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Looks like God answered that prayer, and even though Linsanity was put on a side rail following Lin's knee surgery April 2, the Knicks' point guard is poised to try a comeback.
Oh those English soccer fans. They've had enough at Blackburn. Their beloved Rovers are being kicked out of the Premier League (they call it relegation), so the fans are taking it out on their owners.
"So was it difficult or easy being a Christian in the NBA?" I asked Jeremy. "I don't want to say it was easy, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be," he said.
Finding that special person is hard, and getting them to go with you is even harder -- especially when your dream date is Jeremy Lin!
Lin, Tebow and other Christians' achievements are possible because they know that God is the author of their talent, faith and inspiration, and they desire to feel God's pleasure in what they do.
It takes a tremendous amount of courage to rise above the cloud of ignorance. But it appears as though Jeremy Lin has the ability to do so.
There's the time Lin parted the Red Sea. And the time Tebow turned water into wine. Who can forget that awesome book they co-authored, the one King James, the Miami Heat player, updated?
Rush Limbaugh has lost a lot of advertisers as a result of calling a young female law student a slut and a prostitute. However, I have some ideas for filling the gap of lost revenue.
In a recent article in the Murfreesboro Pulse shock jock and local conservative talk radio personality Phil Valentine ignorantly discussed the issue of the racist headline that showed up on ESPN about Jeremy Lin, a basketball player for the New York Knicks.
I wish people would acknowledge Jeremy Lin's incredible story and his racial struggles, but focus more on his on-court performance rather than how the public views his image.
Gugino moves seamlessly from family films to horror to studio blockbusters to tiny independent movies to theatre. That would be like Lin playing all week for the Knicks, suiting up for the Liberty on weekends and hitting the local Y late night just to keep his game sharp.
Is this the soccer equivalent of hitting five homers in one game? Superstar Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League match, as Barcelona crushed Bayer Leverkusen 7-1.
That's when I stopped talking to my mom for a while and started thinking about Jeremy Lin. Me and everyone else, I know, but maybe I'm the only one looking at the Harvard hero as my own personal mom role model -- not drafted, passed over, not looking how we expect star athletes to look and yet powerfully and undeniably present.
What if he was an outspoken atheist? Would he be comfortable speaking out about his values in the first place? How would America respond? Would we be having the same conversation?
Here, though, is my question: would it be better for me to give up paying attention to sports beyond this Lent? Would I be a more spiritual person? A more productive minister?
Here's a quick guide on how to avoid the Buffett rule if you're a large shareholder in a public company or have some extra cash to invest. But, unfortunately, these strategies won't help much if you're Jeremy Lin.
