Tinker:
It would be the height of egotism for me to profess that I know what god is thinking, or trying to suggest to you that I feel closer to knowing god better then other people. I don't want to be misunderstood about that.
Because I don't necessarily know anything that other people
don't already know about god. Jesus Christ on the other hand told us a
great deal about god when Jesus was preaching to us about the Holy
trinity, The Father, Son, And Holy Spirit.It would be the height of egotism for me to profess that I know what god is thinking, or trying to suggest to you that I feel closer to knowing god better then other people. I don't want to be misunderstood about that.
"Jesus says blessed are those who believe in me and have not seen me."
I would need to be dead to stand such a jolt of reality. The universe would in a instant open up all its mystery's to my small mind, and I would absolutely be looking forward to our eternity that would be so much more then a TV camera or computer could ever supply.
I once was very upset that I couldn't
understand the tormenting questions that kept making me dough god
existence. But now I am beginning to feel like that is the simple answer
to rebuilding my faith in what Jesus was preaching. God understands
what I can't, because he is god and I am me, not anything more.
Just think what a terrible let down it would
be if I discovered that I was the only one that could understand what
we know about in our world. Then I would know for sure that there was no
god, and only me.
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1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest , except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born ? 5 Jesus answered , Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
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John 3:1-7 (King James Version)
1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest , except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born ? 5 Jesus answered , Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
<< John 2:25John 3:1-7John 3:8 >>
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Obama approval rating sinks to new low in CNN poll
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WORSHAM: Victory a must if LSU is to maintain the Western front
11/20/2013 12:28:12 AM
By CODY WORSHAM
Tiger Rag Editor
A century ago, Germany found itself in a dilemma LSU knows well today.
The young nation was on the rise at the start of the 20th century, thanks to its resourcefulness and efficiency. Germany’s ability to develop and keep its strongest assets within its borders helped it become a major player in the Concert of Europe just decades after its unification.
But with its emergence as a global power was simultaneously birthed a fear germane to LSU football a hundred years later.
Encirclement.
Dubbed within national boundaries as einkreisung, the idea of being geographically surrounded by enemies wishing to puncture its borders – France to the West, Russia to the East – terrified Germany.
So when war did break out, Germany, prepared by paranoia, had a brilliant strategy to combat its physical dilemma. The nation planned to fight its multi-front war by first striking France to the west rapidly, before moving east to fight Russia, the more formidable foe, but one that would be slower to mobilize.
The plan, though astute, didn’t work, for many reasons – most of them diplomatic. The military plan of action, still widely praised by historians today, was not one of those reasons.
Here’s to hoping Les Miles has been brushing up on his history.
A century after einkreisungpolitik shoved Germany into a war it could have – but didn’t – win, the Tigers find themselves in somewhat similar territory as their Teutonic forerunners.
College football’s landscape has shifted, and LSU is encircled.
The enemy to the East, Alabama, is no stranger. Like Russia, the Crimson Tide, led by Comrade Saban, are established, a red force to be reckoned with. While LSU hasn’t fared well there in recent battles, the Tigers have tasted victory in Tuscaloosa before. Moreover, LSU has time – and a promising recruiting class – to revitalize before the enemies next clash in November 2014.
Looming immediately in the West, however, is a rival somehow both traditional and yet unfamiliar. LSU and Texas A&M have been fighting it out on the football field for more than 100 years, but those battles have been intermittent, with years of clashes separated by gaps of absence.
As a result, LSU’s western front has been relatively unimpeded for the better part of two decades.
The Aggies had been too busy battling Texas in the Big 12, leaving the Louisiana-Texas border unguarded for LSU to swoop in and pillage prospects intent on SEC stardom. The Tigers might not have won the 2003 or 2007 titles without Joseph Addai, Eric Alexander, Ben Wilkerson, Matt Flynn, Brandon Lafell, Ciron Black, and Danny McCray, all Texans.
Times have changed, however, as have conference alignments. Texas A&M, in its second year in the SEC, is once again an annual opponent for LSU, and its early success in the conference – coupled with Alabama’s historic run to the east – spells out a truth both obvious and upsetting for LSU.
No longer will LSU be safe solely attempting to guard its northern and eastern borders from the likes of Saban, who knows the state’s terrain as well as – if not better than – anyone. LSU must fight on all fronts now, as Texas A&M is not just capable of protecting its own territory, but poaching LSU’s, too.
Texas native Russell Shepard, who signed with LSU as the nation’s top recruit in 2008 while A&M was still in the Big 12, tweeted the following in January, while watching the Aggies and Heisman-winner Johnny Manziel dismantle Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl:
"Texas A&M is going to be scary good the next couple of years…If I was a Texas high school recruit I would go there now.”
The effect has already been felt. The Tigers couldn’t reel in the nation’s top receiver in 2013, Ricky Seals-Jones, because he stayed at home in Texas, where SEC football is now available. In fact, LSU signed not a single prospect from Texas for the first time in years.
This year, the Tigers will hope to fend off the Aggies for two of New Orleans’ top talents, defensive end Gerald Willis and wide receiver Devante "Speedy” Noil, who each have A&M and LSU as their finalists.
Wisely, LSU has already begun its own westward attack. On Thursday, Miles signed one of Texas’ top defensive backs – sporting the fittingly French surname Paris – to a financial aid agreement, and fellow Texan Tony Brown, one of the nation’s best cornerbacks, looks likely a Tiger come January.
These and other recruits will join thousands of fans watching Saturday’s battle, one of many more the Tigers and Aggies will fight for victory on both the field and the recruiting trail. Like France, Texas A&M and the Napoleonic Manziel will march into Death Valley leading with the bayonet, gaudily offensive but showing little regard for defense. Meanwhile, LSU’s giant quarterback with the German cognomen, Zach Mettenberger and the stoic, steady Tigers prefer to grind out their battles in the trenches, but are fully capable of vicious aerial attacks.
To win, LSU must quickly turn its sights from Alabama and throw its full force instead at the more dangerous – and yet still more vulnerable – foe coming from the West. Truth is, Alabama is a clear cut above LSU right now, but also true is that it won’t last forever. Eventually, Saban will ride off into the sunset, and the Tide will rebuild.
A&M, however, has a young coach in Kevin Sumlin, and his war chest runneth over. A&M’s recruiting budget is as well-funded as any other program in the country, affording Sumlin the ability to ride a helicopter to his recruits’ high school games. Even if LSU is fortunate enough to see Sumlin fly further west for the USC vacancy, he won’t travel there in that chopper. A&M will simply hand the keys – and the funds – to the next coach.
For now, as Saban picks recruits out of Louisiana and wins national championships at a record pace, LSU must resign to the fact that the Eastern battle is a losing one. It’s one the Tigers can eventually win – no one’s been closer to Alabama in recent years – but it will take time.
That makes it all the more important for LSU to beat Texas A&M on Saturday – and in 2014 on the recruiting trail. LSU must strike now in both arenas, before the Aggies overtake them as second best in the West. A win over the Heisman would portray a picture of strength, keeping the upstart Aggies at bay and perhaps even encouraging Sumlin to pack his bags for the California coast.
An LSU loss, however, would show vulnerability, opening up the doors for A&M to continue its eastward march through Baton Rouge and onward to Tuscaloosa for future battles at the top of the conference.
LSU cannot let that happen. Like the Germans, the Tigers must strike west, quickly and with all their might, before the Aggies can attack.
But LSU must also achieve what Germany could not – victory – lest encirclement give way to endangerment as LSU’s position in college football’s evolving landscape.
Tiger Rag Editor
A century ago, Germany found itself in a dilemma LSU knows well today.
The young nation was on the rise at the start of the 20th century, thanks to its resourcefulness and efficiency. Germany’s ability to develop and keep its strongest assets within its borders helped it become a major player in the Concert of Europe just decades after its unification.
But with its emergence as a global power was simultaneously birthed a fear germane to LSU football a hundred years later.
Encirclement.
Dubbed within national boundaries as einkreisung, the idea of being geographically surrounded by enemies wishing to puncture its borders – France to the West, Russia to the East – terrified Germany.
So when war did break out, Germany, prepared by paranoia, had a brilliant strategy to combat its physical dilemma. The nation planned to fight its multi-front war by first striking France to the west rapidly, before moving east to fight Russia, the more formidable foe, but one that would be slower to mobilize.
The plan, though astute, didn’t work, for many reasons – most of them diplomatic. The military plan of action, still widely praised by historians today, was not one of those reasons.
Here’s to hoping Les Miles has been brushing up on his history.
A century after einkreisungpolitik shoved Germany into a war it could have – but didn’t – win, the Tigers find themselves in somewhat similar territory as their Teutonic forerunners.
College football’s landscape has shifted, and LSU is encircled.
The enemy to the East, Alabama, is no stranger. Like Russia, the Crimson Tide, led by Comrade Saban, are established, a red force to be reckoned with. While LSU hasn’t fared well there in recent battles, the Tigers have tasted victory in Tuscaloosa before. Moreover, LSU has time – and a promising recruiting class – to revitalize before the enemies next clash in November 2014.
Looming immediately in the West, however, is a rival somehow both traditional and yet unfamiliar. LSU and Texas A&M have been fighting it out on the football field for more than 100 years, but those battles have been intermittent, with years of clashes separated by gaps of absence.
As a result, LSU’s western front has been relatively unimpeded for the better part of two decades.
The Aggies had been too busy battling Texas in the Big 12, leaving the Louisiana-Texas border unguarded for LSU to swoop in and pillage prospects intent on SEC stardom. The Tigers might not have won the 2003 or 2007 titles without Joseph Addai, Eric Alexander, Ben Wilkerson, Matt Flynn, Brandon Lafell, Ciron Black, and Danny McCray, all Texans.
Times have changed, however, as have conference alignments. Texas A&M, in its second year in the SEC, is once again an annual opponent for LSU, and its early success in the conference – coupled with Alabama’s historic run to the east – spells out a truth both obvious and upsetting for LSU.
No longer will LSU be safe solely attempting to guard its northern and eastern borders from the likes of Saban, who knows the state’s terrain as well as – if not better than – anyone. LSU must fight on all fronts now, as Texas A&M is not just capable of protecting its own territory, but poaching LSU’s, too.
Texas native Russell Shepard, who signed with LSU as the nation’s top recruit in 2008 while A&M was still in the Big 12, tweeted the following in January, while watching the Aggies and Heisman-winner Johnny Manziel dismantle Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl:
"Texas A&M is going to be scary good the next couple of years…If I was a Texas high school recruit I would go there now.”
The effect has already been felt. The Tigers couldn’t reel in the nation’s top receiver in 2013, Ricky Seals-Jones, because he stayed at home in Texas, where SEC football is now available. In fact, LSU signed not a single prospect from Texas for the first time in years.
This year, the Tigers will hope to fend off the Aggies for two of New Orleans’ top talents, defensive end Gerald Willis and wide receiver Devante "Speedy” Noil, who each have A&M and LSU as their finalists.
Wisely, LSU has already begun its own westward attack. On Thursday, Miles signed one of Texas’ top defensive backs – sporting the fittingly French surname Paris – to a financial aid agreement, and fellow Texan Tony Brown, one of the nation’s best cornerbacks, looks likely a Tiger come January.
These and other recruits will join thousands of fans watching Saturday’s battle, one of many more the Tigers and Aggies will fight for victory on both the field and the recruiting trail. Like France, Texas A&M and the Napoleonic Manziel will march into Death Valley leading with the bayonet, gaudily offensive but showing little regard for defense. Meanwhile, LSU’s giant quarterback with the German cognomen, Zach Mettenberger and the stoic, steady Tigers prefer to grind out their battles in the trenches, but are fully capable of vicious aerial attacks.
To win, LSU must quickly turn its sights from Alabama and throw its full force instead at the more dangerous – and yet still more vulnerable – foe coming from the West. Truth is, Alabama is a clear cut above LSU right now, but also true is that it won’t last forever. Eventually, Saban will ride off into the sunset, and the Tide will rebuild.
A&M, however, has a young coach in Kevin Sumlin, and his war chest runneth over. A&M’s recruiting budget is as well-funded as any other program in the country, affording Sumlin the ability to ride a helicopter to his recruits’ high school games. Even if LSU is fortunate enough to see Sumlin fly further west for the USC vacancy, he won’t travel there in that chopper. A&M will simply hand the keys – and the funds – to the next coach.
For now, as Saban picks recruits out of Louisiana and wins national championships at a record pace, LSU must resign to the fact that the Eastern battle is a losing one. It’s one the Tigers can eventually win – no one’s been closer to Alabama in recent years – but it will take time.
That makes it all the more important for LSU to beat Texas A&M on Saturday – and in 2014 on the recruiting trail. LSU must strike now in both arenas, before the Aggies overtake them as second best in the West. A win over the Heisman would portray a picture of strength, keeping the upstart Aggies at bay and perhaps even encouraging Sumlin to pack his bags for the California coast.
An LSU loss, however, would show vulnerability, opening up the doors for A&M to continue its eastward march through Baton Rouge and onward to Tuscaloosa for future battles at the top of the conference.
LSU cannot let that happen. Like the Germans, the Tigers must strike west, quickly and with all their might, before the Aggies can attack.
But LSU must also achieve what Germany could not – victory – lest encirclement give way to endangerment as LSU’s position in college football’s evolving landscape.
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11/20/2013 2:19:41 PM
Interesting
historical analogies. One other thing on the Eastern Front. Russia
was much too vast and too "cold" (yes, the Russian winters are a bit
chilly, to say the east)for the Germans to ever conquer that territory.
The Russians had enough territory to just let an invader keep coming
until it was too late for the invader to get out without terrible
losses. Just look at what happened to Napoleon, long before Hitler
tried it.
LSU must defend one front at a time. An old saying notes that if you chase two rabbits, you will catch none. Concentrate on Texas for now. Worry about Alabama later. Sincerely, Rick Harvin. |
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11/20/2013 4:25:41 PM
Gig' em!
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| LSU Reveille | Texas A&M returns to Baton Rouge |
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| LSU Reveille | LSU struggles in time of possession battle |
| LSU Reveille | Here's Johnny |
| CBS SportsLine | Video (4 min, 38 sec): Ron Higgins on LSU's mood , importance of D-Line |
| The Advocate | Ed Paris officially signs with LSU |
| LSU Reveille | University administrators and coaches recall memories of JFK's assassination |
| Associated Press | A&M to make 1st trip to Death Valley since 1994 |
| Dallas Morning News | LSU and Texas A&M: A rivalry renewed |
| Aggie Yell | Heisman repeat rests in Manziel's hands |
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