Football League!
Go BEARS!
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Biblical Preaching (Matt Waymeyer)
This also from http://expositorythoughts.wordpress.com/
"There is something to be said for being concise. Maybe that’s why my favorite definition of expository preaching consists of only six words: a display of what is there.
What I like about this definition (which is not original with me, by the way) is how it so simply captures the two core elements of expositional preaching—accurate interpretation and clear proclamation. Expository preaching, in other words, involves discovering what is there in the biblical text (accurate interpretation) and putting it on display (clear proclamation). If the goal of the preacher is to expose the meaning of God’s Word to His people, both are indispensable.
Discovering What Is There (Exegesis)
As one of my seminary professors used to say, the first job of an expositor is to make a beeline for a correct interpretation of the text. In other words, once the expositor has selected the passage he intends to preach, his immediate goal is to exegete this passage thoroughly, coming to a precise and accurate understanding of the author’s original intent. Put another way, he must be a student before he is a preacher, and a careful one at that.
The focus of the exegetical process, of course, is what is there, actually there in the text. It sounds so obvious that it’s almost insulting, but this is not something to skip over lightly. I can’t tell you how many “expository” sermons I’ve heard which have contained so little of anything that is actually there in the passage supposedly being proclaimed. This kind of preaching always makes me wonder how much exegesis took place in the study.
In contrast, the true expositor stays focused on discovering what is there in the passage he is to preach, and in the end, he knows the author’s intended meaning with accuracy and precision. Put simply, if you’re going to stand up before God’s people and proclaim, “Thus sayeth the Lord,” you had better be sure that this is what He said. Careful exegesis takes much time and effort (2 Tim 2:15), but the faithful preacher is convinced it is well worth it.
Displaying What Is There (Homiletics)
Lest all the blood, sweat, and tears of the exegetical process go to waste, the expositor must be committed to clarity in the pulpit. This involves a commitment to setting forth the meaning of the passage in a way that the people can understand. It also involves sharing the conviction of the apostle Paul who affirmed the need to make things clear in his own proclamation of divine truth (Col 4:4).
As a preacher, I spend considerable time seeking to articulate a clear thesis statement which captures the overall point of the text (what I call a proposition). I work equally hard to construct points of an outline and come up with illustrations of key concepts in the passage. I even endeavor to develop an introduction which goes somewhere beyond, “Please open your Bibles.” I also ponder how exactly to communicate the truth of the biblical text, oftentimes choosing my words very carefully. To some, all of this may seem misguided—after all, shouldn’t you just preach the Word? And didn’t Paul himself say that reliance upon rhetoric and fancy teaching techniques is a denial of the Spirit’s power (1 Cor 2:1-5)?
My simple response is that I do all of these things not as a way to impress and wow the congregation, or bring more “power” to the message, but rather to display as clearly as possible the truths I have discovered during the exegetical process. In this way, my introduction, outline and illustrations are designed to lead the people into a clear understanding of what the passage teaches—to display what is there.
To the degree that a preacher fails either to accurately interpret or clearly proclaim the biblical text, he has departed from expository preaching by failing to expose the meaning of God’s Word to His people. Think about it. On one hand, if he misinterprets the Word and clearly proclaims this errant interpretation of the passage, he has put something on display, but not the meaning of God’s Word. This is not faithful preaching. On the other hand, if he accurately interprets the passage and has a precise understanding of its meaning, and yet he is decidedly unclear in his presentation of the biblical text, he still has not exposed the meaning of God’s Word to His people. He may have this meaning hidden somewhere in his own mind, but he has not put it on display. For this reason, you might say that the most serious transgression in preaching is to be unbiblical, and the second is to be unclear. To be anything less than biblical and clear is to shortchange the people of God and be unfaithful to the divine mandate.
In the end, perhaps few have said it better than John Stott in his classic book on preaching, Between Two Worlds. According to Stott, “To expound Scripture is to bring out of the text what is there and expose it to view. The expositor pries open what appears to be closed, makes plain what is obscure, unravels what is knotted and unfolds what is tightly packed.” That is, he discovers what is there and puts it on display. And all of this to serve as the means through which God transforms the hearts of His people. What a privilege to be part of the process!"
By Matt Waymeyer
"There is something to be said for being concise. Maybe that’s why my favorite definition of expository preaching consists of only six words: a display of what is there.
What I like about this definition (which is not original with me, by the way) is how it so simply captures the two core elements of expositional preaching—accurate interpretation and clear proclamation. Expository preaching, in other words, involves discovering what is there in the biblical text (accurate interpretation) and putting it on display (clear proclamation). If the goal of the preacher is to expose the meaning of God’s Word to His people, both are indispensable.
Discovering What Is There (Exegesis)
As one of my seminary professors used to say, the first job of an expositor is to make a beeline for a correct interpretation of the text. In other words, once the expositor has selected the passage he intends to preach, his immediate goal is to exegete this passage thoroughly, coming to a precise and accurate understanding of the author’s original intent. Put another way, he must be a student before he is a preacher, and a careful one at that.
The focus of the exegetical process, of course, is what is there, actually there in the text. It sounds so obvious that it’s almost insulting, but this is not something to skip over lightly. I can’t tell you how many “expository” sermons I’ve heard which have contained so little of anything that is actually there in the passage supposedly being proclaimed. This kind of preaching always makes me wonder how much exegesis took place in the study.
In contrast, the true expositor stays focused on discovering what is there in the passage he is to preach, and in the end, he knows the author’s intended meaning with accuracy and precision. Put simply, if you’re going to stand up before God’s people and proclaim, “Thus sayeth the Lord,” you had better be sure that this is what He said. Careful exegesis takes much time and effort (2 Tim 2:15), but the faithful preacher is convinced it is well worth it.
Displaying What Is There (Homiletics)
Lest all the blood, sweat, and tears of the exegetical process go to waste, the expositor must be committed to clarity in the pulpit. This involves a commitment to setting forth the meaning of the passage in a way that the people can understand. It also involves sharing the conviction of the apostle Paul who affirmed the need to make things clear in his own proclamation of divine truth (Col 4:4).
As a preacher, I spend considerable time seeking to articulate a clear thesis statement which captures the overall point of the text (what I call a proposition). I work equally hard to construct points of an outline and come up with illustrations of key concepts in the passage. I even endeavor to develop an introduction which goes somewhere beyond, “Please open your Bibles.” I also ponder how exactly to communicate the truth of the biblical text, oftentimes choosing my words very carefully. To some, all of this may seem misguided—after all, shouldn’t you just preach the Word? And didn’t Paul himself say that reliance upon rhetoric and fancy teaching techniques is a denial of the Spirit’s power (1 Cor 2:1-5)?
My simple response is that I do all of these things not as a way to impress and wow the congregation, or bring more “power” to the message, but rather to display as clearly as possible the truths I have discovered during the exegetical process. In this way, my introduction, outline and illustrations are designed to lead the people into a clear understanding of what the passage teaches—to display what is there.
To the degree that a preacher fails either to accurately interpret or clearly proclaim the biblical text, he has departed from expository preaching by failing to expose the meaning of God’s Word to His people. Think about it. On one hand, if he misinterprets the Word and clearly proclaims this errant interpretation of the passage, he has put something on display, but not the meaning of God’s Word. This is not faithful preaching. On the other hand, if he accurately interprets the passage and has a precise understanding of its meaning, and yet he is decidedly unclear in his presentation of the biblical text, he still has not exposed the meaning of God’s Word to His people. He may have this meaning hidden somewhere in his own mind, but he has not put it on display. For this reason, you might say that the most serious transgression in preaching is to be unbiblical, and the second is to be unclear. To be anything less than biblical and clear is to shortchange the people of God and be unfaithful to the divine mandate.
In the end, perhaps few have said it better than John Stott in his classic book on preaching, Between Two Worlds. According to Stott, “To expound Scripture is to bring out of the text what is there and expose it to view. The expositor pries open what appears to be closed, makes plain what is obscure, unravels what is knotted and unfolds what is tightly packed.” That is, he discovers what is there and puts it on display. And all of this to serve as the means through which God transforms the hearts of His people. What a privilege to be part of the process!"
By Matt Waymeyer
Why Expository Preaching
My friend Matt Waymeyer posted this at my other group blog site http://expositorythoughts.wordpress.com/ This is great stuff!
"Once a pastor has committed himself to the faithful exposition of God’s Word—often known as expository preaching—he is faced with the question of what exactly to preach on a weekly basis. The Word of God, of course, but which specific passages? There are three basic approaches a preacher can follow.
First, he can select a different passage every week, with each passage having little or no relationship to the previous one. In this way, each passage would be handled in an expository fashion, but there would be no deliberate flow or cohesiveness from one week to the next. For example, he might preach Ephesians 5:22-24 the first week, Psalm 119:9-16 the second week, Mark 10:13-16 the third week, and so on. You might call this random exposition.
Second, he can select a group of passages, each of which deal with the same topic or theme, and then preach them week after week until the series is completed. For example, he could do a series on having a biblical view of God’s Word by preaching Psalm 19:7-11 the first week, 2 Timothy 3:16-17 the second week, 1 Peter 2:1-3 the third week, etc., until he is ready to move on to the next series. You could call this thematic exposition.
There is a third approach, however, which I believe is the best option for the preacher who is in the pulpit on a regular basis, and that is consecutive exposition. Put simply, consecutive exposition consists of preaching verse-by-verse through entire books of the Bible. On Sunday mornings I have most recently preached through the entirety of Philippians and Habakkuk, and I am currently preaching through 1 Peter. Last week I preached 1 Peter 2:4-8, this Sunday I will preach 1 Peter 2:9-10, followed by 1 Peter 2:11-12 the next week, and so on. When I complete 1 Peter, I may take a few weeks to do some “stand-alone” messages—or even a brief series of thematic exposition—but sooner than later I will start again on the very first verse of a new book. This is consecutive exposition.
All things being equal, I highly recommend this as the primary approach for a pastor to take. There may be strategic times to step back from a book study, but I believe there are the most advantages to consistent consecutive exposition. Why do I say that? For several reasons, most of which I have probably borrowed from others, but here they are:
1. It introduces the congregation to a wide range of Scripture.
2. It ensures that infrequently traveled areas of Scripture are covered.
3. It increases the probability of accurate interpretation.
4. It cultivates sound habits of personal Bible study in the congregation.
5. It saves the preacher time on:
A. selecting the next passage
B. planning the next series
C. studying the historical background and literary context of the next passage
6. It enables the preacher to plan ahead with ease.
7. It prevents the preacher from:
A. constantly gravitating toward favorite passages or themes
B. avoiding passages that are difficult to interpret
C. avoiding passages that confront his beliefs or lifestyle
D. targeting the sin of specific individuals in the congregation
E. using the pulpit to battle theological opponents in the church
8. It provides opportunity for both the preacher and the congregation to see that all of Scripture is indeed profitable for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness, even those passages which don’t initially seem relevant to their lives."
By Matt Waymeyer
"Once a pastor has committed himself to the faithful exposition of God’s Word—often known as expository preaching—he is faced with the question of what exactly to preach on a weekly basis. The Word of God, of course, but which specific passages? There are three basic approaches a preacher can follow.
First, he can select a different passage every week, with each passage having little or no relationship to the previous one. In this way, each passage would be handled in an expository fashion, but there would be no deliberate flow or cohesiveness from one week to the next. For example, he might preach Ephesians 5:22-24 the first week, Psalm 119:9-16 the second week, Mark 10:13-16 the third week, and so on. You might call this random exposition.
Second, he can select a group of passages, each of which deal with the same topic or theme, and then preach them week after week until the series is completed. For example, he could do a series on having a biblical view of God’s Word by preaching Psalm 19:7-11 the first week, 2 Timothy 3:16-17 the second week, 1 Peter 2:1-3 the third week, etc., until he is ready to move on to the next series. You could call this thematic exposition.
There is a third approach, however, which I believe is the best option for the preacher who is in the pulpit on a regular basis, and that is consecutive exposition. Put simply, consecutive exposition consists of preaching verse-by-verse through entire books of the Bible. On Sunday mornings I have most recently preached through the entirety of Philippians and Habakkuk, and I am currently preaching through 1 Peter. Last week I preached 1 Peter 2:4-8, this Sunday I will preach 1 Peter 2:9-10, followed by 1 Peter 2:11-12 the next week, and so on. When I complete 1 Peter, I may take a few weeks to do some “stand-alone” messages—or even a brief series of thematic exposition—but sooner than later I will start again on the very first verse of a new book. This is consecutive exposition.
All things being equal, I highly recommend this as the primary approach for a pastor to take. There may be strategic times to step back from a book study, but I believe there are the most advantages to consistent consecutive exposition. Why do I say that? For several reasons, most of which I have probably borrowed from others, but here they are:
1. It introduces the congregation to a wide range of Scripture.
2. It ensures that infrequently traveled areas of Scripture are covered.
3. It increases the probability of accurate interpretation.
4. It cultivates sound habits of personal Bible study in the congregation.
5. It saves the preacher time on:
A. selecting the next passage
B. planning the next series
C. studying the historical background and literary context of the next passage
6. It enables the preacher to plan ahead with ease.
7. It prevents the preacher from:
A. constantly gravitating toward favorite passages or themes
B. avoiding passages that are difficult to interpret
C. avoiding passages that confront his beliefs or lifestyle
D. targeting the sin of specific individuals in the congregation
E. using the pulpit to battle theological opponents in the church
8. It provides opportunity for both the preacher and the congregation to see that all of Scripture is indeed profitable for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness, even those passages which don’t initially seem relevant to their lives."
By Matt Waymeyer
Sunday, January 07, 2007
NFL Playoffs
The Bears are going to play Seattle next Sunday at 1pm. I am not too worried about Rex. Lovie has led our team wonderfully and the Bears are primed to make a run here in the playoffs. Let's GO Bears. I have not been so excited about the playoffs in a long, long time!!! The Bears have a great chance to make the Super Bowl this season. I just hope we can get out of the next round.
My Indy Colts friends experienced a strange thing on Saturday. Mr. "not so clutch" Manning threw 3 INTS (no huge surprise), but the defense looked like the Chicago Bears/Baltimore Ravens. Where has that been all season long? If the Colts D plays well and if Peyton overcomes his playoff nerves the Colts could unseat the Ravens. I would not mind a BEARS vs COLTS Super Bowl. That way all this talk could be settled on the field.
I have long debated that Tom Brady is the best QB (in the past 10 years). Manning has all the regular season numbers... But the PLAYOFFS is when the season really begins. I heard Troy Aikman say that again today. Will Peyton become the next Dan Fouts? The tragic part is that his game has not elevated when the stakes have been the highest. Tom Brady continues to be Mr. Cool (like Joe Montana). He is the "Magician." I don't care if NE goes down next week (it's all about the Bears for me), but Tom Brady is a stud. He is throwing to lousy receivers (def. not two pro-bowlers like Manning) but he is still a better Playoff QB. Stats and Wins don't lie in the playoffs.
GO BEARS!
My Indy Colts friends experienced a strange thing on Saturday. Mr. "not so clutch" Manning threw 3 INTS (no huge surprise), but the defense looked like the Chicago Bears/Baltimore Ravens. Where has that been all season long? If the Colts D plays well and if Peyton overcomes his playoff nerves the Colts could unseat the Ravens. I would not mind a BEARS vs COLTS Super Bowl. That way all this talk could be settled on the field.
I have long debated that Tom Brady is the best QB (in the past 10 years). Manning has all the regular season numbers... But the PLAYOFFS is when the season really begins. I heard Troy Aikman say that again today. Will Peyton become the next Dan Fouts? The tragic part is that his game has not elevated when the stakes have been the highest. Tom Brady continues to be Mr. Cool (like Joe Montana). He is the "Magician." I don't care if NE goes down next week (it's all about the Bears for me), but Tom Brady is a stud. He is throwing to lousy receivers (def. not two pro-bowlers like Manning) but he is still a better Playoff QB. Stats and Wins don't lie in the playoffs.
GO BEARS!
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Prayer for a friend
Let's pray for this great man of God.
"Dr. Albert Mohler is recovering at Louisville's Baptist East hospital following abdominal surgery. Dr. Mohler was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after experiencing abdominal pain. During a three-hour procedure, surgeons removed scar tissue from a 1980s operation.
Dr. Mohler is expected to be released from the hospital next week and will continue his recovery at home.
Dr. Russell Moore, dean of the School of Theology and Senior VP for Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, will host The Albert Mohler radio program until he is able to return to the air. Dr. Mohler's blog and commentary posts will resume as soon as he is able." From the Baptist press.
"Dr. Albert Mohler is recovering at Louisville's Baptist East hospital following abdominal surgery. Dr. Mohler was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after experiencing abdominal pain. During a three-hour procedure, surgeons removed scar tissue from a 1980s operation.
Dr. Mohler is expected to be released from the hospital next week and will continue his recovery at home.
Dr. Russell Moore, dean of the School of Theology and Senior VP for Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, will host The Albert Mohler radio program until he is able to return to the air. Dr. Mohler's blog and commentary posts will resume as soon as he is able." From the Baptist press.
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