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Jeremy Lin: The Tim Tebow of the NBA
Posted: February 11, 2012 at 7:26 pm 1 Comment
By Bob Kellemen
The Twitter hash tag is #Linsanity.
Short for the phenomenon that is Jeremy Lin.
Taking the NBA by Storm
Pro basketball player Jeremy Lin was unrecruited out of high school and undrafted out of college. Three weeks ago he was sent to the developmental league (the minor league) of the NBA.
Three days later he returned as a benchwarmer for the New York Knicks.
On February 4, he burst upon the national scene when he scored 25 points, with 5 rebounds and 7 assists. In the week since
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Tags: Jeremy Lin, Linsanity, NBA, New York Knicks, Tim Tebow
LeBron James and Celebrity Pastors
Posted: December 28, 2011 at 4:36 pm Be the first to comment on this post
By Bob Kellemen
In 2011 there was a lot of talk in the Christian blogosphere about “celebrity pastors” and “mega-star ministry leaders.” I’ve blogged a bit about servant leadership here, here, here, here, and here.
I hadn’t thought about it much lately until I read a recent piece in Sports Illustrated by photographer Walter Iooss, Jr. He tells some great war stories about famous athletes.
Of particular note was his story of doing a photo shoot with LeBron James.
“I first photographed LeBron James in
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Tags: Celebrity Pastors, LeBron James, Servant Leadership
Jay Cutler: I’ve Got Your Back
Posted: January 25, 2011 at 8:17 am Be the first to comment on this post
By Bob Kellemen
Why would someone who typically blogs about biblical counseling and Christian living spend an entire blog post writing about Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears? Because God has hard-wired into my DNA two attributes: empathy and a sense of fairness/justice. Those are two traits that make me who I am as a biblical counselor. I feel bad for how Jay Cutler is being maligned. I think it is unfair. So let’s talk about it.
Full Disclosure: I’m a huge Bears fan. I admit to having been frustrated by
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Tags: Brian Urlacher, Caleb Hanie, Chicago Bears, football, Jay Cutler
Five Lessons Leaders Can Learn From Chicago Bears Coach Lovie Smith
Posted: January 20, 2011 at 9:30 am 1 Comment
By Bob Kellemen
I’m a die-hard Chicago Bears fan and have been since 1969 when I was ten years old and the Bears were 1-13. No band-wagon-jumper, I’ve also been a Lovie Smith fan ever since the Bears hired him in 2004. Oft maligned by the media, especially in Chicago, Smith is loved and respected by his players. That, combined with his track record of success at every level of football, both as a player and a coach, leads to today’s post, What Leaders Can Learn from Bears’ Coach Lovie Smith.
1. Build a
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Tags: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, leadership, NFC Championship, NFL, Lovie Smith
Taylor University Basketball Fans Do ‘Silent Night’ Proud
Posted: December 16, 2010 at 10:14 am Be the first to comment on this post
By Peter Elliott
Next week during Christmas Eve worship many of us will sing “Silent Night,” often reverently with candles in hand at the end of the service.
Basketball fans at Taylor University – a Christian college between Fort Wayne, Ind., and Indianapolis – have a different, non-traditional and, quite frankly, really cool take on the hymn.
To fully appreciate it you just need to watch the YouTube video below.
In a nutshell, Taylor plays a home game the Friday before finals week, The packed gym in
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Tags: Cameron Crazies, college basketball, Duke University, Silent Night, Taylor University, sports
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