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“Cultural Icons” – C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S – Mike Cowart Sr.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

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“Cultural Icons” – C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S – Mike Cowart Sr.

However, as the last few hours have revealed, their lives are very much like us common folk. They have both had great suffering. Michael's estate is much less that one would imagine, due to all the lawsuits and legal expenses. Farrah's son will be released from prison long enough to attend her memorial service.

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Gas Mask – C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S – Mike Cowart Sr.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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Gas Mask – C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S  –  Mike Cowart Sr.

The dentist came in and gave me the numbing shot. His assistant came back and forth to check on me, but I was in ‘La La Land”. I was aware of their coming and going but unaware and really didn’t care.

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“Stress Management” – C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S – Mike Cowart Sr.

Monday, April 27, 2009

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“Stress Management” – C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S – Mike Cowart Sr.

If you worry, you didn’t pray. If you prayed, don’t worry. Faith is the ability not to panic. When we get tangled up in our problems, God wants us to be still.  God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot. As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home everyday! Do not be [...]

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Catcher’s Mitt – C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S – Mike Cowart Sr.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

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Catcher’s Mitt – C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S  – Mike Cowart Sr.

A few days later, my Dad came in from work with a new catcher’s mitt and a catcher’s mask. We began to play catch several days a week. Eventually he hung a tire from a tree and put a canvas behind it. He told me to practice throwing the ball through the tire every day.

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Preparation – C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S. – Mike Cowart Sr.

Monday, February 23, 2009

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Preparation – C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S. – Mike Cowart Sr.

In a NBC Nightly News interview on 2/9/09, Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger III said, “It took every bit of my experience and education to land the airbus on the water. The wings had to be perfectly flat, and the nose had to be at a precise angle.”

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“The Chase” C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S – Mike Cowart Sr.

Monday, January 19, 2009

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“The Chase” C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S – Mike Cowart Sr.

Last night I watched a Barbara Walters interview with Patrick Swayze who has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. His doctor has told him to “take care of business” as his days are numbered. Swayze made a comment that is still ringing in my mind. He said, “I don’t want to chase living and not [...]

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“Resolve” – C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S

Monday, January 12, 2009

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“Resolve” – C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S

Every year I make resolutions but do not have the “resolve” to implement them. Webster says that resolve is “to reach a firm decision”. I think resolve is “resolution with legs”.

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C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S from C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S

Thursday, December 25, 2008

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C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S from C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S

He chose to become “one of us” and delivered His birth announcement through an angel to a teenage virgin. “Mary asked the angel, ‘But, how can I have a baby? I am a virgin. The angel replied, ‘The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of God shall overshadow you; so the baby born to you will be utterly holy—the Son of God’.” Luke 1:34-35

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“Parrots” – C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S

Friday, December 5, 2008

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“Parrots” – C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S

Two days after the election a local fourth grader said to his friends, “Let’s form an assassination club!” The principal was called and talked with the group of boys to find the source of the remark. I’m sure there was conversation with the child’s parents.

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“Influence of the White House” from C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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“Influence of the White House” from C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S.

In a recent survey of 2,500 Protestants who attend church regularly only 16% said they read their Bible ever day. Another 20% confessed to reading the Word a few times a week. Our “idols” have become our toys of technology and chasing the notion that “bigger is better”.

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