Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

[OGbabyaviVol]

Happy Sunday

Scripture — Gospel of Luke 9:23–24 (NIV)
“Then he said to them all: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.


Reflection — Gospel of Luke 9:23–24
Jesus does not speak here in abstraction. He speaks plainly, almost firmly, about the shape of a life that follows Him.
“Deny yourself… take up your cross daily…”
Not once. Not in a moment of inspiration. Daily.
The call is not to erase your identity or diminish your worth. It is to loosen your grip on self-direction as the highest authority. To stop building life around preservation—of comfort, control, image—and instead build it around obedience.

“Take up your cross” was not a poetic phrase to those who first heard it. It meant surrendering the right to define your own path. It meant trust, even when that trust led somewhere difficult.
And yet, Jesus immediately reframes what seems like loss:

“Whoever wants to save their life will lose it…”
The instinct to protect, to secure, to hold tightly to what feels like “mine”—that instinct can quietly narrow a life. It keeps things safe, but small.
“But whoever loses their life for me will save it.”
This is the paradox at the center of faith: what is surrendered to Christ is not wasted—it is returned, refined, and made fuller than it could have been otherwise.
So the question becomes more personal:
Where am I gripping something too tightly—control, comfort, recognition, a certain outcome?

Prayer
Lord, You speak clearly, and I feel the weight of it. You are not calling me to comfort—you are calling me to follow.

Help me understand what it means to deny myself without losing the person You created me to be. Show me where I am holding too tightly to control, to ease, or to outcomes I want to secure on my own.

Teach me what it looks like to take up my cross today—not in theory, but in the decisions in front of me. In my work, in my conversations, in the quiet places where no one sees—shape my choices so they reflect trust in You rather than reliance on myself.

When I feel the pull to protect my own way, remind me that what I surrender to You is not lost.

Amen.

Great message! Our sermon this morning was the exact same topic talking about being yoked to Jesus.

 

[SmyrnaATLVolisback]

Big Cam Young fan. Hope he gets the jacket today.

 

[csprig9]

I'm ready for more basketball portal news. Men or women. Just ready for something to happen. I hate when people expect me to be patient. It's like being stuck behind a slow-ass driver in the fast lane. And no matter how much you curse, they refuse to move to the slow lane. You know they're trying to piss you off. Damn inconsiderate a-holes.

You spoke and one happened
Miles Rubin form
Loyola

 

[MarcoVol]

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

He's a really good defender and is athletic enough for this conference. He won't score enough for some peoples liking tho.

 

[MarcoVol]

He's a really good defender and is athletic enough for this conference. He won't score enough for some peoples liking tho.

You’re telling me some will be unhappy? I don’t believe that for a second…………….

 

[knoxvol52]

 

[Weezer]

You spoke and one happened
Miles Rubin form
Loyola

 

[JCVol00]

PS, I hope you all know that our offense is probably going to be the worst under Heupel, not being a nega-just realistic. Drops and pass pro were an issue yesterday, qbs held on to the ball too long and couldnt hit on a deep pass, granted our dbs were blanketing the wrs. Like there was no separation at all, like we literally only had 4 pass plays of 10+ yards

 

[MarcoVol]

PS, I hope you all know that our offense is probably going to be the worst under Heupel, not being a nega-just realistic. Drops and pass pro were an issue yesterday, qbs held on to the ball too long and couldnt hit on a deep pass, granted our dbs were blanketing the wrs. Like there was no separation at all, like we literally only had 4 pass plays of 10+ yards

Good thing the season doesn’t start tomorrow

 

[JCVol00]

Good thing the season doesn’t start tomorrow

Agreed, and im sure a lot of things will be cleaned up, but the offense was definitely not crisp yesterday. Which is also a good sign for our defense

 

[JCVol00]

I definitely am putting money on Bishop getting 225+ carries this year. I could also see us using our rbs in thr passing game more this year

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

Big Cam Young fan. Hope he gets the jacket today.

I’ve picked him since yesterday early on in the round as someone to watch out for. He backed it up. I am picking him to get it done today, but will be happy for a whole bunch of them who are on the leaderboard and within range.

 

[Lloyd_Christmas]

PS, I hope you all know that our offense is probably going to be the worst under Heupel, not being a nega-just realistic. Drops and pass pro were an issue yesterday, qbs held on to the ball too long and couldnt hit on a deep pass, granted our dbs were blanketing the wrs. Like there was no separation at all, like we literally only had 4 pass plays of 10+ yards

Thanks, Debbie Downer. You're not being realistic if you put that much weight in a spring scrimmage. It will absolutely be better than our 2024 offense led by Nico.

 

[tnhunter 10]

 

[JCVol00]

Thanks, Debbie Downer. You're not being realistic if you put that much weight in a spring scrimmage. It will absolutely be better than our 2024 offense led by Nico.

Were you there yesterday?

 

[knoxvol52]

"Scrap Iron " was a Pirates legend at 2nd base.
@DarthVol1 wasn't Garner starting 2nd baseman on 1979 WS team or am I a little early? Nope , he was on that 1979 "We are Family" team... R.I.P.

 

[drvenner]

Two nudists are discussing politics. One asks, “Have you read Marx?” The other nods. “Yeah… it’s these damn wicker chairs.”

 

[franklinpence]

Great town with a lot of history.
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That’s where the mules who pull the tourist carriages in New Orleans originated.

May be well known, but a few years ago, I learned that the mules from Westmoreland were used in the war in Afghanistan.

 

[drvenner]

6:00 on a Sunday seems like a weird start time for the LV softball game

 

[knoxvol52]

 

[knoxvol52]

6:00 on a Sunday seems like a weird start time for the LV softball game

We're playing a Saturday thru Monday series vs Kentucky... Tonight at 6:00 p.m. and tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. on SEC Network both days...

 

[Volunteer821]

Two nudists are discussing politics. One asks, “Have you read Marx?” The other nods. “Yeah… it’s these damn wicker chairs.”

 

[drvenner]

PS, I hope you all know that our offense is probably going to be the worst under Heupel, not being a nega-just realistic. Drops and pass pro were an issue yesterday, qbs held on to the ball too long and couldnt hit on a deep pass, granted our dbs were blanketing the wrs. Like there was no separation at all, like we literally only had 4 pass plays of 10+ yards

It was a Spring scrimmage. Not saying it won't be our worst, but it will look a lot better by Sep, IMO

 

[knoxvol52]

Solid start again today, 2-0 after a 1/2 inning... Blanco to the bump.