No, I don’t love Oprah. I’ve never picked up her magazine or bought any of her books. But I like how she accentuates the positive, empowers women and minorities, made reading mainstream, values different cultures, stresses health and education, and her philanthropy goes beyond measure. Heck, maybe it has something to do about that time I brushed her hand outside of Radio City Music Hall back in 1998 before the start of the Daytime Emmy Awards show (seriously). Or maybe it’s because she decided to humble herself and become committed to a Hardin-Simmons man.
But when it comes to Oprah and the church, well, I haven’t heard one pastor say anything positive about her, and I think I understand why – they feel her teachings regarding faith in Jesus and maybe even her acceptance of the homosexual community and reluctance to marry doesn’t honor the teachings and values of their respective ministries and it’s something they feel they must defend – they must keep their flock from going astray. Hopefully people are smart enough to know that she isn’t a theologian or a person called to ministry, and when it comes to those areas of faith and spirituality, it’s best to seek the experts.
Many Christians will use this video as evidence in their spiritual court of law:
I guess it’s fair to use such a clip, it is her own words, but sometimes I think they miss the overall context of the conversation about that gray area of the Christian faith in which one questions if a child (or even an adult) born deep in the Amazon rain forest were to die but had never heard the name of Jesus, would that person go to Heaven?
But could it be possible she may have changed her point of view since that moment or that her faith has matured or even evolved? Man, I know if someone were to hold me to some of the things I’ve said and done in the past in which I’ve come to a more mature view as I’ve grown older, well, I’d be in some deep doo-doo.
As the world knows, yesterday was her final show, and she credits Jesus in a very eloquent way and describes the God she believes in.
I guess some folks will still have issue with how she credits Jesus and how it may not hold up to her previous endorsement of “The Secret” and other things she have said or done in the past. I guess some folks will say that even though she credits Jesus, well, she just didn’t say the exact right words that hold up to their standards so that means she’s still a heathen and worst, a false prophet. And maybe they will say that her very last words as she left the stage, “To God be the glory” was for show and not sincere representation of her relationship with the Almighty.
Ten years ago if someone told you the Mavs would make the NBA finals twice and the Rangers would make a World Series appearance but the Dallas Cowboys would only have 1 playoff victory, would you have believed them? Unless your name is Mark Cuban, the answer would be no.
It’s amazing just how much the Mavericks’ roster has changed since 2006. Not only do they have a different coach, but only Dirk and JET remain from that squad.
Just think, a month or so ago the talk around the area was how to blow up the Mavs and start over.
So the Mavs and Rangers have reached their championship games. Stars and Cowboys, you’re on deck.
I fear the Heat.
I was pretty impressed with how the Mavs handled themselves at the end of the game, it showed a lot of maturity. I didn’t see a lot of celebrating, heck, I didn’t see a how lot of smiles. It’s like they know the season isn’t over and their job isn’t finished. After the trophy presentation they left the court so quickly that the ESPN sideline reporter stated she was all alone.
Rick Carlisle, Dirk, Terry, Kidd – all have been to the Finals but have never won. I think they’re hungry and focused.
RefrigeratorGeeding took a turn for the worst the other night. The freezer side still froze, but the regfrigerator side no longer refrigerated. The repairman had to order a part and we had to defrost both sides of the unit, so most of our food is now gone. Repairs will be over $300 and I’m not looking forward to the next grocery bill. But to be honest, it was a bit liberating totally cleaning the unit out.
I have two female coworkers that come from California and Utah, and both (one more so than the other) take the severe weather warnings very seriously. I’ve spent my whole life either around DFW or Abilene and have never once sought shelter.
Here’s a piece of trivia on what makes Montana unique: it’s the only state (and maybe the only place in the world) that allows double proxy marriages. Translation: neither the bride nor groom has to show up to the wedding.
Stand-ins, usually attorneys, can exchange the vows of matrimony on behalf of the blissful, but physically absent, couple. While three other states offer proxy weddings—California, Colorado and Texas—these states still require that at least one of the parties appear before the civil authorities.
Only ONE party needs to be present in the state of Texas?!?! You mean I didn’t have to be there!?!?!? Man, I could have slept in on that Saturday after all.
