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Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. announced this week the commencement
speaker for this year’s graduation ceremony. Actor, martial artist, veteran, Christian, and pop culture icon Chuck Norris will be the speaker.
Here’s the story. This should be interesting, I hope he does a good job for my alma mater.
This is quite a story. Who would have thought during the Cold War that the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikail Gorbachev would have become a Christian. Yesterday the story in the UK Telegraph began with this line:
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Communist leader of the Soviet Union, has acknowledged his Christian faith for the first time, paying a surprise visit to pray at the tomb of St Francis of Assisi.
The story further reveals that Gorbachev, now 77, was baptized into the Russian Orthodox Church. Check out the story here.
It’s amazing, isn’t it, that God could reach such a man, who at one point led the most powerful atheistic nation in the world. Let us never assume that God cannot reach someone because of who they are or where they live. That’s some good news as we look forward to Easter!
HT: Ben Witherington
This is my second post of the day. Both are career-related, but I thought each deserved its own story. Today is an historic day in sports because legendary Green Bay Packers Quarterback Brett Favre has announced his retirement.
After 17 seasons of professional football, Favre is calling it quits. Check out the AP story here.
Favre is a great quarterback, certainly he’s broken more than a few records during his career. I’ve always had great respect for him, not only because he and I are fellow Mississippi boys, but also because of his great talent, his love of the game, and because he has always been a positive example of class, sportsmanship, and commitment. Those like Favre only come around rarely. He is truly one of the great athletes of football.
Here’s the first of two stories I have today. As I myself am putting out resumés, this story seems to really get my attention. So what’s the story? Here it is.
One of my favorite networks the Food Network announced yesterday that they would not renew the contract for one of their celebrity chefs, Robert Irvine, host of “Dinner: Impossible.” Why? Because they found out that he had embellished his resumé. The MSN story says, “The star of ‘Dinner: Impossible’ has acknowledged fabricating some of the more fantastic parts of his resume, including having cooked for Britain’s Royal Family and various U.S. presidents.”
The chef is quoted as saying, “I was wrong to exaggerate in statements related to my experiences in the White House and the Royal Family,” Irvine said in a written statement. “I am truly sorry for misleading people and misstating the facts.” Food Network, in a press release said, “We rely on the trust that our viewers have in the accuracy of the information we present, and Robert challenged that trust.”
What I think:
I am disappointed by this whole thing. My wife and I love the Food Network, and we’ve come to enjoy Chef Irvine’s show. He’s a great entertainer. He’s something of an adopted “native son” of the area where my in-laws live. However, I think Food Network has every right to do this. They hold their people to a high standard, and as I understand it, this is not the first time they’ve dropped someone who lied to get onto a show. I have to respect them for their high standard for accuracy and honesty.
Saying that, I do hope that they will give him an opportunity to make an apology to the viewers, and that they might consider giving him a second chance. I think he’s shown that he can really cut it in some tough situations. Ultimately, he made a bad call, and it was risky — now he’s gotten caught and will have to deal with the consequences. For me, this is just a reminder that honesty is the best policy. Maybe some of us won’t get the biggest jobs on our real resumés, but it’s better to get real experiences based on the true facts of who we are and what we’ve done. As someone who is looking for a position in church ministry, my integrity is one of my most valuable assets, if that is lost, I’m not worth hiring.
What do you think?
