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Justin Bieber shares Bible verse in show of support for Simone Biles following Olympics exit
When Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles unexpectedly pulled out of the Olympics All-Around Individual Final to “focus on her mental health,” her exit drew a global response and pop star Justin Bieber showed his support for the 24-year-old gymnast by sharing scripture.
USA Gymnastics shared Biles’ decision to quit the global competition in a statement on Twitter Wednesday. The announcement came after the athlete withdrew from the finals at the Tokyo Olympics Women’s Team Final the previous day. Biles completed just one vault before telling her teammates she wouldn’t be competing alongside them for the remainder of the games.
Her decision was met with mixed responses as some wanted the American athlete to carry on while others applauded her exit.
Showing his support for her decision, Bieber penned a heartfelt message to Biles on Instagram.
“Nobody will ever understand the pressures you face! I know we don’t know each other but I’m so proud of the decision to withdraw,” the “Holy” singer wrote in support of Biles.
“It’s as simple as- what does it mean to gain the whole world but forfeit your soul,” he added, quoting Mark 8:36. “Sometimes our no’s are more powerful than our yes’s. When what you normally love starts to steal your joy it’s important we take a step back to evaluate why.”
Bieber continued, “People thought I was crazy for not finishing the purpose tour but it was the best thing I could have done for my mental health!! So proud of you @simonebiles.”
The Canadian star made headlines in 2017 when he canceled the remaining dates for his Purpose tour to focus on his well-being. Since then, Bieber has become an outspoken Christian and actively shares his faith on social media.
Olympic swimmer-turned-commentator Michael Phelps has also been transparent about his own mental health struggles. He, too, openly supported Biles by saying that her story “broke my heart.”
“I hope this is an eye-opening experience … an opportunity for us to jump on board, and to even blow this mental health thing even more wide open,” Phelps shared.
On Tuesday, Biles told reporters that she decided to pull out of the team final and the individual all-around because of the twisties.
“My teammates saw it a little bit in practice … having a little bit of the twisties,” Biles told reporters.
According to medical experts, twisties refers to a mental block that can be experienced by a gymnast as they are in the air during a twisting skill.
“When someone gets the twisties, there is a disconnect between the brain and body,” said Jamie Shapiro, Ph.D., a mental performance coach who’s also the co-director of the Master’s in Sport and Performance Psychology program at the University of Denver, to Health.com.
“The body knows what to do and motor programs are stored in the brain, but the brain is having trouble accessing those motor programs,” she explained.
Shapiro said the disconnect between the brain and body can be very dangerous and cause an athlete to feel “a loss of a sense of control over the movement” while they are in the air.
The former club and collegiate gymnast said that occurrence can have both “physical and mental implications.” Not only will twisties make a gymnast unable to perform the skills they sought out to do, but the inability to perform the task can “cause anxiety, exacerbating the mental block,” she added
Other gymnasts on social media shared their own experiences with the twisties.
“As someone who had the twisties once, it’s what caused me to fracture my back and end my career,” one former gymnast who goes by the name @switchhalf wrote. “I was only a level 10, and not planning on continuing after high school. my back still bothers me to this day, Simone could have done much worse.”
Another gymnast, who goes by the Twitter handle @kellyymcl added, “Every gymnast who’s ever struggled with the twisties and told they were crazy is crying right with you SB. this sport is scary, far from easy, and there’s so much more to life than pushing your body to do things your brain isn’t capable of doing on a given day.”
Sources:Christian Post
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Soccer Star Reprimanded for Writing ‘I Love Jesus’ on Pro-LGBT Rainbow Armband
English soccer player Marc Guéhi was slapped Saturday with a warning from the Football Association after the Crystal Palace center-back wore an armband emblazoned with the phrase, “I love Jesus.”
The team captain wrote the Christian saying on a band decorated with rainbow colors, intended to represent the LGBTQ flag, according to ESPN.
FA rules allow “initiative slogans/emblems promoting the game of football, respect, and integrity,” but prohibit players from wearing clothing or gear displaying “political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images.”
While the association reminded Guéhi and Crystal Palace of their responsibilities as an athlete and team, respectively, neither will face any formal action for the armband in question.
A spokesperson for the FA said in a statement no official warning was given after Guéhi wore the band with the three-word phrase during his team’s 1-1 draw with Newcastle United.
“Marc Guehi has not received an official warning from us,” said the FA representative. “We have contacted Crystal Palace to formally remind them and Marc Guehi that the appearance on, or incorporation in, any item of clothing, football boots, or other equipment of any religious message is prohibited as stated in Rule A4 of our kit and advertising regulations.”
The rainbow armband — without “I love Jesus” written on it — is apparently viewed differently by the FA.
Printed with the colors of the rainbow and issued to all 20 Premier League clubs, the Rainbow Laces initiative gear is purposed to encourage acceptance of LGBTQ individuals in football writ large. That message, though, is not considered a violation of the prohibition on personal, political, and religious statements. Rather, the FA reportedly sees it as a symbol of “respect and tolerance.”
Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy, who is Muslim, refused on religious grounds to wear the armband.
In response, the FA said Morsy’s choice was a matter for the team to decide, adding he faces no official repercussions for his choice. The club, for its part, said it “is committed to being a fully inclusive club that welcomes everyone,” noting it respects Morsy’s decision “due to his religious beliefs.”
Sources:faithwire
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യേശുവാണ് തന്റെ കുടുംബത്തിന്റെയും കരിയറിന്റെയും അടിസ്ഥാനം: സീസണ് റെക്കോര്ഡിട്ട ബേസ്ബോള് താരം ആരോണ് ജഡ്ജ്
ന്യൂയോര്ക്ക്: “ഞങ്ങള് നയിക്കപ്പെടുന്നത് വിശ്വാസത്താലാണ്, കാഴ്ചയാലല്ല” (2 കൊറിന്തോസ് 5:7) എന്ന ബൈബിള് വാക്യവും നെഞ്ചിലേറ്റി ഈ സീസണിനു ആരംഭം കുറിച്ച ന്യൂയോര്ക്ക് യാങ്കീസിന്റെ അമേരിക്കന് പ്രൊഫഷണല് ബേസ്ബോള് ഔട്ട്ഫീല്ഡര് ആരോണ് ജഡ്ജിന് ഇത് നേട്ടങ്ങളുടെ കാര്യത്തില് റെക്കോര്ഡിട്ട സീസണ്. ഇനിയും മത്സരങ്ങള് അവശേഷിക്കുന്ന ഈ സീസണിലെ അവിശ്വസനീയമായ പ്രകടനത്തിലൂടെ താരം അക്ഷരാര്ത്ഥത്തില് ആരാധകരുടെ ഹൃദയം കീഴടക്കുകയായിരുന്നു. ഇതിനെല്ലാം പിന്നില് ക്രിസ്തു വിശ്വാസമാണെന്നാണ് അദ്ദേഹം സാക്ഷ്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്നത്.
തന്നെ ദത്തെടുത്ത് വളര്ത്തിയ തന്റെ മാതാപിതാക്കളും തന്റെ ക്രിസ്ത്യന് വിശ്വാസവുമാണ് തന്റെ ഈ വിജയത്തിന്റെ പിന്നിലെന്നു മുപ്പതുകാരനായ ഈ യാങ്കീസ് താരം പറയുന്നു. വെയ്നെ-പാറ്റി ദമ്പതികള് ആരോണിനേയും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ സഹോദരനേയും ജനിച്ചപ്പോള് തന്നെ ദത്തെടുത്തതാണ്. ദൈവമാണ് തങ്ങളെ ഒരുമിപ്പിച്ചതെന്നാണ് ഇതിനെ കുറിച്ച് ആരോണിന് പറയുവാനുള്ളത്. ആരോണിന്റെ 10 വയസ്സ് വരെ മാതാപിതാക്കള് അവനെ ദത്തെടുത്തതാണെന്ന് അറിയിച്ചിരുന്നില്ല. എന്നാല് 10 വയസ്സായപ്പോള് മുതല് അവന് ‘ഞാന് കാണാന് നിങ്ങളേപ്പോലെ അല്ലല്ലോ?’ തുടങ്ങിയ ചോദ്യങ്ങള് ചോദിക്കുവാന് തുടങ്ങി. അവസാനം അവര് അവന്റെ എല്ലാ ചോദ്യങ്ങള്ക്കും ഉത്തരം നല്കി.
താന് ദത്തെടുക്കപ്പെട്ടവനാണെന്ന് അറിഞ്ഞതില് തനിക്ക് യാതൊരു വിഷമവും തോന്നിയിരുന്നില്ല എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ ആരോണ് അവരാണ് തനിക്ക് അറിയാവുന്ന തന്റെ മാതാപിതാക്കളെന്നും കൂട്ടിച്ചേര്ത്തു. സ്നേഹവും പിന്തുണയും നല്കുന്ന മാതാപിതാക്കളെ ലഭിച്ച താന് എത്രമാത്രം അനുഗ്രഹീതനാണെന്ന് ആരോണ് പറയുമ്പോള്, അവനേക്കാളും ശരിക്കും തങ്ങളാണ് അനുഗ്രഹീതര് എന്നാണ് അവന്റെ അമ്മ പറയുന്നത്. 2 കൊറിന്തോസ് 5:7-ല് പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന വാക്യമാണ് തനിക്ക് ഏറ്റവും പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട ബൈബിള് വാക്യമെന്ന് താരം പറയുന്നു.
ഈ ബൈബിള് വാക്യമനുസരിച്ച് ജീവിക്കുവാനാണ് താന് ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നതെന്നും അദ്ദേഹം കൂട്ടിച്ചേര്ത്തു. മുകളിലിരിക്കുന്നവനിലും, അവന് നമുക്കായി കരുതിവെച്ചിരിക്കുന്നവയിലും വിശ്വസിക്കുക. നമ്മെ ചുറ്റിപ്പറ്റി എന്താണ് ഉള്ളതെന്ന് നമുക്കറിയില്ല, നമുക്ക് ദൈവത്തില് വിശ്വാസമുണ്ടെങ്കില് അവന് നമ്മളെ ശരിയായ ദിശയില് നയിക്കുമെന്നും ആരോണ് പറയുന്നു. 65 ഹോം-റണ് എന്ന റെക്കോര്ഡ് നേട്ടം കൈവരിക്കുവാനുള്ള ശ്രമത്തിലാണ് ആരോണ്. 2013-ലാണ് ഇദ്ദേഹം ന്യൂയോര്ക്ക് യാങ്കീസിന് വേണ്ടി കളിച്ച് തുടങ്ങുന്നത്. 2017-ല് അമേരിക്കയിലെ ഏറ്റവും മൂല്യമുള്ള കളിക്കാരനായി ആരോണ് തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു.
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Dodgers player says ‘God is absolutely good’ after World Series win
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen gave glory to God after his team won the World Series against the New York Yankees Wednesday night.
In an interview with the MLB Network after the Dodgers defeated the Yankees to become the 2024 World Series champions, Treinen told reporter Robert Flores that he felt “overwhelming joy” after the victory. “God is absolutely good. I got to give a shout out to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for this moment,” he added.
When asked “who was the first person you thought of on the final out,” Treinen responded: “God.”
Treinen’s remarks followed the Dodgers’ 7-6 victory over the Yankees in the fifth game of the World Series. The Dodgers won four games against the Yankees in the World Series, thereby enabling them to clinch the coveted title.
Although Treinen has a limited social media presence compared to many professional athletes, his Christian faith still features prominently on his socials. The name associated with his X profile is “BlakeTreinen” accompanied by a picture of a cross and the U.S. flag. The biography on his X account proclaims: “I love Jesus Christ he is my savior.”
Last year, Treinen cited his Christian faith when speaking out against the Dodgers’ decision to recognize the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — a group of men in drag who dress up as Catholic nuns — as part of the team’s celebration of LGBT pride month.
In a statement shared by prominent worship artist Sean Feucht, Treinen expressed disappointment that his team was honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence because “many of their performances are blasphemous, and their work only displays hate and mockery of Catholics and the Christian faith.”
Treinen suggested that he was willing to accept whatever consequences might have come with speaking out: “I understand that playing baseball is a privilege, and not a right. My convictions with Jesus Christ will always come first.”
“Inviting the [Sisters] of Perpetual Indulgence to perform disenfranchises a large community and promotes hate of Christians and people of faith,” he added. “This single event alienates the fans and supporters of the Dodgers, Major League Baseball, and professional sports.”
After asserting that “Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins,” Treinen shared Bible verses that informed his opinion on the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, including Galatians 6:7. The Bible passage declares: “do not be deceived, God cannot be mocked; a man reaps what he sows.”
“This group openly mocks Jesus Christ, the cornerstone of my faith, and I want to make it clear that I do not agree with nor support the decision of the [Dodgers] to ‘honor’ the [Sisters] of Perpetual Indulgence,” he concluded. Treinen also quoted Joshua 24:15 to make it clear where his loyalties lie: “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
In 2016, before he joined the Dodgers, Treinen participated in Faith and Family Night at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. He was one of several players who shared their testimonies in front of 2,000 people.
Sources:Christian Post
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