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KCU Standings

Here are the standings from the KCU tournament held this past week for Bible Bowl. It was a great tournament and I really enjoyed playing there. Even though our team totally lost a bunch of games, we had a great time and averaged over 150 points a game. Fun, fun, fun. Though we generally do very well in our monthly round robin (my clutching at straws there), we had a tough time out-buzzing fast teams like Austin, Kissimmee 1 and 2, Centerpointe, Towne South and others… We did come out with the most Christ-like team award, which we by no means deserved, (who among us can claim to be anything like Christ?), and that was a rather high point… as you could imagine. Below are the results of the Round Robin:

 

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Team                                       W          L       Point Total

1      MN-Austin 1                  20         3         7,635

2      TX-Valley View 1         19         4         7,430

3      KY-Southeast 1             17         6         7,020

4      CO-DaySpring 1           16         7         5,850

5      FL-Kissimmee 1           15         8         7,256

6      Center Pointe 1             15         8         6,550

7      FL-Kissimmee 2          14         9          6,250

8      IN-Indian Creek 1       14         9         6,211

9      KS-Stony Point 1          14         9         6,321

10    KY-Southeast 2          14         9         6,850

11     IA-Northfield 1           14         9         5,860

12     MO-Washington 1    14         9         6,440

13     OH-Beavercreek 1      13        10       6,505

14     NC-Pinedale 1             13        10       5,700

15     NC-Towne South 1     13        10       6,535

16     OH-Worthington 1    13        10       5,841

17     OH-Worthington 2    10        13       5,875

18     OH-Maineville 1          8         15       4,955

19     MI-Novesta 1                 6         17       4,345

20    KY-Winchester 1    4         19      3,730

21     KY-Leesburg 1                4         19      3,201

22     KS-Stony Point 2           4         19      2,875

23     FL-Winter Park 1          2         21      3,606

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In His Steps,

Theo:)

My Letter to Santa

 

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Merry Christmas from Thoughts of Conviction!!

As you rush from store to store to find the “perfect” gift for that special someone, don’t forget the most Perfect gift of all, the Savior. He wasn’t just another mouth to feed; the Son of God fulfilled countless old Testament prophecies because he really was who he was. Thank you Father for sending the Holy Sacrifice in our place, your perfect Son Jesus Christ!!

(And I didn’t make this video!! My brother David did…)

Merry Christmas,

Theo:)

Later in Life

The story line in this post is fictional. The author takes full responsibility for all content.

<< ~ Year: 2028 << ~ >> Location: Indiana, USA ~>>

“Hey Dad, I have a question.” My sixteen year-old son was ever inquiring on random subjects and always expected a good answer. I dropped my copy of Spurgeon Gold to my lap and sat up in my recliner. “Yes?” My son sat down on his guitar stool and took a deep breath. “Why aren’t we allowed to have Bibles anymore?” I frowned at him and dropped my eyes. “Well, Terry, we have Bibles, don’t we?” My son nodded but wasn’t finished. “In the 4th Period on Tuesday, Mr. Hilton told us that the Religion Revolution of 2024 made sure that all Bibles were take out of homes and that the Bible could only be read in 501-C3 organization centers.” I blew my breath out. “What is 4th Period?” Terry smirked. “Yeah I know, you said that I shouldn’t really give my ears away in Socialism class, but I just couldn’t help it. Everything is so interesting! Mr. Hilton also said that it was really important stuff, pretty much like history.” Mr. Hilton had this kid on a string and the other end was tied to his finger.

“Well, if it’s a history lesson you want, you’ll get it right here.” I pulled out my iPhone and opened Wikispeedia, the online database for everything. I found the article and started explaining. “Basically, back in the day, a Democratic President elected during Bush’s economic crisis, as some have called it, put an Amendment in the Constitution with a clause that banned all religious writings concerning-” I paused to consult my iPhone. “concerning ‘the ancient documentary outlining the life and times of the supposed God-Man Jesus Christ.’ The Bible fell into this category, and the clause mentioned that these religious writings could only be studied, read, and proclaimed ‘within the walls of the religious organizations affiliated with the writings.’” My son scrunched his face up. “What is that mess of words supposed to mean?” I looked up from the small screen. “They essentially said that the Bible, and other religious writings pertaining to Christ’s life, could only be read inside a church.” Terry scratched his chin. “So my Evidence Bible and your John MacArthur Bible are illegal books to have in the house?” I nodded. “This book is out of the question, too,” I said, lifting up Spurgeon Gold. “So like, what about the internet?” Terry asked. I smirked.”Well, we can still post whatever scripture verses we want, because the internet has freedom of content. That ‘freedom of content’ includes all the junk on the internet, plus all the skepticism stuff from the media, so the Bible stuff gets overlooked. Maybe the big heads in Washington knew they would get smashed if they took all the good stuff off the web.”

We laughed a bit and then Terry asked another hum-dinger. “Why didn’t anybody stop the Bible Ban?” I shivered. “We tried.” Terry frowned questioningly. “A group of 3,000 Christians stormed D.C. I was with them. The government had expected this and had the leaders of our little rebellion charged with anarchy and contempt of law. They were carted off to jail for a few months and we stayed outside the capitol building protesting and praying. We had never heard of these charges before, but apparently they were ‘well-grounded’.” I flashed some visual quote signs with curled fingers. “We protested for 3 days, and then they told us we’d be arrested if we kept it up. Though we kept hounding them about the reason for the ban, they told us that it was ‘within the due process of the law’ and that we couldn’t do anything about it. We finally left, downhearted and angry. In the next few weeks it was recorded that 126,000 plus letters reached the senator’s and representative’s desks and that 522,000 or more phone calls were placed to the White House alone. So yeah, we tried.” By now I had abandoned the iPhone and was gabbing on my own.

My son sat pondering for a little while, then he asked me his last question. “Is all this that happened persecution of Christians?” I thought for a moment. “Well, yes, but you’ve got to realize that this stuff isn’t just about Christians. Abortion was fully legalized, Planned Motherhood took over the schools, and homeschooling was made illegal. Homosexual marriage is legal and now, as you fully know, the schools teach that teen sex is okay and they encourage pornography for all teens.” Terry nodded. He sat for awhile without speaking and looked at me soberly. Then he picked up his guitar and strummed a few chords. “Thanks dad, I needed some answers. Cooper is coming over later on and we’re going to the mall. We’re going fishing.”

I nodded and picked up my book again.

In His Steps,

Theo

Existence

Hey Peeps,
Here is a music video starring me! But, of course, I didn’t do anything but lip sync. All the credit goes to Caleb Dunteman, my best friend. Look him up on Facebook, ask him to befriend you, and tell him Theo sent you…

Existence – Kevin Max

(To see this video in high quality, click here, and choose the “watch in high quality” option at the right corner of the video.)

In His Steps,
Theo:)

Me Without Metal…

Well, I’m finally done with braces. After 8 years of being called “metal-mouth, Dr. Rusty,” and having little kids say, “Hey mommy, what’s that thingy on his face (referring to headgear)”, I’ve got Liberty!!!

Well, that’s the new me!!!!

In His Steps,
Theo:)

With Hope

If you haven’t heard about the tragic loss in the Chapman family, I hope that you will pray for them when you finish reading this post. The Chapman’s youngest daughter was recently killed in a car accident at their home. Click on the picture to read the full story…

WITH HOPE

From the Album Speechless by Steven Curtis Chapman

This is not at all how
We thought it was supposed to be
We had so many plans for you
We had so many dreams
And now you’ve gone away
And left us with the memories of your smile
And nothing we can say
And nothing we can do
Can take away the pain
The pain of losing you, but …

We can cry with hope
We can say goodbye with hope
‘Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
And we can grieve with hope
‘Cause we believe with hope
(There’s a place by God’s grace)
There’s a place where we’ll see your face again
We’ll see your face again

And never have I known
Anything so hard to understand
And never have I questioned more
The wisdom of God’s plan
But through the cloud of tears
I see the Father’s smile and say well done
And I imagine you
Where you wanted most to be
Seeing all your dreams come true
‘Cause now you’re home
And now you’re free, and …

We have this hope as an anchor
‘Cause we believe that everything
God promised us is true, so …

We can cry with hope
We can say goodbye with hope
‘Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
And we can grieve with hope
‘Cause we believe with hope
(There’s a place by God’s grace)
There’s a place where we’ll see your face again

We’ll see your face again

We wait with hope
And we ache with hope
We hold on with hope
We let go with hope