“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment…” (Hebrews 9:27)<\/p>\n
I’m on this kick lately, this nostalgia kick. And another former University of Oklahoma football legend has died: Lee Roy Selmon. Considered one of the game’s all-time great players, this man left an indelible mark on everyone he came into contact with. A great athletic talent, but, as they are saying, an even better human being, Selmon has become an iconic figure to sports fans.<\/p>\n
And he was only 56. At his home last Friday, the fit and handsome Selmon was felled by a stroke. He clung to life for 48 hours and we hoped. Then came word on Sunday that he was gone.<\/p>\n
Selmon was a Christian and as a fellow Christian, I understand his assurance of “where he was going.” Conservative Christians are often ridiculed for this mindset, but it’s quite real. In Scripture, Jesus said He was going to prepare a place for us, and He spoke of it not as a parable or metaphor, but as a real place.<\/p>\n
I loathe the disease and death on this planet. While we retain a spark of the original created beauty, overall, our planet is groaning and dying. I detest hearing about people who die, whether a man like Lee Roy Selmon, or even the shooter in Nevada from today’s news. All human death is tragic.<\/p>\n
Studying Bible prophecy, though, has convinced me of the reality of the next world. God has promised to re-make it. <\/p>\n
I now can only see Lee Roy Selmon in my mind’s eye. I watched him play in person, and knew he lived in Tampa. But now he is gone to a realm I cannot reach, yet.<\/p>\n
Someday I will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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