TEBOW AND THE MESSAGE

George Offerman

There is so much being made about Tim Tebow and his beliefs in the MSM and in society overall.  There are those who are totally disgusted with his openly showing allegiance to Jesus Christ by praying and giving Glory to God in public whenever he has the opportunity.  There are those who are reading into this winning streak and phenomenal play, God’s ‘blessing’ on this football team as a way of showing His approval for what is going on.  Then there are those who are claiming to be Christian, yet are embarrassed over the outward and very public demonstration of Tebow’s faith, and would rather he keep a ‘low profile’ and just ‘do his job’.

There is no question Tim Tebow is living his faith.  This young man is living a celibate and chaste life when the vast majority of his peers succumb to sexually acting out and using their fame and fortune in not such healthy ways, he is very involved in many different charities and is open about the story concerning his mother having had to choose to carry him to full term, when the medical profession was recommending to kill him in the womb.  It seems this young man has a sincere desire to get his message out and to live an exemplary life to demonstrate this gratefulness in having his opportunity to life his life.

This being said, there seems to be many different points of contention that are interfering in the message or meaning of this phenomena.  For instance, the debate about whether God ‘cares’ about football or not also seems to be a matter of question, and has the potential of being a very large distraction if this ‘streak’ ends, and Tebow falls from football grace.  Many may read into this that God is not that interested, or that a human quarterback or team cannot get the ‘divine’ mission accomplished, and demonstrating God’s ‘incompetence’.  This in effect, would put God on trial, and some may hold this as a standard in which God will ‘predestine’ Denver to win the super bowl.

This idea could be taken to another level, in which many could take the position that God is more interested in football than the laws of this country that ‘legalize’ child killing and homosexual marriage.  It would also minimize the churches role in which the current Christian church is doing little to promote the true message and as a result, inspiring very few.  It is true that God wants to save as many souls as possible, and if this is the case, it is very sad that it takes a quarterback on a football team to ‘evangelize’ a nation gone astray than a Church whose sole purpose of existence is to spread the Gospel.

God can use any method of spreading His word as He chooses, and maybe it is falling on the shoulders of a very young man who was nearly murdered before he was born.  But God’s message is not contingent upon this young man winning every game he plays in, and winning a certain trophy in February.  There are many more important issues that need our attention which are way more important than football, but maybe this is the only way God can reach the average American at this time.  What a sad commentary, if it’s true.

Maybe the real message of the Tim Tebow phenomena is how one can overcome incredible obstacles and do incredible things with real faith.  It very well may go to show that God is going to utilize whatever opportunity comes along, and if people cannot get the message through sports analogies, most likely they will not get the message even if someone was raised from the dead.

LET THEM HAVE FOOTBALL

George Offerman

I have to admit that I have been rather perplexed over the past week.  There has been very scary events going on in the world (mostly man made, but not all) and it seems like the cumulative effect on the average American has been close to nil.  However, schedule a speech on how to deal with some of the issues during the first NFL game of the year, and see people come out of the woodwork to protest this speech and condemn any semblance of anything real that will usurp a game which can be seen on tape delay, or seen on highlights on ESPN.

I can agree with many who state Obama is simply looking to raise sagging poll numbers by promising more goodies through more deficit spending.  I can understand the cynicism behind most not believing word one that comes out of Obama’s mouth.  I can even understand those that believe government is the answer to all of our problems, and throwing more money at it will somehow solve the problem.  What I don’t see or understand is how in the world do these complainers believe an NFL game is more important than the real problems we are facing, problems that are ready to consume our way of life and wealth from us, and not seem to give a rip?

We are in extreme danger concerning our society and way of life, and the response of many Americans is anger over a stupid football game.  I have to say most of my perplexity is I had a more optimistic view of my fellow citizens, believing we have seen enough over the past several months to a few years to begin to see the light, and start really working on change that will benefit our country.  It appears I really misjudged the majority in this matter, and it seems we continue on our careening path to the abyss and may already be at the edge.  I have to wonder now, what will it really take to get the masses to see the trouble we are in?

I have no faith Obama is going to offer anything more than window dressing and deficit spending.  Obama is a Fabian Socialist and as such, has no original thoughts in his deluded head.  Whatever he comes up with will benefit his fellow cronies and end up costing hundreds of thousands of dollars to ‘create’ a job that is barely above minimum wage.  And this is while screwing those who are paying the majority in taxes.  There will be no pragmatical solutions proffered tonight, and it will involve more delusion than reality.  But those who voted for this loser don't even want to watch much of this game, and are not interested despite the fact it may have major consequences for them.

So for those who are more interested in whether the champion Packers can take the Saints than what is going to really affect their future, enjoy the game.   Evidently, the reality of the situation is too much to handle, and it may be better that you are not plugged into what is going on around you.  these times are requiring much from us, and the need to be prepared is most important in these very dark times.  The opportunity to take care of one's family, which is one of the most important thins a human being can do is rapidly going away.   Enjoy the bread and circuses while Rome burns.