Saturday, March 28, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Streetball is still good to me!
bouncemag.com got wind of the book and gave me some great press today. My respect for them and the game of basketball especially the "City" game is something I will always be in awe of.
Thanks for the post today bounce!!
Check it out at www.bouncemag.com
Thanks for the post today bounce!!
Check it out at www.bouncemag.com
Monday, March 23, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
The Greatest Comeback Ever
As a huge sports fan, I just LOVE a good comeback. I can remember, as a kid, listening on the radio to the New York Knicks basketball games.
It was back when Kareem Abdul Jabbar was still known as Lew Alcindor and the Knicks were playing the Milwaukee Bucks. I can still remember that special night in November 1972 when I was 12 years old. I used to listen to all the Knick games on the radio and keep the scorebook for the games. Marv Albert had the call that night and the Knicks were getting killed. But I just kept believing for a miracle and with the Knicks down 19 points with about 5 minutes left in the game what has been called the greatest comeback in Madison Square Garden and with the New York Knicks was about to take place. I could feel it in my bones! It was just me, my scorebook, my transistor radio and 19,000 screaming fans embracing for one of the greatest games in the history of New York Knick basketball!!
Walt Frazier and Earl the Pearl Monroe sparked the comeback. Willis Reed shut down Jabber and every play was a nail biter. I was going CRAZY every time the Knicks scored or Frazier stole the ball. The Knicks won that game 87-86 as Jabbar threw up an air ball in the final second to the roar of 19,000 screaming fans and one 12 year old dedicated Knick fan who for one night found paradise as I was lost in the excitement!!
To me, that’s adrenaline! It look’s like someone is so far down or so far behind that they will never be able to rise above the adversity and come out on top again. Yet with the right focus, there is still hope of victory.
In those great stories like the comeback of the NY Knicks, and even the redemption of my own broken life, I find great hope in the focus that made me rise above and come out on top. No, it wasn’t my basketball career that was resurrected, even though it was my dream to fulfill that destiny. It was my heart and my soul; my very life, that was saved and set on the right track. And the focus for me was a Savior; the one who gave his life for me so that I could have victory in my life and spend an eternity with him.
Now that’s an exciting story for me. Talk about a comeback! I was so far gone in my life of sin that I thought I would never have a chance to be forgiven. But I was wrong. When Jesus’ love and grace picked me up and I was able to focus on him, I began to see hope for life and I began to run the good race for the prize that is ahead. I am victorious and you can be victorious also. Keep your eye on the goal – the Savior. He will turn your life around and we can all celebrate that victory!
Be Blessed and Encouraged
P.S. Be Sure to click on the title of this post "The Greatest Comeback Ever" to check out the comeback at MSG.
Bill Rieser
It was back when Kareem Abdul Jabbar was still known as Lew Alcindor and the Knicks were playing the Milwaukee Bucks. I can still remember that special night in November 1972 when I was 12 years old. I used to listen to all the Knick games on the radio and keep the scorebook for the games. Marv Albert had the call that night and the Knicks were getting killed. But I just kept believing for a miracle and with the Knicks down 19 points with about 5 minutes left in the game what has been called the greatest comeback in Madison Square Garden and with the New York Knicks was about to take place. I could feel it in my bones! It was just me, my scorebook, my transistor radio and 19,000 screaming fans embracing for one of the greatest games in the history of New York Knick basketball!!
Walt Frazier and Earl the Pearl Monroe sparked the comeback. Willis Reed shut down Jabber and every play was a nail biter. I was going CRAZY every time the Knicks scored or Frazier stole the ball. The Knicks won that game 87-86 as Jabbar threw up an air ball in the final second to the roar of 19,000 screaming fans and one 12 year old dedicated Knick fan who for one night found paradise as I was lost in the excitement!!
To me, that’s adrenaline! It look’s like someone is so far down or so far behind that they will never be able to rise above the adversity and come out on top again. Yet with the right focus, there is still hope of victory.
In those great stories like the comeback of the NY Knicks, and even the redemption of my own broken life, I find great hope in the focus that made me rise above and come out on top. No, it wasn’t my basketball career that was resurrected, even though it was my dream to fulfill that destiny. It was my heart and my soul; my very life, that was saved and set on the right track. And the focus for me was a Savior; the one who gave his life for me so that I could have victory in my life and spend an eternity with him.
Now that’s an exciting story for me. Talk about a comeback! I was so far gone in my life of sin that I thought I would never have a chance to be forgiven. But I was wrong. When Jesus’ love and grace picked me up and I was able to focus on him, I began to see hope for life and I began to run the good race for the prize that is ahead. I am victorious and you can be victorious also. Keep your eye on the goal – the Savior. He will turn your life around and we can all celebrate that victory!
Be Blessed and Encouraged
P.S. Be Sure to click on the title of this post "The Greatest Comeback Ever" to check out the comeback at MSG.
Bill Rieser
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Celebrate Recovery at Christ Community Church
I was so excited to be able to share my testimony at the Christ Community Church Celebrate Recovery service last Friday night in St. Charles Illinois. It was great to see another awesome CR program in full swing making a huge impact in their community all made possible by the healing power of Jesus Christ!!
I am going to take a short mini vacation and spend some time with some dear friends in Arizona.
I am going to take a short mini vacation and spend some time with some dear friends in Arizona.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Psalm 91:14-16 Devotional
Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."
Psalm 91:14 gives us a great promise to those who love God and acknowledge his name. He promises to rescue us. You might be wondering what is God rescuing us from? Well if you read the entire 91st Psalm you will get a glimpse of what happens to us every day in the spiritual world. It reminds us that we are under a constant attack but God is taking care of those attacks and defeating the enemy thousands of times a day! That is an amazing thought when you take a second to think about what happens to you during the course of a day.
But there is a catch to this whole rescuing, delivering, and protecting thing. The catch is 3 very important things.
The first catch is to Love God. The second is to acknowledge and never be ashamed of his name. The third is to pray in his name.
Prayer is the main thing that initiates God to protect, rescue, and deliver us.
Look at verse 15 again: He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
Did you get the “he will call upon me”? Well the call upon me is when we pray and I love the response from God—and I will answer him and not only will I answer him but he gives us additional promises. The first additional promise is that when we are in trouble, God will be right there with us.
The second additional promise is that God will deliver us and then honor us. God does not say he might, or will consider, or he will pray about it, but he promises to deliver us and then tags another amazing thought that he will honor us.
Have you ever consider the thought that God will honor you? What does that mean? It simply means this; if you honor God with your life and your lips, God will honor you and will do it with additional promises.
Look at the last verse of Psalm 91:16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."
Here is another additional promise that God will give you if you love him, acknowledge his name, and call (Pray) upon him.
God promises us a long life and that long life is eternity which never ends!!!
Be Blesses and Encouraged as you read this today!!!
Bill Rieser
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."
Psalm 91:14 gives us a great promise to those who love God and acknowledge his name. He promises to rescue us. You might be wondering what is God rescuing us from? Well if you read the entire 91st Psalm you will get a glimpse of what happens to us every day in the spiritual world. It reminds us that we are under a constant attack but God is taking care of those attacks and defeating the enemy thousands of times a day! That is an amazing thought when you take a second to think about what happens to you during the course of a day.
But there is a catch to this whole rescuing, delivering, and protecting thing. The catch is 3 very important things.
The first catch is to Love God. The second is to acknowledge and never be ashamed of his name. The third is to pray in his name.
Prayer is the main thing that initiates God to protect, rescue, and deliver us.
Look at verse 15 again: He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
Did you get the “he will call upon me”? Well the call upon me is when we pray and I love the response from God—and I will answer him and not only will I answer him but he gives us additional promises. The first additional promise is that when we are in trouble, God will be right there with us.
The second additional promise is that God will deliver us and then honor us. God does not say he might, or will consider, or he will pray about it, but he promises to deliver us and then tags another amazing thought that he will honor us.
Have you ever consider the thought that God will honor you? What does that mean? It simply means this; if you honor God with your life and your lips, God will honor you and will do it with additional promises.
Look at the last verse of Psalm 91:16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."
Here is another additional promise that God will give you if you love him, acknowledge his name, and call (Pray) upon him.
God promises us a long life and that long life is eternity which never ends!!!
Be Blesses and Encouraged as you read this today!!!
Bill Rieser
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