Boxing Day History

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The world has changed- BIG TIME! Copernicus gave us a new glimpse at the cosmos and we’ll never be the same again. Euclidean geometry has been moved over to make room for fractal geometry. Biology is going through revolutionary changes. Psychology has made great strides. Astronomy, anthropology, and chemistry books are being rewritten. And then there’s RELIGION!

It’s no secret that over the past two to four hundred years that religion has dug it’s heels in and hunkered down- defending the faith.

How is it that religion, generally, and Christianity more specifically wants to hold on to paradigms and mental constructs of thousands of years ago. The Bible is not DEAD LAW though it can be used as such. The Bible is the LIVING WORD as long as we allow it to be interpreted by the SPIRIT. Traditions are good until they become a hindrance to spiritual growth. There’s no worse example of tradition getting in the way of truth than when the Catholic Church fought heliocentrism (Copernicus, Newton, Kepler).

There’s no worse example than Calvin burning Michael Servetus at the stake for having some theological ideas that differed from his.

We have a tremendous advantage that neither Job nor his three friends had and yet we don’t make use of that advantage. We see the world more clearly and rightly than did Jeremiah, Ezekiel, or any of the Old Testament prophets. We have the amazing and awesome exhibit of the life of Jesus who became the Christos. We have some 2,000 years of a life being poured out by the Spirit of God even though the Christos is still with us (Matt. 28:20).

And yet many want to stay in the box of history!

If we refuse to see and live life through the lens of the Spirit and the life of the Christos, denying the new realities within which we live, our life will remain a stagnant and religious one instead of a dynamic and spiritual adventure. It’s a new day- every day! How’s this one working out for you?

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De La Hoya/Mayweather – richest fight in history. Can we put to rest the notion that boxing is dead?
De Le Hoya/Mayweather sold a record 2.15 million pay per view buys, at $54.95 a pop, far outdistancing the previous record-holder – Tyson/Holyfield 2, which sold 1.99 million.

Moreover, Oscar De La Hoya took home an estimated 45 mil, the richest purse in boxing history, and the most money earned by any athlete ever, for a single day's work.
Mayweather took home an estimated 20 mil to add to his bling.
Not bad for 36 minutes work.

The fight was brilliantly marketed, with HBO's innovating and compelling 24/7 reality series adding new fans to the sport, which translated into pay per view buys.
The fight mapped out the future of boxing, if not sport, promotions. Sport marketing will probably never be the same again – an event that was supposed to eclipse the previous pay per view record for a non heavyweight fight (De La Hoya/Trinidad) only, ended up becoming the biggest record setter ever, heavyweight or not. By far.
MMA and UFC have emerged as a legitimate threat to boxing on the sports stage, with people once again writing boxing off as a dying sport.
Boxing will never die. Mixed martial arts features some terrific athletes, who engage in sometimes awesome fights, but there is room for both sports.
The competition has forced the sport of boxing to innovate, and produce a terrifically marketed – and ultimately entertaing event, as they did.
The ultimate winners will be the fans – as both sports seek to market their product to a broader audience.

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