Migration

Gents~

my tinkering nature has gotten the best of me. in the interest of flexibility, features, sweetness, ease-of-posting and potential for broader exposure, i've created a new venue for our footy banter: http://americnfootball.colesletten.com.

each of you should have an automated email inviting you to the new blog already, and i'll be sending a further one later with a few more thoughts.

the new blog allowed for a straight import of all the previous stuff, so we're not going to lose anything. jump on over when you get the chance, sign in and let's keep this thing going.

joga bonito.

I hope he breaks his ankle.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=659400&sec=europe&cc=5901

80,000 people? Holy freaking crap.

Imagine if the Broncos signed a free agent and Mile High Stadium FILLED UP just to see the guy in his new uniform. Freaking insane.

I really hope he breaks his ankles. I also hope he gives Kaka Herpes.

So..........

......are you saying then that Chelsea is this kind of modern liberal christianity that accepts "alternative lifestyles"? Just saw this pic and was wondering.

A vision from the LORD!

I come to you all with a heavy heart today.

I spent some time in the prayer chapel yesterday before TNL, and the Lord and I spent some good quality time together. When I got up to leave, the Lord struck me with a clear revelation, and its message has left me feeling heavily burdened. You know that feeling when you have bad news to give someone, and you really don't want to? That's where I have been all day.

Anyway, when I was leaving the prayer chapel, I noticed that the church has several depictions of lions in the room (stained glass, statue, etc). That's when the Lord struck me with this vision.

In case you don't know, C.S. Lewis, author of the great Narnia Chronicles (among other well respected works of fiction and non-fiction), chose to create an allegorical story in which Jesus was represented by a massive and awesome lion named Aslan. You may have seen the movies, if you haven't read the books (shame on you). Just about every person I know and respect in the world looks on Lewis's work with a great deal of respect, and most generally agree that his writing was God-breathed in many ways. Many of the posters in this little community have shared in conversations with me in the past in which we have discussed these very things.

So, as I was leaving the chapel, and I saw the lions, I thought to myself "lions are sweet...they remind me of Aslan, and Aslan reminds me of Jesus...I should get more stuff with lions on it." That was my first thought. My second thought was this: "you know, I do have SOME stuff with lions on it...Chelsea's crest is a regal looking lion...cool".

This was the first vision that jumped into my mind:

Notice the similarities. the first picture is Aslan. the second is the representation of Aslan on a Narnian sheild as envisioned by the filmakers. The thrid is obviously Chelsea's crest. Clearly, the Lord was revealing to me that, in fact, Chelsea is a team that is blessed by God, and that anyone who supports Chelsea supports Jesus.

If that was as far as my vision went, I would not feel so heavy hearted. But, alas, the Lord had more to reveal to me.

My thoughts then jumped to other teams and their crests. Of course, I immediately thought of Liverpool. Liverpool's crest features a long beaked bird. That is where the lighting bolt struck me and I realized with horror what the Lord was trying to tell me.

You see, C.S. Lewis used many other animals and creatures in his stories. Most of thsoe animals and creatures were good, but some were bad. One creature in particular appears in his final installment of the Chronicles of Narnia (The Last Battle). That particular creature shows up as the avatar of a being known as Tash. Tash is, essentially, the allegorical representation of the anti-christ. Satan. Tash is very, very bad, but he gets many many people to follow him (even some people who are good, but they are deceived by Tash and follow him instead of Aslan). It is very sad, and lots of bad things happen because of Tash.

Here's a depiction of Tash:

Uh oh...

Here's a picture of Liverpool's bird:

Uhhhhh....did anyone else just get the shivers? I mean, there are red flames of hell all around the bird. Good LORD!

That my friends, is the sad revelation I bring to you today. Anyone who supports Liverpool clearly is being decieved, and in essence, they are supporting the antichrist. The message is clear; supporting Liverpool=supporting Tash=devil worshiper. C.S. Lewis can't be wrong.

Support Chelsea FC. Turn to the light. Turn to the Lion. Turn to Jesus.