I guess some football player used 1st Thessalonians 5:18 today:
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
How do I know? Because every time he uses a bible verse, it stays on Google Trends for about 12 hours, every Saturday. I reckon I should be thrilled that at some point, a bible verse gets picked up and people flock to read it.
But doesn’t it say something that people have to search for it on Google rather than opening up a bible in their possession?
Joel Landon Watts is a Masters of Theological Studies student with a focus in Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific ideals of the past century. Currently, he is a TA for Old Testament at United Theological Seminary under Dr. Vivian Johnson, Associate Professor of Old Testament. His first book, Rhetorical Strategies of the Evangelist: Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark, is expected to be published by Wipf and Stock early next year. He is currently co-editing a book on moving from Fear to Faith (Energion, 2013).
At this point, I’m just happy anyone is looking it up. The national stage that Tim Tebow(the football player you mentioned) plays on has given him a ministry through eye-black that many pastors won’t have in their entire careers.
I’m not sure exactly what ministry is present on that field
At this point, I’m just happy anyone is looking it up. The national stage that Tim Tebow(the football player you mentioned) plays on has given him a ministry through eye-black that many pastors won’t have in their entire careers.
I’m not sure exactly what ministry is present on that field
I wasn’t talking about the ministry on the field, but the ministry that playing on the field gives him.
Lucas, I can understand that – but I still fail to see what a bible verse in the middle of a football field does.
Granted, if it gets one person interested enough to read more than that one verse, that one chapter, that one book, then praise God anyhow.
I wasn’t talking about the ministry on the field, but the ministry that playing on the field gives him.
Lucas, I can understand that – but I still fail to see what a bible verse in the middle of a football field does.
Granted, if it gets one person interested enough to read more than that one verse, that one chapter, that one book, then praise God anyhow.