Jayhawk football VS. Jayhawk basketball

Not quite sure if you've heard in the news about the fist fight between players from the KU football team and the KU basketball team. All the articles I've read so far have been extremely vague on the issues revolving around the fight and in my opinion completely over hyped. All I know is that it had to do with a girl and Tyshawn Taylor (sophomore guard for the Jayhawks) broke his thumb punching somebody (I guess he didn't know that you are not supposed to close your hand over your thumb). However, come on gentlemen, this is the kind of stuff that happens at the U (University of Miami) and it can't be a good start for your run to return to the Final Four and hopeful National Championship!

Worthy of Passing Gehrig

At Yankee Stadium on Friday night, Derek Jeter passed Lou Gehrig and became the all-time hit leader in Yankee history. His 2, 722 hits in a Yankee uniform was done with class and professionalism. I am in no way a Yankee fan but I am also not a Yankee hater either. I respect them as an organization and love their history...one that is unbridled by any other organization.

I really enjoy reading biographies on baseball players. I have read about Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Joe DiMaggio, and am currently reading about Leroy "Satchel" Paige. But one of the best biographies I have read is of Lou Gehrig called "The Luckiest Man". Lou was an incredible figure in baseball history as well as a great family man. Though I obviously wasn't around during Lou's playing days, since reading his biography Lou Gehrig has become one of my favorite baseball players in baseball history (if you are allowed to have a favorite player of whom you've never seen play).

When Derek Jeter came to the Major Leagues in 1996 he quickly caught my attention. Growing up I always had a fond liking of shortstops and 2nd basemen. One of my favorite ballplayers growing up was Ryne Sandberg and his doubleplay mate Shawon Dunston. As a shortstop myself, it was only natural for me to take a liking to Derek Jeter. In high school I bought a #2 Yankee jersey (which I wish I still had) and began following Jeter as a player. I have been impressed with his style of play throughout his career. He has always been solid statiscally and has always proven himself to be a guy who hustled and played as team player. I respect that in a baseball player above anything else.

So as Derek Jeter stands alone atop a great list of New York Yankees as the all-time hit leader, I cannot think of anyone more worthy of passing a worthy man himself, who said while facing his dying ailment, "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth"

Scripture memorization with my bride

My wife and I have been working through memorizing Scripture together over the past couple months. The passage that we chose to commit to memory is Romans 8:26-39. It has been a very rich and rewarding discipline for us as we sense us growing closer to together as well as in our walk with the LORD. The following is my recitation of Romans 8:26-39 (I promise that I am not copying it)

Romans 8:26-39 (ESV)

"Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. He who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed into the image of His Son, in order that He might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom He predestined, He also called, and those whom He called, He also justified, and those whom He justified, He also glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, with Him, graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charges against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died, more than that, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who is indeed interceding for us? Who shall separate from the love of the Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or sword? As it is written, 'for your sake we are being killed all the day long, we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.' No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any thing else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Amen and Amen