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Chris Broussard Does Apologetics on The Breakfast Club 105.1

Friday, May 3, 2013

Almost everyone knows by now about the Jason Collins situation. (For those who aren't familiar, he's the first openly gay player in a major professional sport. He announced his sexual preference last week.) Chris Broussard, a longtime NBA analyst, said how he believes homosexuality is sin (along with other sins like sex before marriage, etc). Christians rallied to his side because he had the courage to say these things on ESPN thus putting his job in jeopardy. ESPN is also part of one of the most politically correct TV organizations in history.

Not surprising, a lot of people also took issue with his stance. Apparently, this includes the Breakfast Club crew at 105.1FM. They asked him on the show to talk about his beliefs, and the result... well... it's pretty amazing. Broussard goes on their show and gives a great apologetic for what he believes including Scripture and a discussion on the application of ceremonial laws. The crew, trying to trap him a few times, are left uncharacteristically speechless. That is... speechless until Broussard is off the phone. That's when "DJ Envy" decides it's safe for him to voice his opinion. A cowardly move, yes, but it's a typical response and familiar to anyone who has ever moderated comments for a Christian video on Youtube. The comment section of the video is interesting, too, though I wouldn't recommend reading it because some of it is pretty disgusting. The summary: There is very colorful language, but most of the people there are criticizing DJ Envy for taking a swipe at Broussard after the phone call ended and not dealing with what he said. We live in an amusing age. See below for the full interview.

How to Answer the Fool (New Apologetic DVD)

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Check out this trailer from a new apologetic video from Sye Ten Bruggencate, Marcus Pittman, and crew.

You can order the DVD here: www.AmericanVision.com/fool

Easter Week Services at Christ Reformed of Anaheim

Monday, April 1, 2013

My pastor, Dr. Kim Riddlebarger, preached three sermons this week for Easter Week - one on Maunday Thursday, one on Good Friday, and one on Easter Sunday. They were wonderful, and I want to share them all here with you.

Easter Week Services at Christ Reformed of Anaheim

"All Work and No Play Makes Lane a Dull Boy." - Grandma

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Since this is a personal blog, I guess I'm allowed a personal post once every four years or so. Hobbies are a great thing. I think they really help to keep us sane, and God has given them to us for that special purpose. Many of you know that I enjoy Youtubing, and I've also devoted a lot of time to studying law and theology. But not as many people know that I have always loved to play basketball. Even as a little kid, I just always enjoyed it.

These days, I use it more as an outlet to keep fit and spend time with friends than something I take very seriously (as seriously as I did when I was a... say... "full-of-myself, look-at-me" early 20 something?), but it will always have a special place in my heart. My wife has the same love for it. In fact, that's how we met. She played at Clemson University for her first two years. I was friends with her teammates before I met her. They would ask me to come scrimmage with them in the gym, and one day, Susan, coming off an injury, hobbled up and introduced herself. The bond was made. She transferred to play for the Gators, and I went to law school in California where we had a "Skype Relationship" for about two years. The rest, as they say, is history.

I play in a lot of leagues here in Orange County, CA. At one point, I was playing in four a week until I realized how expensive Icy Hot and Advil can get. One of the leagues was a LA Fitness league. I made friends with the manager of the league a few years back, and we won a couple championships so he asked me if I'd like to be in a commercial they are shooting to endorse the league. I said, "Fa sho." (Just like that.) (Ok, maybe not.)

Here's the commercial:

Subsequently, because of being in this commercial, they asked me if I'd like to participate in their "Make Your Best Shot 2013" Contest they have each year. Given, I'm 33 now. I'm not as young as I used to be, I show how much I enjoy a good buffet a little more than I used to, and the date they wanted to do this was almost immediately after the California State Bar Exam. In fact, the session (where they had me do like 15-20 dunks in all) was the first physical activity after I had done since the 18-21 hour, 3 day state bar exam. I had been outside of physical activity for about two weeks. So I was like, "Free shoes? Ok."

The video below is the one selected. The contest runs until April 8th, and it is entirely based upon views. The winner gets really good tickets to the Clippers game on April 16th (Susan's and my first anniversary is on April 6th, and her birthday is on April 15th. Yeah... I have thought about that...). The most views wins the contest! So while I normally don't care about views on Youtube videos on the LaneCh channel, I'm making an exception for this one. Here's the video, and all it takes is a view! Currently, I'm about 17 views behind the lead! Thanks!