Joh 3:16
„Denn Gott hat die Menschen so sehr geliebt, dass er seinen einzigen Sohn für sie hergab. Jeder, der an ihn glaubt, wird nicht zugrunde gehen, sondern das ewige Leben haben.“
Johannes 3:16 HFA
https://bible.com/bible/73/jhn.3.16.HFA
Tim Tebow spielte für die Denver Broncos als Quarterback. Er wurde in der Saison 2011 zum Starter und revitalisierte ein schwächelndes Team – er führte die Broncos zu ihrem ersten Division-Titel und Playoff-Sieg seit 2005.
Der berühmte Playoff-Sieg (Januar 2012)
Der Höhepunkt seiner NFL-Karriere war das Wild-Card-Spiel der Playoffs, als er auf dem ersten Snap in der Overtime einen siegbringenden Touchdown-Pass gegen die Pittsburgh Steelers warf.
Nach diesem Sieg schieden die Broncos in der nächsten Playoff-Runde aus. Kurz darauf verpflichteten die Broncos Superstar Peyton Manning als Quarterback – und Tebow wurde im März 2012 zu den New York Jets getradet.
Karriereende
Nach erfolglosen Versuchen bei den Patriots und Eagles versuchte er 2021 noch einmal ein Comeback – diesmal als Tight End bei den Jacksonville Jaguars, wurde aber nach einem Preseason-Spiel entlassen.
Heute arbeitet Tebow als Analyst für College Football bei ESPN und dem SEC Network und ist als Autor und Sprecher tätig. Seine christliche Überzeugung war stets ein prägendes Merkmal – das Niederknien zum Gebet auf dem Spielfeld wurde als „Tebowing” weltbekannt.
“Must win” won!
“Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing!” And the Irons did exactly what was needed on Friday evening against Wolves: they won and moved out of the relegation zone, changing places with Tottenham!
Britain’s Gifts to the World
There was not only a last-minute-goal at the London Stadium, but even two goals in injury time in this FA Cup match! Though with West Ham 0-1 down at halftime, and 0-2 after 75 minutes, I had thought this was “game over” and had left the pub where I was watching the match, “The Tube Station”, after 90 minutes. I had no idea what I would be missing out on!
The unexpected and unlikely happened: Mateus Fernandes in the 93rd and Axel Disasi in the 96th minute equalised for the Irons and took the game to extra time!
However, after an other West Ham goal was disallowed (Taty‘s second “goal” of the afternoon which did not count, and the Argentine had also been unlucky when his header just hit the post!), fortune was hiding again when the tie had to be decided on penalties. West Ham’s skipper Jarrod Bowen and Pablo could not convert their penalties, and the Irons lost the shootout 2-4. Now Leeds will play at Wembley, in their first FA Cup semi-final in 39 years, against Chelsea! The other semifinal is Southampton vs. Manchester City.
West Ham manager Nuno said on the performance of his team: “We prove to ourselves that we can never give up. The game is not done until the referee says so and we have to take that into our future starting on Friday [against Wolves].“
“It will take more time to recover. The legs go when you win and recover quicker. We have the sadness and that will drag into this evening and tomorrow, but we have to react. We have important games [against Wolves, Crystal Palace, Everton, Brentford, Arsenal, Newcastle and Leeds], so we will keep fighting.”
Well, parts of the game were really good; we came back well, and that could give us confidence for the upcoming matches. Unfortunately, we were unlucky with two offside goals and hitting the woodwork twice. 😬
Come on you Irons!
Archbishop’s Easter Message
As the King has decided not to issue an Easter message this year, RapidHammer wants to wish you a Happy Easter pointing to the newly installed Archbishop of Canterbury’s Easter letter. Sarah Mullally was installed as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury on March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation.
This is her first ecumenical Easter letter as Archbishop of Canterbury:
In her statement, Archbishop Sarah said that the message of the gospel is not an abstract hope but a “living reality” that could give strength and comfort to all of humanity.
She quoted Dietrich Bonhoeffer who, writing from prison, reflected that “only a suffering God can help.” These words remind us that in Jesus Christ, God does not stand distant from human pain, but enters into it, bears it, and transforms it.
The cross and the empty tomb together tell us that suffering and death do not have the final word. Suffering and pain are penultimate; ultimate is the loving embrace of God in glory. Easter proclaims that even in the darkest places, God is at work bringing life.
Pointing to the words of Jesus: “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies… it bears much fruit,” the Archbishop said that Easter invites each of us to entrust ourselves anew to this mystery. What in our lives, our churches, and our relationships must be surrendered so that God may bring renewal? The resurrection assures us that no act of faithful surrender is ever wasted.
Easter calls us to live from this hope: to trust in the victory of Christ, to stand alongside those who suffer, and to bear witness with renewed confidence to the Gospel. In a wounded world, we are called to be people of resurrection – people who live not in fear, but in hope; not in despair, but in the promise of new life.
The Archbishop closed her letter with: As we celebrate this holy season, may the joy of Easter renew our faith, strengthen our fellowship, and deepen our commitment to one another in Christ.
Tuesday Delight for Four
The European World Cup playoff finals brought delight for four nations, but heartbreak for all fans of the Italian national team and of their wonderful anthem which now will not be played at the World Cup. With a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes and a 1-4 in the penalty shootout the Azzurri failed to qualify for a third World Cup in a row. Former Austria Wien player Haris Tabakovic had scored Bosnia and Herzegovina’s goal to make it 1-1 in the 79th minute against ten-men-Italy (due to Bastoni’s red card in the 41st minute).
Turkey reached their first World Cup in 24 years as Kerem Akturkoglu’s goal gave them a narrow win in their play-off with Kosovo.
The Czech Republic drew 2-2 with Denmark in Prague, but won their second penalty shootout within five days. The Czech Republic (with West Ham‘s Tomas Soucek and Ex-Hammer Vladimir Coufal in the team) have last appeared on the global stage in 2006, while Denmark will be absent for the first time since the 2014 tournament.
Last but not least, Sweden won their play-off final 3-2 against Poland to reach this summer’s World Cup. They did not need extra time or a penalty shootout for booking their trip to the USA, Canada and Mexico, but scored a dramatic 88th-minute winner through Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres. Former West Ham manager Graham Potter who had landed the Sweden job last autumn, just four weeks after having been sacked by the Hammers, helped Sweden gain revenge as they had been beaten by Poland in the World Cup qualifying play-off final for Qatar 2022, four years ago.
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