Would you like to know the spirtual meaning of these words above by Coldplay or find a christian response to the song “The Last Resort” by Papa Roach? You could if you checked out “Music Monday” here every week and see all the videos and articles. Take a look at the links before that refer to these songs:
BradyBunchClip 05 – Marcia meets Davy Jones Uploaded by BradyBunchClips on May 12, 2009 After multiple attempts, Marcia gets to meet Davy Jones! ___________________ From Wikipedia: Davy Jones Jones performing in Geneva, Illinois, in 2006 Born David Thomas Jones 30 December 1945(1945-12-30) Openshaw, Manchester, England Died February 29, 2012(2012-02-29) (aged 66) Indiantown, Florida, United States […]
(Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay Uploaded by taylorgdaniel on Jun 9, 2010 Downtown Memphis, July 9, 2010, solo by Taylor G. Daniel of Germantown. This song was actually sung just a few miles away from where Redding originally recorded it in downtown Memphis at Stax Records. ______________________ Over the years Otis Redding’s influence […]
Papa Roach – Last Resort (Censored Version) This series of posts concerns the song “The Last Resort.” Amy Winehouse died today and it was a tragic loss. That really troubled me that she did not seek spiritual help instead of turning to drugs and alcohol. This post today will give hope to those we feel like […]
I think that Viva La Vida is their 4th best CD. It is balanced better than all of their albums. This CD had many songs that were very similar. Although this album has their only number one hit in the US, Viva La Vida. I loved “VIVA LA VIDA” “VIOLET HILL” “LIFE IN TECHNICOLOR” “YES” […]
This is “Music Monday” and I always look at a band with some of their best music. I am currently looking at Coldplay’s best songs. Here are a few followed by another person’s preference: My son Hunter Hatcher’s 3rd favorite Coldplay song is ”Every Tear Drop is a WaterFall” Hunter noted, “Recent favorite of mine. I […]
Coldplay seeks to corner the market on earnest and expressive rock music that currently appeals to wide audiences Here is an article I wrote a couple of years ago about Chris Martin’s view of hell. He says he does not believe in it but for some reason he writes a song that teaches that it […]
Harvey Updyke Interview on The Paul Finebaum Show – 4-21-11 – Part 2
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I attended the Little Rock Touchdown Club on Oct 8, 2012 and enjoyed it very much. I got to ask a question. “Will we ever get to the point where someone else besides a running back, quarterback or receiver is considered for the Heisman Trophy? For instance, Barrett Jones is the center on the offensive line for Alabama and he won the Outland Trophy last year.”
Paul Finebaum responded that he hoped we would get to that point sometime in the future but we are not there yet. He said that West Virgina’s quarterback would be the first pick but that Barrett Jones would be picked soon after. He also wanted what a wonderful person Jones was and that he does so many great things off the field too.
2013 Draft Expectations: Jones should definitely be a first-round pick. He will have a four-year stack of good tape for NFL evaluators. The million dollar question is what his position will be in the NFL and which one he would fit best. If teams think he can play left tackle he could go in the top 16. If Jones is viewed as a center he could be a top 20 pick, but if he is looked at as a guard he’ll probably go in the 20-32 range. As far as talent goes, Jones could be a top 10 pick. It is extremely rare to have an offensive lineman enter the NFL with the capacity to start at all five positions on the line.
Barrett Jones, 6-5/311
Offensive Lineman
Alabama
Barrett Jones 2012 Preview By Charlie Campbell
Career Recap: Jones has been core player for Alabama’s program the past three years. He has been a key contributor to the success of the Crimson Tide’s running game and its national championship victories in two of the past three seasons.As a redshirt freshman in 2009, Jones started 14 games at guard. He helped pave the way for running back Mark Ingram to win a Heisman Trophy as Alabama went undefeated en route to winning the title. As a sophomore, Jones stayed at guard and was a first-team All-SEC selection.
The Crimson Tide moved Jones to left tackle last year. Some questioned if Jones had the athletic ability to block on the edge, but he resoundingly silenced those concerns. Jones was excellent. He did a fabulous job of run blocking for Trent Richardson and was equally good in pass protection. In his biggest test of the year, the junior was playing very well against LSU before he sustained an ankle injury in the second half. Earlier in the evening, Jones was doing a phenomenal job of run blocking for Trent Richardson, and Alabama had a lot of success running behind Jones. He also wasn’t getting help with LSU’s speed rushers on the edge, and Jones was rock solid, not allowing a sack or pressure while going up against two future first-round pass rushers in Sam Montgomery and Barkevious Mingo. Jones played well in the rematch for the national championship and capped off a phenomenal season.
Here is what the Democrat-Gazette had to say about the meeting.
Talk-show host Paul Finebaum of Birmingham, Ala., speaks to the Little Rock Touchdown Club on Monday in Little Rock. Finebaum says the right coach can rejuvenate Arkansas’ football program.
LITTLE ROCK — The 2012 season has been a failure for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
But Birmingham, Ala., talk show host Paul Finebaum, who was the guest speaker at Monday’s Little Rock Touchdown Club luncheon at the Embassy Suites hotel in Little Rock, said he doesn’t believe the long-term future is bleak for the Razorbacks, if they make the right decision when it comes to finding a new coach.
“As bad as Arkansas looks right now and as much as people are making jokes about them, they can get it turned around,” said Finebaum, who can be heard on WJOX-FM, 94.5, Birmingham and is syndicated on 30 stations in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and can heard on Sirius/ XM satellite radio and online at MyFoxFinebaum.com. “Jeff Long is about to make the biggest hire of his career and probably the biggest in the history of the Arkansas program. There’s a lot of upside if he makes the right hire. The downside can be cataclysmic, especially when you have Missouri to the north and Texas A&M to the south. A bad hire can cripple the program for a long time.”
The Hogs, picked No. 10 in The Associated Press preseason poll, are 2-4 under Coach John L. Smith, who was hired to a 10-month contract in mid-April after Bobby Petrino was fired for a pattern of manipulative and deceptive behavior in trying to cover up details of an April 1 motorcycle accident and his relationship with 25-year old Jessica Dorrell, whom he hired for a job in the football program.
Finebaum mentioned several potential candidates to replace Smith, starting with Louisville’s Charlie Strong, a Batesville native, whose Cardinals are 5-0 and ranked 18th in this week’s AP poll as the top candidate. Finebaum said former Miami and North Carolina coach Butch Davis is the “most interesting” because of a 79-43 record in 10 seasons at Miami and North Carolina, but Davis was fired in July 2011 during an NCAA investigation that led to the Tar Heels vacating 16 victories from 2008-2009.
“As much as I respect Butch, I don’t know if he would be an easy choice,” Finebaum said.
Arkansas State Coach Gus Malzahn would be very popular, Finebaum said, because of his ties as the former offensive co-ordinatorat Arkansas in 2006 and his high-school success in Arkansas, where he won three state championships. Long’s reasoning for hiring Smith is understandable, Finebaum said, but he wonders to what extent Long knew of Smith’s financial problems, causing him to file for bankruptcy, listing $40.7 million in debt.
Still, Finebaum said it wasn’t too long ago that Alabama was in a similar situation, when Mike Shula was fired after going 26-23 from 2003-2006, including a 13-19 mark in SEC games with no victories over its rival Auburn. Alabama eventually hired Nick Saban, who is 60-12 overall, 34-8 in the SEC, with two national championships.
“They … offered the job to Steve Spurrier and Nick Saban, who both turned it down and [West Virginia Coach] Rich Rodriguez backed out, and Alabama Athletic Director Mal Moore was target of a lot of jokes and people wondered if he would last,” Finebaum said. “But he went after Saban hard and landed the best coach in the country.”
Finebaum said he thinks Petrino will return to coaching in 2013 and will be remorseful after his firing.
“Bobby was someone who was never easy to like, but you respected him,” Finebaum said. “From the people I’ve talked to, I believe he wants to coach again.”
When asked about the head coaching job at Auburn, which fell to 1-4 after its 24-7 loss to Arkansas on Saturday, Finebaum said he thinks Auburn Coach Gene Chizik is safe for now, but if the losing persists, he wouldn’t be surprised if a change is made.
When asked why Chizik is under fire despite leading the Tigers to the BCS national championship two years ago, Finebaum said, “I think the issue is, ‘Was what happened two years ago an abberation because it’s obvious that he had a lot of success with Cam Newton at quarterback and has been a below-average coach without him?’ He looks like the 5-19 coach at Iowa State before he came to Auburn.”
Outside of the 2010 season, Chizik is 17-11 overall and 7-12 in SEC games.
Harvey Updyke Interview on The Paul Finebaum Show – 4-21-11 – Part 2 Harvey Updyke Interview on The Paul Finebaum Show 4 21 11 Part 3 ___________ I attended the Little Rock Touchdown Club on Oct 8, 2012 and enjoyed it very much. Here is what the Democrat-Gazette had to say about the meeting. Finebaum: […]
Harvey Updyke Interview on The Paul Finebaum Show – 4-21-11 – Part 1 Uploaded by imagecpr on Apr 21, 2011 ____________ Rex Nelson started things off on Monday Oct 8, 2012 by saying that at the Little Rock Touchdown Club they like to have at least one speaker from Alabama every year. Two weeks ago […]
Rex Nelson started things off on Monday Oct 8, 2012 by saying that at the Little Rock Touchdown Club they like to have at least one speaker from Alabama every year. Two weeks ago we had John L. Smith who thought he was in Alabama, but today we do actually have someone who lives in Alabama.
This week’s guest was Paul Finebaum and Finebaum talked about potential coaches that Arkansas could hire for football. One comment that caught my attention was that Alabama’s current defensive coordinator Kirby Smart would be a great pick but he may be waiting for the Tennessee job to open up. The funny thing is that Finebaum said that Phillip Fulmer was considered for the Hog job this April but he would not have been interested because there were not enough donut shops in Arkansas.
Paul Finebaum is an American sports author, television and radio personality and former columnist based in Birmingham, Alabama. His primary focus is sports, particularly those in the Southeast. Finebaum was born in Memphis, Tennessee and attended the University of Tennessee, where he received a liberal arts degree in Political Science. He currently serves as host of the Paul Finebaum Radio Network, whose flagship station is on WJOX from 2:05-6pm CST. The show is syndicated in Alabama (27 stations), Mississippi (2 stations), Tennessee (3) and on single stations in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. The show can also be watched on a live internet stream at MyFoxFinebaum.com. It can also be heard daily on Sirius XM Radio (Channel 91). On March 12, the Finebaum began its third year on Sirius/XM.
Chris Martin was brought up as an evangelical Christian but he left the faith once he left his childhood home. However, there are been some actions in his life in the last few years that demonstrate that he still is grappling with his childhood Chistian beliefs. This is the sixth part of a series I am starting on this subject.
On June 23, 2012 my son Wilson and I got to attend a Coldplay Concert in Dallas. It was great.
On the Howard Stern Show Chris Martin was questioned about his religious beliefs on November 9, 2011:
CM: I was raised very religious.
HS: I know that. What religion?
CM: I am not really sure. People kept asking me that.
HS: You were studying religion but you don’t know what it was.
CM: It was Christian, but there are so many branches of that now. I don’t know which branch we were on.
HS: Are you a religious man?
CM: Not any more religious. I believe I am a spiritual guy I guess.
HS: Do you believe there is a heaven and a hell.
CM:There definately is not a hell. That is what made me stop being religious.
HS: Would you take your children to church or do you want them to get religious training?
CM: No. I think it is important to show that there is all these kinds of religions and this person believes that and you can believe whatever you want.
HS: What do you do if you want your children to get religious training and you want them to embrace all religions and get the concept of God? Where would take your kids to learn that?
CM:That is a good question. I have been doing it in the nihilist approach and I haven’t been taking them anywhere.
HS: So they are not going to be raised in any religious way.
CM: Not in any strict religious way, no…. Religion is not the same as having faith is it. Faith is different right. I am not saying I don’t believe in anything. I not saying that it has to be this and if you believe something else then the other person is going to hell and all that crap.
HS: I am with you on that.
Robin: How do you expose your children to [religion] what do you do? You don’t know what to do.
CM: You just say, “I don’t know. None of us knows yet.”
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Notice Chris Martin’s advice to his kids about spiritual answers in life. “None of us knows yet.” Martin is definately still on a journey searching for a meaning and a purpose to life.
Coldplay – 42 Live
Coldplay perform on the french television channel W9.
I wrote this article a couple of years ago:
The Spiritual Search for the Afterlife
Russ Breimeier rightly noted that it seems that Coldplay is “on the verge of identifying a great Truth” and their latest CD is very provocative. Many songs mention God and other Biblical themes such as dealing with death, and the afterlife and meaning in life and the shortness of life. The song “42” states,
Those who are dead are not dead
They’re just living my head
And since I fell for that spell
I am living there as well
Oh…Time is so short and I’m sure
There must be something more
This is the same journey that Solomon went on 3000 years ago in the Book of Ecclesiastes. The Christian Scholar Ravi Zacharias noted, “The key to understanding the Book of Ecclesiastes is the term UNDER THE SUN — What that literally means is you lock God out of a closed system and you are left with only this world of Time plus Chance plus matter.” Most people are not in the position of Solomon was in because he had a great deal of resources and could see if getting true lasting satisfaction was possible without God in the picture and Solomon went about this experiment. He found out these hard cold facts.
Three things that do not bring lasting Satisfaction
Satisfaction does not come through (#1) learning more, or (#2) putting more effort in your work or (#3)seeking pleasure.
Read Solomon’s words for yourself.
Ecclesiastes 1:16- 2:11
16-17 I said to myself, “I know more and I’m wiser than anyone before me in Jerusalem. I’ve stockpiled wisdom and knowledge.” What I’ve finally concluded is that so-called wisdom and knowledge are mindless and witless—nothing but spitting into the wind.18 Much learning earns you much trouble.
The more you know, the more you hurt.
Chapter 2
1-3 I said to myself, “Let’s go for it—experiment with pleasure, have a good time!” But there was nothing to it, nothing but smoke.What do I think of the fun-filled life? Insane! Inane!
My verdict on the pursuit of happiness? Who needs it?
With the help of a bottle of wine
and all the wisdom I could muster,
I tried my level best
to penetrate the absurdity of life.
I wanted to get a handle on anything useful we mortals might do
during the years we spend on this earth.
4-8 Oh, I did great things: built houses,
planted vineyards,
designed gardens and parks
and planted a variety of fruit trees in them,
made pools of water
to irrigate the groves of trees.
I bought slaves, male and female,
who had children, giving me even more slaves;
then I acquired large herds and flocks,
larger than any before me in Jerusalem.
I piled up silver and gold,
loot from kings and kingdoms.
I gathered a chorus of singers to entertain me with song,
and—most exquisite of all pleasures—
voluptuous maidens for my bed.
9-10 Oh, how I prospered! I left all my predecessors in Jerusalem far behind, left them behind in the dust. What’s more, I kept a clear head through it all. Everything I wanted I took—I never said no to myself. I gave in to every impulse, held back nothing. I sucked the marrow of pleasure out of every task—my reward to myself for a hard day’s work!
11 Then I took a good look at everything I’d done, looked at all the sweat and hard work. But when I looked, I saw nothing but smoke. Smoke and spitting into the wind. There was nothing to any of it. Nothing.
No band has worked harder than Coldplay (creating 4 of the greatest cds in pop history) and Chris Martin is a very educated man who has achieved the storybook life in many areas. Why has his writing turning more towards spiritual matters now? Could he be traveling down the same road that Solomon was going 3000 years ago?
On Oct 1, 2012 I got to hear Willie Roaf speak at the Little Rock Touchdown Club and he did a great job. One thing he said about Charles McRae and Antone Davis of Tennessee was hard to hear. I think he said that they were his friends and he thought they were very talented and could have done even better in the league.
I did find this article on the internet that mentions Willie and the other two players.
3. This naturally brings me to who the Bucs should take with either the third or fourth pick in the 2007 draft. As you know from last week, I’m not too keen on the odds of success with a wide receiver. There is an argument however, that an offensive lineman, in particular a tackle, is a pretty good option if you look at past draft history. Here are the offensive linemen that have been drafted in the top ten picks from 1991 through 2004:
a. 1991 Charles McRae, 7th (Ouch!)
b. 1991 Antone Davis, 8th
c. 1992 Bob Whitfield, 8th
d. 1992 Ray Roberts, 10th
e. 1993 Willie Roaf, 8th
f. 1993 Lincoln Kennedy, 9th
g. 1995 Tony Boselli, 2nd
h. 1996 Jonathan Ogden, 4th
i. 1996 Willie Anderson, 10th
j. 1997 Orlando Pace, 1st
k. 1997 Walter Jones, 6th
l. 1998 Kyle Turley, 7th
m. 2000 Chris Samuels, 3rd
n. 2001 Leonard Davis, 2nd
o. 2002 Mike Williams, 4th
p. 2002 Bryant McKinnie, 7th
q. 2002 Levi Jones, 10th
r. 2003 Jordan Gross, 8th
s. 2004 Robert Gallery, 2nd
Whatever your definition of boon or bust, I think you’ll agree that if the Bucs got a tackle of the quality that Roaf, Kennedy, Boselli, Ogden, Anderson, Pace, Walter Jones, Samuels, McKinnie or Levi Jones represent with the third or fourth pick, any fan should be happy. Heck, there’s at least five hall-of-famers on that list. And, that list totals 10 tackles out of 19 taken in the top 10 picks, or over 50 percent. Even guys I didn’t put on the “good pick” list like Bob Whitfield and Jordan Gross are still playing in the NFL and have had productive careers.
So, if you hear a name like Joe Thomas called in late April by Roger Goodell when the Bucs are on the clock, it might turn out pretty well. However, I must admit I still have enough Buccaneer offensive line decision nightmares from the past that I will still be nervous! I’ll discuss defensive linemen next week.
Here is some info from Wikipedia on those two players.
Davis played for five seasons with the Eagles, who traded two first-round draft picks to pick Davis. In his rookie season in 1991, he started in fifteen games, missing one start in week seven due to his benching. He started in fifteen games again in 1992, missing one game due to a knee sprain. Davis started in every game for the Eagles in 1993 at right tackle, but was moved inside to left guard in 1994 following the team’s pick of tackle Bernard Williams in the 1994 NFL Draft. Davis struggled at his new position and was benched again for the final two games of the season. He began the 1995 season as a backup, but injuries forced him to start in the final thirteen games of the season. Considered a draft bust in Philadelphia, Davis signed with the Atlanta Falcons in 1996 and spent two seasons with the team. After his retirement from football, he worked in the food industry as a restaurant owner and manager. He finished as the runner-up on the twelfth season of The Biggest Loser.
Davis grew up as the youngest of eight children in Fort Valley, Georgia and attended Peach County High School in Fort Valley. His father, Milton Trice, was raised in North Philadelphia, and moved when he was seventeen years old to Georgia. Davis worked many jobs in high school, including work in the high school cafeteria. He had attendance issues that caused him to be held back in ninth grade. He weighed about 300 pounds (140 kg) at the age of fourteen. Unable to play football as a sophomore because of his grades, Davis refocused and brought his grades up. He played football as a junior, but could not play as a senior due to his class graduating the year prior.[1]
Davis earned the University of Tennessee’s Chancellor Citation for his community service efforts during his college career, including his contributions with the “Just Say No” campaign, the American Cancer Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and the Knoxville Community Parks Association. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in urban studies in December 1990.[1]
At the NFL Scouting Combine in February 1991, Davis arrived weighing 338 pounds (153 kg) (25 pounds (11 kg) overweight).[13] He ran a 5.2-second 40 yard dash, but received criticism for weight issues and his up-and-down personality.[14] He had 26 repetitions in the bench press.[1] Before the draft, analyst Mel Kiper, Jr. said, “Davis has slipped a bit. He’s still a Top 10 pick, but his recent workouts haven’t been good.”[14]John Butler, the Buffalo Bills‘ director of player personnel said Davis was “a blueprint tackle, with size and everything else.”[1]
Davis was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles as the eighth overall selection in the 1991 NFL Draft, one pick after former Tennessee teammate Charles McRae was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was the first time in NFL history that two former college teammates who played the same position were drafted back-to-back.[15] Davis was the first draft pick by new Eagles head coachRich Kotite. The Eagles traded up from the 19th pick with the Green Bay Packers to select Davis, giving Green Bay the 19th selection (which was used on cornerbackVinnie Clark[16]) and a first-round pick in the 1992 NFL Draft.[17] The pick in 1992 ended up being the 17th selection, and the Packers traded it to the Atlanta Falcons for quarterbackBrett Favre on February 10, 1992. The Falcons then traded the pick to the Dallas Cowboys (who used it to select cornerback Kevin Smith) and received the 19th selection (used to select running back Tony Smith) and a fourth round pick (used to select cornerback Frankie Smith).[18]
After holding out for 21 days,[19] Davis was signed initially to a contract designed as a temporary compromise in order to get him into training camp on August 5, 1991. It was speculated that the reason behind Davis’ holdout and the temporary compromise was that Davis and his agent wanted to see what McRae, who also held out with the Buccaneers, signed for first.[20] Davis was not allowed to practice with the team until he was under contract, thus the compromise contract enabled him to practice while still work to get a long-term deal done. The compromise was a one-year contract with an option for a second year, and Davis received $600,000 in signing the first contract. He was able to play against the Cincinnati Bengals in the Eagles’ third preseason game on August 10. Davis was projected to be the Eagles’ starting right offensive tackle for the 1991 season.[21] Davis suffered a sprained ankle while running laps around JFK Stadium and tripping over a goal post support on August 19.[22] Due to the injury, he was taken out of the preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts on August 23 at halftime by Kotite.[23] The Eagles and Davis finalized a five-year contract worth $4.6 million on September 6 following the first week of the season. Davis changed his jersey number from 77 to 78 after signing the contract.[24] He had his best game of the season in week four against the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 22, as Kotite called more run plays to the right side towards the end of the game.[25] Davis had a key block on a Jim McMahonquarterback sneak touchdown and McMahon gave Davis the ball immediately after to spike in celebration. The Eagles were given a five-yard penalty for the spike, however.[26] In a week five game against the Washington Redskins on September 30, Davis gave up two sacks against defensive end Charles Mann, who received Pro Bowl honors after the season.[27] Davis gave up a total of ten sacks in the first five games of the season.[28]
Against the Buccaneers in week six on October 6, Davis was benched in the third quarter after he was called for three holding penalties and was replaced by Bruce Collie. Collie suffered a knee injury in his second play, and Davis re-entered the game.[29][30] The day after the game, Kotite said about Davis: “He certainly played poorly yesterday without question. If you’ve got eyes you could see that.”[31]Ron Heller moved from left tackle to replace Davis at right tackle the next week against the New Orleans Saints. Daryle Smith, after being waived in training camp, was re-signed to play left tackle.[32] Due to a groin injury suffered by Smith, Davis regained his starting job at right tackle with Heller moving back to left tackle against the San Francisco 49ers in week nine.[33] Davis gave up two sacks against Charles Haley in the game and was called for holding once, but Kotite said Davis improved from his previous start.[34][35] Davis started in every game at right tackle after his benching in 1991.[36] Kotite praised Davis after the Giants game on November 4, saying that he “played very well.”[37]
Davis improved as a blocker in his second season with the Eagles.[38][39] At the start of training camp in 1992, Davis vowed to refuse all requests for interviews by the media in an attempt to focus on getting better. In the season-opener against the New Orleans Saints, Davis helped the Eagles lead the NFC in rushing for the week with 186 yards.[40] Against the Washington Redskins in week seven on October 18, 1992, he suffered a knee sprain after quarterback Randall Cunningham ran into him.[41] He was listed as doubtful before the following game against the Phoenix Cardinals,[42] and did not play in the game.[43] He was listed as doubtful again before the game against the Dallas Cowboys in week nine. Otho Davis, the team’s head athletic trainer, said Davis was not working hard enough to rehabilitate his knee.[44] Antone Davis was upgraded to questionable two days before the game,[45] and started against the Cowboys on November 1.[46] In the wild card playoff game against the Saints on January 3, 1993, Davis gave up a sack against Rickey Jackson, which caused a Cunningham fumble.[47] Davis started in all 15 games he played during the regular season, and started in both of the team’s playoff games.[36]Pro Football Weekly rated Davis as the 26th-best offensive tackle in the league for the season.[48]
Davis played through a shoulder injury early in the 1993 season.[49] Defensive end Reggie White, who signed with the Green Bay Packers following the 1992 season after spending eight seasons with the Eagles and earned seven Pro Bowl selections, said that he believed he destroyed Davis’ confidence as a rookie and second-year player, as Davis had to go up against White in practice every week. White said “there are some guys who get very discouraged because they can’t block you. I think that was the situation at times with Antone.” Davis, however, disputed White’s statements as the Eagles played against the Packers in the second week of the season.[50] Dave Goldberg, a writer for the Associated Press, named Davis to his “all-unsung” team after his performance against White.[51] Davis started in every game for the Eagles at right tackle in 1993.[36]
With the Eagles pick of offensive tackle Bernard Williams in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft, Davis moved inside to play left offensive guard in the 1994 season.[52][53] Davis was ejected from a week thirteen game against the Atlanta Falcons on November 27, along with Lester Holmes, for fighting on the field with defensive tackle Pierce Holt of the Falcons.[54] Davis was benched in favor of rookie Joe Panos before a week sixteen game against the New York Giants after committing seven penalties in his previous fourteen starts.[55] Davis played in the final two games of the season.[36] Head coach Rich Kotite was fired after the season.[56]
Under new coach Ray Rhodes, Davis was moved back to right tackle in 1995. Rhodes said that after looking at the 1994 season’s game footage, he determined Davis’ “best position for [the Eagles] is at tackle.”[56] The Eagles signed former Packer Joe Sims on April 14, 1995, to compete with Davis for the starting right tackle job.[57] The team reportedly tried to trade Davis in order to move up in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft, but no team would take their offer.[58] Due to left tackle Bernard Williams’ six game suspension from the NFL, Sims moved over to the left, with Davis staying at right tackle before the preseason.[59] However, due to his performance in training camp, Davis was benched before a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on August 24, in favor of Lester Holmes.[60] Holmes suffered a knee injury during the second week of the season and was replaced by Davis.[61] Davis replaced him in week three against the San Diego Chargers[62] and started in the remaining thirteen games of the season and two playoff games thereafter.[36] In a week fourteen game against the Seattle Seahawks, Moe Elewonibi played in place of Davis for two series in a move, as Rhodes explained, aimed at giving reserve players experience in case of injury.[63] Davis gave up three sacks against Alonzo Spellman of the Chicago Bears in the final regular season game. He gave up seven total sacks in his fourteen regular season starts.[64] Davis suffered a mild concussion in a wild card playoff game against the Detroit Lions after he was kicked in the head.[65] He gave up two sacks against Tony Tolbert in a divisional round playoff loss to the Cowboys.[64] His rookie contract expired following the season[66] and he made $1 million for the season.[64] He was considered a draft bust after being taken in the first round in 1991.[67][68][69]
Davis was not re-signed by the Eagles following the 1995 season and became an unrestricted free agent.[70] He worked out for the Atlanta Falcons on April 25, 1996.[71] After disagreeing on the terms of the contract,[70] Davis signed with the Falcons on May 13 and agreed to a two-year contract worth $1.9 million. The contract contained a $200,000 signing bonus and a $300,000 workout bonus to go along with a $1.4 million base salary, and up to $300,000 in incentives based on playing time.[64] He began the 1996 season as a backup[72] behind David Richards at right tackle. Davis started in place of the injured Richards for a week five game against the San Francisco 49ers on September 29.[73] Richards came back from his injury in week six, but he and Davis split playing time in weeks seven and eight against the Houston Oilers and Dallas Cowboys, respectively.[74] Richards was waived on October 23 by the Falcons, who decided to go with Davis at right tackle for the remainder of the year.[75] Davis suffered a right ankle sprain in a week sixteen game against the St. Louis Rams on December 15.[76]
The Falcons proposed a restructured contract to Davis, reportedly worth $3 million for three years in March 1997.[77] After starting the first three games at right tackle in 1997, Davis was benched in favor of backup Matt Willig on September 18.[78] Davis did not play in the remaining thirteen games of the season,[36] and was waived by the team on February 11, 1998.[79]
The Green Bay Packers signed Davis on January 22, 1999, reuniting him with new Packers coach Ray Rhodes.[80] His tenure with the Packers was short-lived, however, as Green Bay released him in June.[81]
Davis finished his seven-year NFL career with 87 starts in 97 games and recovered a fumble in 1997.[36]
Davis owned a restaurant called “Gridiron Grill” in Clermont, Florida, for a short time after his career ended.[82] He worked as a manager of a Chili’s restaurant prior to going on The Biggest Loser in 2011,[83] but was fired after his boss requested that he go back to work immediately after returning home for an interim period.[84] As of 2011[update], he is married with four children and resides in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[82]
Davis was a contestant on the twelfth season of The Biggest Loser, which premiered on September 20, 2011, and ended on December 13, 2011. He struggled with his weight after his football career ended,[85] and he weighed 476 pounds (216 kg) before he decided to go on The Biggest Loser. Additionally, he saw several former college and professional teammates die due to their weights, including Reggie White and Harry Galbreath, and decided to seek change.[86] He began the show weighing 447 pounds (203 kg),[82] and he weighed 245 pounds (111 kg) in the season finale, for a total loss of 202 pounds (92 kg), or 45.19%, and finished as the runner-up behind John Rhode.[87]
University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley announced on August 27, 2012, that Davis has been hired to head the school’s Vol for Life (VFL) program.[88]
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Charles was born at Wurtsmith, AFB in Michigan on September 16, 1968 and moved to Clinton, TN at the age of seven where he was a two-year starter in football and basketball at Clinton Senior High.
Charles played football at the University of Tennessee, first as a defensive lineman under legendary coach Ken Donahue and the last two and a half years as offensive tackle under offensive coordinator and line coach, Phil Fulmer earning All-SEC and Academic All-SEC honors. Charles studied physics, computer science and history, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in history in May 1991.
After completing his professional football career, Charles started a web development and IT consulting business with long-time friend and academic advisor Richard Westbrook. Volunteer Network Services was eventually sold and Charles took a position with AllVertical, Inc. a “dot com” based out of Exeter, NH in 1999.
Charles returned to the University of Tennessee in 2000 and earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in December 2002. Charles was chosen to be the first Administrator for Vista Radiology, PC in March 2003, a position he held until October 2011 in addition to Chief Manager of Integrated Practice Services, LLC. November 2011 Charles joined Columbus Radiology Corporation as Chief Executive Officer in Columbus, Ohio.
In addition to working and playing with his four children, McRae is a licensed pilot, PADI scuba certified, boater, and outdoorsman.
Charles McRae and Lori Beth Baxter married on June 27, 2008 and they are enjoying life and work together with the four children in Rockford, TN. Lori and Charles enjoy restoring their 1960’s home, boating, tennis, and reading together.[citation needed]
On September 4, 2003, Charles McRae was named one of the “Legends of the Game” with teammate Tony Thompson and was recognized before the UT – Marshall football game at Neyland Stadium.
In 2008, McRae was inducted into the Anderson County, TN Hall of Fame.
On October 28, 2011, Charles McRae was inducted into the Clinton High School “Wall of Fame.”
The famous preacher Adrian Rogers gives a phenomenal message about alcohol. One of my favorite sermons of all time.
When I was growing up I admit there were times that I did not listen to my pastor’s sermon at church as attentively as I should have. However, there were times that he gave real life examples from the pulpit that caught my attention. One of those examples was the statistic that over 50% of deaths on the highway included a driver where alcohol was involved.
My pastor’s name was Adrian Rogers of Bellevue Baptist of Cordova, Tennessee and sadly one of Bellevue’s members, Billy Penn, was killed on Wednesday night September 26th by a drunk driver after leaving Wednesday night services.
My three sisters and I went to high school at Evangelical Christian School (ECS) in Cordova with Penn’s three children and my father had known Billy for forty years. Actually my father had left the same church parking lot on September 26th that Billy was in and Penn was killed just a mile away from the church.
At our family Sunday lunch on September 30, 2012, my father used the opportunity to discuss the dangers of alcohol with his grandchildren and that is exactly what I wanted to share today.
My father asked what is to come of 21-year-old Jordan Stonebrook who was the other driver? According to WMC-TV in Memphis Stonebrook slammed head on into Penn’s Buick Park Avenue around 9 p.m., Wednesday, September 26. Investigators say Stonebrook, who was driving a Chevy Tahoe was going the wrong way on Cordova Road.
Witnesses said Stonebrook apparently started driving the wrong way. For about half of a mile, other cars were dodging him going into the other lane and some even driving up on the curb.
Police said Stonebrook appeared intoxicated. Investigators said Stonebrook later said he started drinking a few hours earlier, downing seven shots of rum. Stonebrook was not seriously hurt in the crash.
WREG-TV reported that the Collierville man accused of drinking and driving just turned 21 -years-old last month.
Now, he’s charged with vehicular homicide.
“He’s got a life ahead of him and he’s got that burden on him for the rest of his days,” said Cordova resident Lisa Douba. “He’ll never be able to forget that.”
Stonebrook faces up to 30 years in prison for this crime.
Right now, he is being held on a $100,000 bond.
Here are some of the details I remember from my pastor’s sermons on alcohol. Billy Sunday told a story that Adrian Rogers repeated for us:
I feel like an old fellow in Tennessee who made his living by catching rattlesnakes. He caught one with fourteen rattles and put it in a box with a glass top. One day when he was sawing wood his little five-year old boy,Jim, took the lid off and the rattler wriggled out and struck him in the cheek. He ran to his father and said, “The rattler has bit me.” The father ran and chopped the rattler to pieces, and with his jackknife he cut a chunk from the boy’s cheek and then sucked and sucked at the wound to draw out the poison. He looked at little Jim, watched the pupils of his eyes dilate and watched him swell to three times his normal size, watched his lips become parched and cracked, and eyes roll, and little Jim gasped and died.
The father took him in his arms, carried him over by the side of the rattler, got on his knees and said, “God, I would not give little Jim for all the rattlers that ever crawled over the Blue Ridge mountains.”
That is the question that must be answered by everyone no matter what their religious beliefs. Is the pleasure of drinking alcohol worth the life of one of your children?
Here is a scripture that describes what will happen to a person under the influence of alcohol:
Proverbs 23:29-32
(29) Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
(30) They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
(31) Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
(32) At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Jordan Stonebrook told the policemen on the scene that he was fed up and decided to get drunk. The results were much the same as the scripture indicated.
There have been several high-profile deaths recently where alcohol was involved. Ryan Dunn was a reality tv star and his untimely death on June 20, 2011 was also caused by drunk driving. Dunn actually tweeted a picture of himself drinking just moments before he left the bar and crashed his car killing everyone in his car.
The Huffington Post reported on October 26, 2011, “Amy Winehouse drank herself to death. That was the ruling of a coroner’s inquest into the death of the Grammy-winning soul singer, who died with empty vodka bottles in her room and lethal amounts of alcohol in her blood – more than five times the British drunk driving limit.”
I didn’t know it was possible to drink yourself to death in one day, but I discovered that also AC/DC’s lead singer Bon Scott also drank himself to death back on February 19, 1980.
Those are several cases of famous people dying because of alcohol use, but it touches almost every family at some point. If sharing this with the readers of the Saline Courier would help even one person to avoid this same fate then it has been well worth writing this article.
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Everette Hatcher is a regular contributor to The Saline Courier. He is the fourth generation in his family to work in the broom manufacturing business. Everette and his wife Jill have four children and live in Alexander.
Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Tyler Bray (8) looks for an open receiver during the second half of their 51-44 loss to Georgia Saturday, Sep. 29, 2012 at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
When you talking about top 10 teams then you are talking about SEC teams usually these days. No. 3 LSU 38, Towson 22!! Evidently Towson had the lead in this game and LSU came back and won. I wonder if LSU is as good as I thought they were?
Tennessee gave Georgia a run for their money and had their chances to win. Tyler Bray missed some open receivers right before the Vols had a punt blocked late. If Bray had been on target the two plays previous to the punt then the Vols would have picked up the first down.
I am not going to talk about Arkansas today since it is really a pitiful case. I will give credit to Texas A&M though since our relative Jason is a big Aggie fan!!!
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Geno Smith threw for 656 yards and tied a Big 12 record with eight touchdown passes to lead No. 9 West Virginia to a 70-63 win over No. 25 Baylor on Saturday.
Smith outdueled Baylor’s Nick Florence, who had a standout game of his own with 581 yards and five TDs.
Baylor’s Terrance Williams set a Big 12 record with 314 yards receiving. The old mark was set minutes earlier by West Virginia’s Stedman Bailey, who had 303 yards and five TDs.
Williams’ 8-yard scoring catch brought Baylor (3-1) within 70-63 with 3:08 left.
But Dustin Garrison ran for 17 yards on third down, and the Mountaineers (4-0) ran out the clock.
It marked the most points scored in a game involving a team ranked in the Associated Press poll. The previous record of 124 was set in No. 12 Oklahoma’s 82-42 win over Colorado in 1980.
No. 3 LSU 38, Towson 22: Zach Mettenberger connected with Odell Beckham Jr. five times for 128 yards and two touchdowns, and host LSU overcame nagging offensive sloppiness in a victory over overmatched but feisty Towson.
No. 4 Florida State 30, South Florida 17: EJ Manuel threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, helping Florida State remain unbeaten with a victory over host South Florida. Receiver Rashad Greene got the Seminoles going with a 10-yard touchdown run, Christian Jones scored on a 12-yard fumble return and Penn State transfer Kevin Haplea had a 1-yard TD reception as the Seminoles (5-0) survived their first road test of the season by pulling away from a three-point lead with two TDs and a field goal in the final 5:09 of the third quarter.
No. 5 Georgia 52, Tennessee 44: Todd Gurley ran for three touchdowns and Keith Marshall added two as Georgia recovered after blowing a 17-point lead to beat Tennessee in the highest-scoring game ever between the SEC rivals. Host Georgia (5-0, 3-0 SEC), which had never scored more points against the Volunteers, locked it up with three takeaways in the final six minutes. No. 6 South Carolina 38, Kentucky 17: Marcus Lattimore ran for two touchdowns and Connor Shaw passed for another in the second half as visiting South Carolina scored 31 straight points for a victory against Kentucky.
No. 15 TCU 24, SMU 16: Casey Pachall threw two touchdown passes, Jason Verrett had two interceptions and TCU extended its FBS-best winning streak to 12 games by beating host SMU.
No. 17 Clemson 45, Boston College 31: Tajh Boyd threw for 367 yards and three touchdowns and ran in another himself as Clemson beat host Boston College. Boyd completed 28 of 38 passes and ran 11 times for 42 yards and a TD for Clemson (4-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). DeAndre Hopkins caught 11 passes for 197 yards for the Tigers, who bounced back after blowing a two-touchdown lead and losing, 49-37, to No. 4 Florida State last week.
No. 24 Boise State 32, New Mexico 29: Joe Southwick passed for 311 yards and three touchdowns and Timmy Smith knocked down a fourth-down pass with two minutes to go to help visiting Boise State beat New Mexico.
MIAMI 44, N.C. STATE 37: Stephen Morris threw for a school-record 566 yards and five touchdowns, the last of those a 62-yard strike to Phillip Dorsett with 19 seconds left, and host Miami beat North Carolina State for the Hurricanes’ first three-game winning streak since 2009.
Cincinnati 27, Virginia Tech 24: Munchie Legaux hit Damon Julian for a 39-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds to play, and Cincinnati beat Virginia Tech at Landover, Md. Trailing by four after a Hokies touchdown, the Bearcats (3-0) took over at their own 15 with 1:43 to play and moved downfield in nine plays for the score.
Barack Obama & Mitt Romney Full Presidential Debate
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Setting the record straight on the first presidential debate is very easy if you are a reader of the Heritage Foundation website!!! Here are some examples below taken from Romina Boccia‘s excellent article from October 4, 2012:
During last night’s presidential debate, claims were flying fast and furious. Some of these claims were true, others false. Here are the top 10—see which ones you can guess as either true or false.
4. Romney would cut taxes by $5 trillion.
Obama: “Governor Romney’s central economic plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut.”
False.Governor Romney’s tax plan doesn’t cut taxes. His plan is revenue neutral.
5. Dodd–Frank promises to bail out “too-big-to-fail” firms.
Romney: “Dodd–Frank was passed. And it includes within it a number of provisions that I think has some unintended consequences that are harmful to the economy. One is it designates a number of banks as too big to fail, and they’re effectively guaranteed by the federal government.”
6. The oil industry receives $4 billion in corporate welfare that other businesses don’t get.
Obama: “The oil industry gets $4 billion a year in corporate welfare. Basically, they get deductions that those small businesses that Governor Romney refers to, they don’t get.”
False.A large part of that $4 billion figure comes from a broadly available tax provision and expensing options. These are neither subsidies nor corporate welfare. The tax deduction, under Internal Revenue Code Section 199, goes to all domestic manufacturing. Producers of clothing, roads, electricity, water, renewable energy projects, and many other things produced in the United States are eligible for the manufacturer’s tax deduction—including Hollywood movies.
FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE – Barack Obama VS Mitt Romney (Part 4)
Barack Obama & Mitt Romney Full Presidential Debate
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Setting the record straight on the first presidential debate is very easy if you are a reader of the Heritage Foundation website!!! Here are some examples below taken from Romina Boccia‘s excellent article from October 4, 2012:
During last night’s presidential debate, claims were flying fast and furious. Some of these claims were true, others false. Here are the top 10—see which ones you can guess as either true or false.
1. Governor Mitt Romney’s tax plan would burden the middle class.
President Obama: “[I]ndependent studies looking at this said the only way to meet Governor Romney’s pledge of not reducing the deficit or—or—or not adding to the deficit is by burdening middle-class families.”
Former Governor Romney: “You’ve raised [taxes] by $1 trillion under Obamacare [and] cut Medicare by $716 billion.”
True.Over the coming decade, Obamacare’s taxes will reach $1 trillion, including new taxes on workers’ wages and capital income, as well as taxes on insurers and manufacturers of medical products. Obamacare also cuts Medicare by $716 billion from 2013 to 2022 and uses the savings to pay for other provisions in Obamacare, not to help shore up Medicare’s finances. Many of Obamacare’s 18 new or increased taxes and penalties would fall directly on the middle class—like the ever-controversial individual mandate tax, which is primarily paid by middle- and low-income Americans, as reported by the Congressional Budget Office.
3. Seniors would receive vouchers under Medicare reform.
Obama: “The idea, which was originally presented by Congressman Ryan, your running mate, is that we would give a voucher to seniors and they could go out in the private marketplace and buy their own health insurance.”
False.There is no premium support proposal that would issue seniors a voucher. The Ryan proposal, like all major premium support models, is a defined-contribution system that would provide direct payment from the government to a health plan of a person’s choice, including traditional Medicare. Health plans would have to meet government standards, including benefit standards of the traditional Medicare program, plus new and much-needed protections against the costs of catastrophic illness. Moreover, Congressman Ryan is not the first to propose premium support; its origins are bipartisan and date back to the 1990s.
FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE – Barack Obama VS Mitt Romney (Part 2)
After appearing on the television program, “Who Do You Think You Are,” Gwyneth Paltrow has decided to raise children Apple, 7, and Moses, 5, as Jewish.
According to The Daily Mail, the NBC ancestry show sparked the discovery that the actress descended from a notable line of Eastern European rabbis. Though she’s long practiced Kabbalah, Gwyneth had previously stayed neutral about a formal religion upbringing in her household, which includes crooner husband Chris Martin, who is of Christian background.
“I don’t believe in religion. I believe in spirituality. Religion is the cause of all the problems in the world,” the actress once told The Daily Mail.
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Below is a letter I mailed to Chris and Gwyneth recently:
To Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow, c/o Go Go Pictures, 12 Cleveland Row, London, SW1A 1DH, United Kingdom, , From Everette Hatcher, 13900 Cottontail Lane, Alexander, AR 72002, USA:
I have been a huge fan of both of you and have posted many times on my blog about your religious views which have seemed to have changed over the years. I know that Chris was brought up as an evangelical Christian, but has long ago left the faith behind although he did revisit many biblical themes in his 2008 and 2011 cds.
I have shown what thought processes Solomon went through in Ecclesiastes and then compared them to the evident changes that are occurring with Coldplay. By the way, the final chapter of Ecclesiastes finishes with Solomon emphasizing that serving God is the only proper response of man. My prediction: I am hoping that Coldplay’s next album will also come to that same conclusion that Solomon came to in Ecclesiastes 12:13-14: 13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.
I have also written before about Gwyneth’s famous Jewish relatives which includes a famous Rabbi and I have wondered if she would decide to return to those roots. Actually that is what has happened. I salute you for rejecting your earlier statements against organized religion and for making the decision to teach your children the Bible and to have faith in God.
I know that you will spending lots of time in the scriptures and I wanted to share with you some key scriptures that talk about the Messiah. Today I will look at some scriptures from Psalms 22:
The LORD Jesus Christ was fulfilling another prophecy (Matthew 27:46) as it is written in Psalm 22:1. Psalm 22 is shown below here to show the importance of Jesus Christ saying on the cross “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” This was very important to show that Jesus Christ was the Messiah as prophesized in the Old testament! Jesus Christ quoted Psalm 22:1 because of the fulfilled prophecies contained in Psalm 22 that prove that Jesus Christ is the Messiah! (Jesus fulfilled 33 prophecies on the day of his crucifixion). God The Father, sent His Son to pay the price for sin. THERE IS NO OTHER CHAPTER IN THE HOLY BIBLE THAT HAS MORE FULFILLED PROPHECIES THAN PSALM 22.
Romans 6:23 “for the wages of sin is death….but eternal life is through Jesus Christ our LORD.”
God cannot look at sin. Period. One sin is death. One sin will separate us from God for he cannot look at sin.
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. Ephesians 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition [between us]; Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, [even] the law of commandments [contained] in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, [so] making peace; Ephesians 2:16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
While Jesus Christ did not sin (1Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Jesus Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:), He died for our sins as shown in Hebrews 9:14. 2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Why is blood so important? For the life of the flesh is in the blood (Leviticus 17:11). Blood is the payment for sin.
Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. Leviticus 17:14 For [it is] the life of all flesh; the blood of it [is] for the life thereof: Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. Jesus Christ dieing on the cross AND shedding his precious blood satisfied once and for ALL, the full payment for sin. Hebrews 10:4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus.
Jesus Christ’s blood atones for all of our sins. Hebrews 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Revelation 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
The Son was not forsaken, the sin was forsaken, more specifically, Jesus Christ was in the likeness of sinful flesh to condemn sin in the flesh (Romans 8:3). Attonement for all sin was fulfilled the instant his blood was shed for the remission of our sins to satisfy the old covenant.
Romans 8:32 “He that spared not his own Son,…” Romans 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: 2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Acts 2:[27] Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. [31] He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither did his flesh see corruption. [32] This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. [33] Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. John 2:[19] Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. John 10:[18] No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. Revelation 1:[18] I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Romans 6:[9] Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. Ephesians 4:[9] Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? Matthew 12:[40] For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 1Peter 3:[19] By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
Jesus Christ bore the wrath of God for us, through the shedding of his own precious sinless blood on the cross, so that we, thru faith in the LORD Jesus Christ, may have eternal life. The sin was forsaken by the Father and Jesus Christ proves that believers in his name will have eternal life by virtue of the resurrection from the dead. Amen.
1Thessalonians 1:[10] And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. Note: The FULFILLMENT of Verse 18 in Psalm 22 is negated by the omission of Matthew 27:35 out of the following bible translations: NIV, NASV, RSV, NSRV, Living Bible, New Concordance. Only the King James Version AV1611 and the New King James Version has this verse, Matthew 27:35.
Psalm. 22 (note: fulfilled prophecies in the New Testament are referenced by the bold print, 7 total)
[1] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?(Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34 was fulfilled by Jesus Christ) [2] O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. [3] But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. [4] Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. [5] They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. [6] But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. [7] All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head saying,(Matthew 27:43 was fulfilled by Jesus Christ on the cross. “People mocked, “He trusted in God, let Him deliver him!”) [8] He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.(Matthew 27:43 was fulfilled by Jesus Christ on the cross. “People mocked, “He trusted in God, let Him deliver him!”) [9] But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts. [10] I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly. [11] Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. [12] Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. [13] They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. [14] I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. [15] My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.(John 19:28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.) [16] For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. (John 20:25, 27 was fulfilled by Jesus Christ on the cross.) [17] I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. (Matthew 27:36 was fulfilled by Jesus Christ on the cross. “People sat there looking at Him…”) [18] They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. (Matthew 27:35 was fulfilled by Jesus Christ on the cross. Matthew 27:35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.) [19] But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me. [20] Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. [21] Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. [22] I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. [23] Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. [24] For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard. [25] My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. [26] The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. [27] All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. [28] For the kingdom is the LORD’s: and he is the governor among the nations. [29] All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul. [30] A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. [31] They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
Ecclesiastes 1
Published on Sep 4, 2012
Calvary Chapel Spring Valley | Sunday Evening | September 2, 2012 | Pastor Derek Neider
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Ecclesiastes 2-3
Published on Sep 19, 2012
Calvary Chapel Spring Valley | Sunday Evening | September 16, 2012 | Derek Neider
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