Journal Portfolio
Derek Fisher and Faith
Derek Fisher, point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball team, talks about his winning 3-point basketball shot during the 2009 NBA playoffs – and the reason for his success… his faith, along with his family and friends praying for him back home. While I watched this game I realized we all need to exhibit our faith as Derek did, and we all need the prayers of our family and friends. Just think of where you would be if someone… your mom, your dad, or your grandparents… had not prayed for you. For...
read moreGlory Reveled Tour – By His Wounds
This video, “By His Wounds”, was taken during the Glory Revealed Tour. The Christian concert was held at several venues around the United States. Among those venues was Mount Paran Church of God, where I attended the concert with some close friends. What an awesome concert it was! This featured song from the tour (and the CD it produced) won the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Award for the Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year. Along with that, the music also won Special Event Album of the Year. The musicians in the band...
read more2008 Super Bowl Miracle
Football player David Tyree, a wide receiver for the New York Giants NFL team, said that his 35 yard touchdown catch, which some say was the turning point of 2008 Super Bowl, was “a miracle from God”. The first-place New England Patriots were set to finish a perfect season with their winning record of 19-0. The wild card team was the NY Giants who hoped to spoil that record and win the Super Bowl. “It felt like it was destiny,” said David Tyree, a NY Giants wide receiver. “That’s kind of how I felt going...
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