CALLED UP (1 OF 7)
by Joey Rodgers
Scripture: 1 Kings 16:29-32, 1 Kings 17:1
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Called Up (1 of 7)
Series: Unwavering
Joey Rodgers
1 Kings 16:29-17:1
As you know, I'm a bit of a sports fan. In particular, I'm a big fan of coaches. Most of the time, I root for the team b/c of the coach. Like when Bobby Bowden was at FSU, I was a Seminole fan. And while I've been a Clemson fan since they beat UGA back in 1981, I'm a big Dabo fan. But there has been one exception - and it was when Mark Richt was at UGA. It posed a real dilemma b/c I wanted him to succeed, but I just couldn't bring myself to pull for the Dawg's to win.
Of all the coaches I've liked, there's one who stands head/shoulders above the rest; but not b/c of his gridiron success, but b/c of who his character.
Born in Mission, TX in 1924, Thomas Wade Landry, w/o a doubt, left an indelible mark on this world. We know him for his unmatched 29 yr. stint as coach of the Dallas Cowboys - but that's what he did. Who he was, was far more impressive than his wins, loses, and Super Bowl titles! By every account, he was a quiet man of wisdom w/ unsurpassed integrity. Generous. Determined. Humble. A man of deep faith whose priorities were God, family, and then football.
Here's the thing about Tom. While many of our heroes only look good from a distance and disappoint when we get up close/personal, Tom Landry, did not.
According to those who knew him best, they'd attest that he was an even better man up close than he was from a distance. He was the kind of man who the better you knew him, the more you admired him!
Here's what I admired about Tom Landry. Early in his life, he realized that he was a nobody from nowhere who God wanted to make a somebody somewhere - and he never took this blessing for granted but sought only to honor God in every way to everyone.
Today I want to begin a series entitled, Unwavering, about another great man of God who too was a nobody from nowhere who God wanted to make a somebody somewhere - His name was Elijah the Tishbite from Tishbe in Gil ...
Series: Unwavering
Joey Rodgers
1 Kings 16:29-17:1
As you know, I'm a bit of a sports fan. In particular, I'm a big fan of coaches. Most of the time, I root for the team b/c of the coach. Like when Bobby Bowden was at FSU, I was a Seminole fan. And while I've been a Clemson fan since they beat UGA back in 1981, I'm a big Dabo fan. But there has been one exception - and it was when Mark Richt was at UGA. It posed a real dilemma b/c I wanted him to succeed, but I just couldn't bring myself to pull for the Dawg's to win.
Of all the coaches I've liked, there's one who stands head/shoulders above the rest; but not b/c of his gridiron success, but b/c of who his character.
Born in Mission, TX in 1924, Thomas Wade Landry, w/o a doubt, left an indelible mark on this world. We know him for his unmatched 29 yr. stint as coach of the Dallas Cowboys - but that's what he did. Who he was, was far more impressive than his wins, loses, and Super Bowl titles! By every account, he was a quiet man of wisdom w/ unsurpassed integrity. Generous. Determined. Humble. A man of deep faith whose priorities were God, family, and then football.
Here's the thing about Tom. While many of our heroes only look good from a distance and disappoint when we get up close/personal, Tom Landry, did not.
According to those who knew him best, they'd attest that he was an even better man up close than he was from a distance. He was the kind of man who the better you knew him, the more you admired him!
Here's what I admired about Tom Landry. Early in his life, he realized that he was a nobody from nowhere who God wanted to make a somebody somewhere - and he never took this blessing for granted but sought only to honor God in every way to everyone.
Today I want to begin a series entitled, Unwavering, about another great man of God who too was a nobody from nowhere who God wanted to make a somebody somewhere - His name was Elijah the Tishbite from Tishbe in Gil ...
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