Charles e Collection of NASCAR and Dale Earnhardt

 

Some years ago, back in 1999 and 2001 I was collecting

magazines and then I thought I would made a few posters and so I did

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting In Shape For the Lord

Well I must say, I should be able to get in shape before the end of the year. I will get started on Monday. Getting your physical body in shape so that your mind will work better so that you can learn better, so you can knowing the Word of God better.

SPORTS COLLECTIONS AND THE GOSPEL

The view of our house

The yard that I cut is all the green.

For six years I push a small mower.

But really loved it.

SOMETIMES YOU WONDER WHY PEOPLE WHOM HEAR YOU PREACH OR TEACH, SEEM TO JUST BRUSH THE MESSAGE OFF. WELL THERE IS A REASON FOR THAT..................

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  Now, when we preach the gospel, unless you have spiritual life, you cannot feed upon it; and if you were to come to the communion table, unless you were truly alive unto God, you might eat the bread, and drink the wine, but with real spiritual food, the body of Christ, and the blood of Christ, you could have nothing to do. We do not give food to people in order to make them live. That would be a useless experiment; but, because they are alive, they take food in order to sustain and nourish the life which is already in them. Always recollect, dear friends, that the best spiritual food in the world is useless to those who are spiritually dead; and one very essential part of the gospel is that truth which our Savior so plainly taught, "Ye must be born again." All attempts at feeding the soul are of no use until the new birth has been experienced; even that precious, priceless bread of life cannot be assimilated unless the soul has been quickened by the Spirit of God.

WHILE I DO LIKE MY SPORTS COLLECTION, ITS JUST A COLLECTION

The Dale Earnhardt Sr. Collection

Jeff Gordon collection pre 2000

The corner of my collection room

LeBron's buzzer-beater lifts Cavaliers over Magic 2

LeBron's buzzer-beater lifts Cavaliers over Magic

With the Cavaliers' hopes for another trip to the NBA Finals fading fast, LeBron James rose up for an absolutely critical 3-pointer as the final second ticked off the clock Friday night.

He took the last shot this time. A twisting, off-balance, miracle shot. A 3-pointer for the last of his 35 points that he released with less than one second on the clock and rattled through the rim to give the Cavs a 96-95 victory in Game 2, evening the series at 1-1.

What a game. I get a call from Charity from Union Mills to pick her up, its 10 p.m. Cavaliers had a 23 point lead, only to lose it.

Scottie Pippen Retired, & Michael Jordan Hall of Fame

DALE EARNHARDT SR DIED IN 2001

677 races run over 27 years

We were living in Lexington Ky in 2001 and after church a group of us men, about 15 went to a friends house and watch the Daytona 500. We watch the whole race. We watch the crashed. But we left without knowing Dale had died. After church that night, we were watching the TV and about 9 p.m. we learned that Dale had died in the crash. Talk about a shock, such so that the feeling is still with us today. I had been a fan of NASCAR and Dale since the 90's. And it has not been the same since.

2001: Earnhardt dies in Daytona 500

Racing legend Dale Earnhardt died today in a crash during the Daytona 500. “The accident happened a half-mile from the finish of the NASCAR season-opener as Earnhardt’s newest driver, [Michael] Waltrip, and [Earnhardt’s] son Dale Earnhardt, Jr. were in front racing toward what should have been the most triumphant moment in the brief history of Dale Earnhardt Inc.,” reported The Frederick Post on February 19, 2001. Earnhardt was trying to place third when driver Sterling Martin bumped the back of his stock car. Earnhardt’s vehicle then fishtailed, cut across the track and hit Ken Schrader’s car. Both smashed into the concrete wall head-on at roughly 180 miles-per-hour before sliding back into the infield of the track. Earnhardt was cut out of his car and taken to Halifax Medical Center where he was pronounced dead due to head injuries.

KIRK WARNER AND XL111 SUPER BOWL

PORTSMOUTH RACEWAY

NOW I HAVE BEEN A BIG FAN OF NASCAR OVER THE YEARS, WHEN DALE EARNHARDT WAS LIVING. BUT SINCE HE DIED I HAVE NOT HAD AS MUCH FUN WATCHING THE RACES. But I do have fun passing this place on Saturday Night.

NOW JUST LOOK AT THE BRIDGE AND MAYBE ONE DAY, ALLEN BARNHART MIGHT COME TO PORTSMOUTH TO RACE.

The raceway is open when its not under water.

SPORTS COLLECTOR

TOP NINE SPORTS FILEDS

Now while I love to preach and teach and have for forty years, and while I could never give my total attention to playing sports, I have always loved sports.

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Sports have never taken the place of ministry, but as a youth director or pastor they have been a part of ministry with youth.

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I have previously told the story about my collection and how that started (check here). Sports has being a connection with my kids and friends and people whom I didn't know.

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This new Lexmark x3540 scanner has really been great. The cards above are just a dot in my collection.

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Some preachers play golf, some preachers race cars, really. Some preachers play basketball. You can play golf at 80 years old. Maybe I should have taken up golf. I will address that issue later, Eric.

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Thanks again kids for the scanner/printer/copier/fax.

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Dad

KANSAS MIRACLE WIN IN OVERTIME

75 TO 68

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.Eric, Chad, and Kyle were in Lexington KY watching the game at Chad's

Becky was in Hutchinson, Kansas watching

and Charity and I were watching in Porstmouth Ohio
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Kansas Jayhawks Win NCAA Basketball Championship

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In a dramatic overtime thriller, Kansas (37-3) defeated Memphis (38-2), 75-68 to capture the Division I Men's Basketball National Championship on Monday night. Junior Mario Chalmers hit the clutch three-point shot to push the game to overtime, where the Jayhawks never looked back. This marks the fifth national title for the Kansas men's basketball program.

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Twenty years after "Danny & The Miracles" won it all at KU, Mario's miracle shot Monday night capped off a comeback for the ages and led the Jayhawks to another national title, as Kansas beat Memphis 75-68 in OT
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GO KANSAS

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KANSAS HOLDS OFF DAVIDSON TO REACH FINAL FOUR

Five years after Roy Williams left Kansas, Jayhawks get their shot

Kansas holds off Davidson to reach Final Four Kansas 59, Davidson 57

Kansas’’ cakewalk to the River Walk turned bittersweet on Sunday.

• You were hard-pressed to find any evidence inside Ford Field that the champion of the Big 12 is superior to the champion of the Southern Conference. Kansas’’ biggest lead was six points, and the boys from the tiny Carolina school of 1,700 students controlled the tempo, the action, from start to finish. With 16.8 seconds left, they had possession and the ball in the hands of the tournament’’s best player, shooting star Stephen Curry