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This blog highlights and captures the exemplary character traits of Tim Tebow because such traits are things we can all benefit from. Nobody is perfect, but his example is something that people from all walks of life, different cultures & religions can appreciate.
Monday, February 27, 2012
What Others Are Saying: Hannah Rose Eckles
It's always great to hear people write about Tim Tebow and the things that define his character, especially when that person is of today's young generation. I came across this blog post by Hannah Rose Eckles, and I want to share it with you. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us Hannah, and we hope you continue inspiring others with your blogs :)
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Faith on His Face: A Tim Tebow Tribute
I recently came across a Youtube video of a tribute song to Timmy by two young ladies named Holly Stewart and Kylie Marissa Orcutt . I've seen and heard other songwriters performing their own Tebow-inspired songs, including the acoustic "All He Does is Win" that made it to ESPN's First Take morning show, but this one really caught my attention for several reasons.
First, it talks about Timmy's faith. That's right, his faith, which is far more substantial than his football career. In their own way, Holly and Marissa is actually exemplifying what Timmy is doing with his faith and platform. This is much more than I could say for people who put up fan pages, sing songs, print shirts, kneel on their knees for the sake of making money. Sure they will make money (I hope) from the sales of their song, as Tim will in his football career, but they are ministering to others through music.
Secondly, their writing is and singing is very good. They sing on key and deserve to be heard. Who know, maybe I'll hear it on KLOVE fm one of these days :)
The best part of their song is that their proceeds will be sent to the Tim Tebow Foundation. By doing this, their music not only reaches the hearts and ears of those listening, but it reaches out to the lives of the countless number of young children in the Philippines and anywhere else Tim's foundation reaches out to.
Anyway, here's the video. Enjoy it and pass it on to your friends. By the way Holly and Marissa, this is a free plug because you deserve it. Hope ya'll get discovered!
First, it talks about Timmy's faith. That's right, his faith, which is far more substantial than his football career. In their own way, Holly and Marissa is actually exemplifying what Timmy is doing with his faith and platform. This is much more than I could say for people who put up fan pages, sing songs, print shirts, kneel on their knees for the sake of making money. Sure they will make money (I hope) from the sales of their song, as Tim will in his football career, but they are ministering to others through music.
Secondly, their writing is and singing is very good. They sing on key and deserve to be heard. Who know, maybe I'll hear it on KLOVE fm one of these days :)
The best part of their song is that their proceeds will be sent to the Tim Tebow Foundation. By doing this, their music not only reaches the hearts and ears of those listening, but it reaches out to the lives of the countless number of young children in the Philippines and anywhere else Tim's foundation reaches out to.
Anyway, here's the video. Enjoy it and pass it on to your friends. By the way Holly and Marissa, this is a free plug because you deserve it. Hope ya'll get discovered!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
What Others Are Saying: Syler Thomas Comes Around to Support Tebow
How could a pastor be against Tebow? I thought. I almost didn't want to finish it because it was beginning to sound like another hate article, but I gave the pastor the benefit of the doubt. I'm glad I did because he later reflects back to an incident when he was 19 years old where his Christianity rubbed people the wrong way in his small school. His former college professor sent him a letter telling him that Tebow reminded the professor of him because of how he stood up for his faith.
Bingo, then it hit Thomas - he was the 19 year old version of Tebow. Then he realized that it isn't Tebow's fault that he rubs so many people the wrong way. Tebow is just being himself and standing up for his faith. Much like the last article I featured on my February 11, 2012 blog by Rexcrisanto, it's the media who is drumming up all this hate toward Tebow. Nice article pastor Thomas!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Another Great Interview by Hannah Storm
Ever since Hannah Storm did the ESPN interview with Tim regarding his involvement with missionary work in the Philippines, I've kept my eyes and ears open so as not to miss another interview between her and Tim. I am convinced she is one of the few media personalities who really appreciate him for the person he is inside.
On February 7, 2012, she did a thirty minute interview with Tim on ESPN's Face to Face. In case you missed it, here's a nice video of it:
On February 7, 2012, she did a thirty minute interview with Tim on ESPN's Face to Face. In case you missed it, here's a nice video of it:
Saturday, February 11, 2012
What Others Are Saying: Rexcrisanto on a "Bigger Picture" of Tebow
After blogging about Skip Bayless’ interview with Tim Tebow last week, a surprising Yahoo article relating to that interview caught my attention. The author, Rexcrisanto, connects the interview with an interesting perspective he has about Tim Tebow and the phenomenon surrounding him.
For many years, especially these past two, I’ve heard all the hype and hate directed at Tebow. This article puts things into a great perspective by taking neither side, though Rexcrisanto definitely comes across a big time supporter of Tebow. He talks about the media and how it “spins” anything they can to drive the hatred and fanaticism for Tim so they could make money. Bingo. It’s always about the money.
Then he goes on to discuss the whole “Tebowing” phenomenon. He writes,
The article left thinking about my outlook of Tebow. I’ve always considered myself a “true” Tim Tebow fan by loving both his on-and-off the field character and work, but now I realize that I may have been on the fanatic side too often, which I’ve come to learn isn’t what makes a true Tebow fan. The article reminded me (because I’ve heard it before) that true fans do not have hatred or fanaticism within them. The article has definitely added fuel to my intentions of helping Tebow spread his intentions of goodwill toward others.
This is why I will not monetize this blog or seek financial gain, like most of the other so-called Tebow fan pages/sites on Facebook and the Web. Just the other day, I received a message from someone who likes my Facebook fan page complaining that they were kicked out of one of the biggest Facebook Tim Tebow fanpages because that person posted complaints about how the admin uses the page to promote other sites for monetary gain. After checking out the page owner's personal Facebook profile, I discovered that person had very little to say about Tebow and that same person loved dropping the "F"bomb and seemed to love talking about drinking and partying - something I seriously doubt Timmy endorses. Again, the article nailed it on the head when it talks about people spinning Tebow just to gain customers (followers), which ultimately leads to dollars.
No, that won’t be me. I don’t care about gaining 100,000+ likes on my Facebook page so that I can make money or gain popularity. Like Tebow, my Facebook page and this blog are simply a platform that’s sole purpose is to encourage more platforms for the better good. On a similar note, today I happened to discover, such a platform on Facebook while checking out other Tebow fan pages. It is called “More Than Champions Sports (MTC), which exists within the basketball realm to help others in need. It’s all about using our gifts and talents to help others.
I will leave you with my favorite part of the article, which happens to be its last paragraph:
For many years, especially these past two, I’ve heard all the hype and hate directed at Tebow. This article puts things into a great perspective by taking neither side, though Rexcrisanto definitely comes across a big time supporter of Tebow. He talks about the media and how it “spins” anything they can to drive the hatred and fanaticism for Tim so they could make money. Bingo. It’s always about the money.
Then he goes on to discuss the whole “Tebowing” phenomenon. He writes,
“Just so you know, Tim Tebow isn’t the first football player to kneel and pray in public or on a football field. During his February 01, 2012 appearance on the Jimmy Fallon show, he made this same statement to everyone watching. Interestingly enough, NFL.com also released a recent video called The Book of Tebow, which clearly points this out.”It gets much better when he brings the Hall of Famer, Roger Staubach (Cowboys quarterback during the 1970s), into the discussion. Wow, the similarities he describes about both their “characters” on and “off” the field are remarkable. It’s as if Tebow is the new Staubach (except for the experience and Superbowl rings - - yet).
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| Roger Staubach & Tim Tebow with Heisman Trophies |
The article left thinking about my outlook of Tebow. I’ve always considered myself a “true” Tim Tebow fan by loving both his on-and-off the field character and work, but now I realize that I may have been on the fanatic side too often, which I’ve come to learn isn’t what makes a true Tebow fan. The article reminded me (because I’ve heard it before) that true fans do not have hatred or fanaticism within them. The article has definitely added fuel to my intentions of helping Tebow spread his intentions of goodwill toward others.
This is why I will not monetize this blog or seek financial gain, like most of the other so-called Tebow fan pages/sites on Facebook and the Web. Just the other day, I received a message from someone who likes my Facebook fan page complaining that they were kicked out of one of the biggest Facebook Tim Tebow fanpages because that person posted complaints about how the admin uses the page to promote other sites for monetary gain. After checking out the page owner's personal Facebook profile, I discovered that person had very little to say about Tebow and that same person loved dropping the "F"bomb and seemed to love talking about drinking and partying - something I seriously doubt Timmy endorses. Again, the article nailed it on the head when it talks about people spinning Tebow just to gain customers (followers), which ultimately leads to dollars.
No, that won’t be me. I don’t care about gaining 100,000+ likes on my Facebook page so that I can make money or gain popularity. Like Tebow, my Facebook page and this blog are simply a platform that’s sole purpose is to encourage more platforms for the better good. On a similar note, today I happened to discover, such a platform on Facebook while checking out other Tebow fan pages. It is called “More Than Champions Sports (MTC), which exists within the basketball realm to help others in need. It’s all about using our gifts and talents to help others.
I will leave you with my favorite part of the article, which happens to be its last paragraph:
“In the end, everyone has their own platform; there are those who have much smaller and simpler platforms and there are those with bigger platforms than Tebow’s. The most important thing about Tebow is that he is helping people discover their platform and then encourages them to use it to help others by living an exemplary life.”To read the Yahoo article in it's entirety: click here
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Skip Bayless Interview with Tim Tebow
This was a great interview by ESPN's Skip Bayless. I especially like how Stephen A. Smith (one of Tebow's biggest critics) finally comes around to appreciating the person Tebow is, but he still has a long way to go to before really giving Tebow the respect he deserves.
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