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I'm going to try something new and comment on an actual current news story NOW instead ofprocrastinating waiting until everything has blown over.
Today Yahoo News came out with a story about how Pat Robertson is offended over the SNL Skit about Tim Tebow.
First Yahoo got the headline wrong. Pat Robertson does NOT represent the Christian voice. I'm a Christian and I wasn't offended by the skit- I think it makes a great point about faith.
Here's the skit in it's entirety:
Now what probably got Pat mad was the portrayal of Jesus. (I'm not even going to touch his ignorant comment about Muslims) Here, SNL-Jesus has a good sense of humor and kinda makes fun of himself. In reading the Gospels I think Jesus had a great sense of humor- Just read Fr.James Martin's new book "Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor and Laughter is at the Heart of the Spiritual Life".
SNL-Jesus makes a great point in that only certain types of celebrities thank him publicly. Maybe that's why he "decides" those contests because they actually let him in and talk publicly about him.
I realize another point of this skit was to make Tebow look stupid and foolish over meeting Jesus. The other guys kept their cool when Jesus walked in but not Tebow. He loses his stuff and acts like an idiot.
I want to act just like Tebow when I meet Jesus. I loved how Tebow was in Jesus' face and didn't leave "room for the Holy Spirit". I loved the stupid look on Tebow's face. I want to lose my cool and freak out and act like an idiot. I think it'll show that Jesus was pretty much the whole point of me breathing and being nice to people. Like, SNL-Jesus to Tebow I think he'll have to calm me down so I'll actually listen to him. So there's another good point the skit has- we have calm down and LISTEN to Jesus.
In types of skits like these it's interesting to see how the writer views religion and the role of Jesus in our lives. We can pick apart this skit and ask questions like What role does God play in sports? Is Tebow really all that good or is God making the plays? Where is free will in all of this? Does God really care about the score?
I think Tebow has a great view on sports and God. He goes out there every Sunday and tries his best so he can glorify God. God gave him the ability to run and the determination to learn how to throw the football. (Because that boy can't throw a football worth a damn- but he can certainly run)
When we use the talents God gave us- God wins. And sometimes by doing this we lose the game. It's all a mystery as to why this happens but we can always say we tried our best. And in some way that's a win for us as well.
This skit has a lot of spiritual "goodies" that can teach us valueable lessons. Yes, sometimes it takes unreligious secular means to learn something about God.
I'm going to try something new and comment on an actual current news story NOW instead of
Today Yahoo News came out with a story about how Pat Robertson is offended over the SNL Skit about Tim Tebow.
First Yahoo got the headline wrong. Pat Robertson does NOT represent the Christian voice. I'm a Christian and I wasn't offended by the skit- I think it makes a great point about faith.
Here's the skit in it's entirety:
Now what probably got Pat mad was the portrayal of Jesus. (I'm not even going to touch his ignorant comment about Muslims) Here, SNL-Jesus has a good sense of humor and kinda makes fun of himself. In reading the Gospels I think Jesus had a great sense of humor- Just read Fr.James Martin's new book "Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor and Laughter is at the Heart of the Spiritual Life".
SNL-Jesus makes a great point in that only certain types of celebrities thank him publicly. Maybe that's why he "decides" those contests because they actually let him in and talk publicly about him.
I realize another point of this skit was to make Tebow look stupid and foolish over meeting Jesus. The other guys kept their cool when Jesus walked in but not Tebow. He loses his stuff and acts like an idiot.
I want to act just like Tebow when I meet Jesus. I loved how Tebow was in Jesus' face and didn't leave "room for the Holy Spirit". I loved the stupid look on Tebow's face. I want to lose my cool and freak out and act like an idiot. I think it'll show that Jesus was pretty much the whole point of me breathing and being nice to people. Like, SNL-Jesus to Tebow I think he'll have to calm me down so I'll actually listen to him. So there's another good point the skit has- we have calm down and LISTEN to Jesus.
In types of skits like these it's interesting to see how the writer views religion and the role of Jesus in our lives. We can pick apart this skit and ask questions like What role does God play in sports? Is Tebow really all that good or is God making the plays? Where is free will in all of this? Does God really care about the score?
I think Tebow has a great view on sports and God. He goes out there every Sunday and tries his best so he can glorify God. God gave him the ability to run and the determination to learn how to throw the football. (Because that boy can't throw a football worth a damn- but he can certainly run)
When we use the talents God gave us- God wins. And sometimes by doing this we lose the game. It's all a mystery as to why this happens but we can always say we tried our best. And in some way that's a win for us as well.
This skit has a lot of spiritual "goodies" that can teach us valueable lessons. Yes, sometimes it takes unreligious secular means to learn something about God.
