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Just hours before tip-off Johntel's mother lost her five-year
battle with cervical cancer.

Her death was sudden and devastating to all who knew her, and
Johntel's coach wanted to cancel the game.  But Johntel insisted that
the game should be played, and so with heavy hearts his teammates
prepared to honor their captain's wishes and to play -- and hopefully
win -- without him.

What they weren't prepared for was Johntel's appearance in the
gym mid-way through the first half.

As soon as he saw him, Johntel's coach called a time out, and
players and fans surrounded the grieving young man to offer love and
support.  The coach asked him if he wanted to sit on the bench with
the team.

"No," Johntel said.  "I want to play."

Of course his team was thrilled to have him.

But because Johntel wasn't on the pre-game roster, putting him
in the game at that point would result in a technical foul and two
free throws for the opposing team.

Johntel's coach was OK with that.  He could see that this was
the teenager's way of coping with his loss -- the points didn't
matter.

The opposing team understood the situation and told the referees
to let Johntel play and to forget the technical foul.  The referees
argued that a rule is a rule, and the free throws would have to be
taken before the game could proceed.

For possibly the first time in basketball history, officials had
to force a team to accept and take the technical free throws.

As team captain, Darius volunteered to take the shots.

One would have expected he was looking for an opportunity to
keep his team close in a hard-fought game against a big city school.
Or one could even assume he wanted a chance to add a couple of points
to his personal statistics.

In either case, one would be wrong.

Darius took the ball from the official, looked at the basket and
calmly shot the ball.

Now, basketball purists know that the free throw line is 15 feet
from the basket.  Darius's first shot only traveled about 4 feet.
His second shot only traveled 2.

Immediately Johntel and his teammates understood what Darius was
doing.  They stood and applauded the gesture of sportsmanship as
Darius made his way back to his bench.  So did all of the big city fans.

"I did it for the guy who lost his mom," Darius told the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel after the game.  "It was the right thing
to do."

For those who are concerned about such things, Johntel's team
rode the emotion of the night to a 15-point victory.  But as the two
teams met after the game for pizza and sodas, nobody on either side
was too concerned with wins or losses or personal stats.

"This is something our kids will hold for a lifetime," Darius's
coach said.  "They may not remember our record 20 years from now, but
they'll remember what happened in that gym that night."

Joseph Walker
valuespeak@msn.com
 
Write Joseph and let him know your thoughts on his story!
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Joseph Walker has been writing professionally since
1980, when he left college to join the staff of a daily
metropolitan newspaper. For 10 years -- including
six as the paper's TV columnist and critic -- he was
part of the mainstream media, and was painfully
aware of the overwhelming negativity of contemporary
journalism. Joe says, "Nobody was looking for real
solutions to the problems society was facing; they
were just looking for someone or something to blame
the problems on." So in 1990 Joe began writing
ValueSpeak, a weekly syndicated column that
attempts to look at contemporary issues from the
perspective of traditional values. Joe and his wife,
Anita, are parents of five children, and one grandchild.
 
You'll love his book, "How Can you Mend a Broken Spleen!"
Ordering is simple and fast at the following Amazon address:
 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1573453005/qid=972961681/sr=1-6/straighfromthe0a

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Creation Q & A

Q: What logical answer can Christians give to that difficult question of ?How do we know there's a God?'

A: When one asks that question in the typical church, the usual answer is that we
should just accept by faith that God has always existed. Even though that's true, God's
Word commands us to give reasons for what we believe. Otherwise, non-Christians may
think Christianity is blind faith--but it's not.

When asked this question, you could use examples like the Presidents' sculpted heads on
Mount Rushmore--explain that they didn't get there by millions of years of wind and water
erosion--it's obvious someone using intelligence carved them. Now consider our brain--it's
far more complicated than the most advanced computer. Just as someone designed and
constructed the computer, obviously a greater intelligence designed and constructed our brain.

Actually, no where in the world do we ever see information systems like machines coming
from disorder by chance. It always takes intelligence--which means information. This means
you need to have information to start with?thus the only logical way to think is that you must
start with infinite information--an infinite intelligence! The answer's in Genesis--?In the beginning, God . .'

Source: AnswersInGenesis.org

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Creation News

Click on the Bible above or visit the web site listed below!

http://www.hearttouchers.com/Creation_News

This new addition to our web site will give you an article on the leading news in the Creation/Evolution controversy each day.

This section also includes a rotating Question and Answer feature and a weekly Creation Comic strip from the people at AnswersInGenesis.org.

Be sure to come back and visit each day for an informative article that will help you keep up to date on the latest news in this controversial area!

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Thought For The Day

"A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience."


Verse for the Day

"And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of
offense toward God, and toward men." --Acts 24:16


Teen's Thought For The Day

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."


Parent's Thought For The Day

"A child is someone who stands halfway between an adult and a TV set."


Coach's Thought For The Day

"The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places."
--Ernest Hemingway


Writer's Quote For the Day

"Reading, the love of reading, is what makes you dream of becoming a writer.
And long after you've become a writer, reading books others write -- and rereading
the beloved books of the past -- constitutes an irresistible distraction from writing.
Distraction. Consolation. Torment. And, yes, inspiration." --Susan Sontag


Deep Thought For The Day

"I know there are people in this world who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that!"

 

Author MICHAEL T. POWERS
Contributing Author to Chicken Soup for the Christian Teenage
Soul and 28 other inspirational books.

Over 160,000 people have listened to popular Chicken Soup
Author Michael T. Powers' free inspirational message entitled:
"Breathing Life into Others". If you aren't one of them
just visit: http://www.Heart4Teens.com and click on the link
to listen to the free streaming audio message!

"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but
Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body I live by faith in
the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."
Galatians 2:20

 

ALL-STAR Youth Ministry

--The Youth Church of Faith Community Church in Janesville, WI

Check out our youth group! If you are in 7-12th grade and live in the southern
Wisconsin/northern Illinois area come check us out!  Jr. High meets on Sunday
mornings from 9:30 am - 10:30 am. High School age meets on
Sunday night from 6:30-8:00 pm at Faith Community
Church which is located at 2931 Lucerne Dr. in Janesville,
WI. (About 3 blocks south-east of the Pontiac Convention Center.)

Currently we have students from Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, Milton,
Janesville Craig, Janesville Parker, Marshall, Franklin, Edison, Clinton,
Beloit Memorial, and Beloit Turner. E-mail me back if you have
any questions about our weekly meetings or would like to come
to any of our events that are listed below... We have way too
much fun and then, most importantly, talk about issues that
are relevant to you as a teenager.

This Week:  March 1

The Journey!

Seven students. Six days. One unforgettable journey. What happens when you bring together seven unlikely strangers, throw them right in the middle of the Rocky Mountains and take them on a journey through the gospel message as it unfolds throughout the story of the Bible? Raw, real and riveting discussions, an emotional breakdown or two and a few shocking surprises!

Jr. High -- 9:30 am - 10:30 am - "The Gospel Journey Part 4 Discussion"
High School -- 6:30 - 8:00 pm - "The Gospel Journey Part 6"


Visit our youth website to see our topics up through the year 2010!
http://www.faithcommunitychurch.net/upcoming_topics

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