LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal are two of America’s most beloved basketball stars. They have both seemingly permeated our culture with their huge personalities and enormous athletic talent. Although King James has yet to hoist any significant hardware, Shaq has won several titles. Both have proven themselves to be at the top of their chosen profession though. But, what if instead of b-ball, they had chosen soccer, a game with a different net?  Read more... (427 words, 5 images, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

Tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams are amazing athletes who have succeeded in a sport usually reserved for the elite. They have overcome huge obstacles to establish themselves as two of the greatest women players of their generation, if not the best two. They possess remarkable agility, stamina, and power. Thus, had their father chosen to indoctrinate them with soccer instead of tennis, I think they would be two girls who could win 1 World Cup for the US.  

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Adrian Peterson and Chris Johnson are perhaps the two greatest RBs in the world right now. They both possess blinding speed and ridiculous physical power. Since they were small children (like 7 years old), they have played football year round. Neither has thus had any time to really experience soccer. They have been fettered to American Football. And they have been dominant at every level. But, what if they had taken up soccer instead?  

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Back when I was a strapping young lad still becoming a man, there was a certain cable channel (Showtime) that aired this ridiculous show called Red Shoe Diaries. The show definitely contained “Strong Sexual Content” and “Nudity”, which made it all the more appealing to its star, David Duchovny. Now, this post (and the series that will follow it) isn’t really about that show. But, in a way, that show and this series will be similar. What the hell am I talking about?

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The Sin: When I was a kid, I didn’t know Spielberg’s The Goonies was one of the weirdest movies ever. I mean, the bad guys literally keep their ”special” kin chained in the basement where he has absolutely nothing to do. As he was a pretty idle guy, it was fitting they named him Sloth. After all, according to Proverbs 19:15, ”slothfulness castesth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hungry.” It makes sense, right? He was awfully hungry for Chunk’s Baby Ruth.    

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The Sin: For those of you who were wondering: yes, that is a miniature inflatable Skeletor. As regular readers know, I have christened Bob Bradley “Skeletor” due to the resemblance his bony visage shares with that of He-Man’s nemesis. I don’t mean the nickname as a slight, mind you, I just think both men share a sometimes wrathful look, which isn’t necessarily a good thing. After all, “the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God” according to James 1:20.    

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That line does not do justice to the job that Arena did for the Galaxy this year. Last season the Galaxy finished bottom of the Western Conference after conceding a league-high 62 goals. Everyone knows that defense will Championship and Arena was able to slash the goals against from 68 to 31 goals this season. That was the difference between playing in the Conference Finals and watching the games at home.  Read more... (168 words, 3 images, estimated 40 secs reading time)

The Sin: Envy has always been associated with the color green, probably in a large part thanks to the Bard’s classic Othello. In that play, the jealousy that accompanies envy is referred to as ”the green-eyed monster”. Proverbs 23:17 also warns against it, stating that one should ”Let not thine heart envy sinners, but be thou in the fear of the Lord.” Envy can make us resent a person simply because they have had some good fortune. It’s why we hate Tom Brady.   

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