Monday, December 19, 2005

CJ and the Cowboys

CJ Mahaney, working with his son-in-laws at the Married Life Blog, provides a pointed pastoral application on the topic of humility after the Cowboys were humiliated by the Redskins this weekend:

“There are rare occasions when this blog has a moral obligation to deviate from our normal purpose. This day would be one of those occasions.”...

“While avoiding the idol worship that is present in and around Washington D.C. today, we are none the less very, very happy. Because we hate the Cowboys. And you should to. Please don’t misunderstand. We don’t hate individuals. Just the organization.”...

“Any team that arrogantly appoints themselves as America’s Team should be despised by all those who love humility.”...

“See today as an opportunity to reach out to discouraged Cowboy fans in your midst. Here is an opportunity to comfort–not gloat. Unless of course they make an arrogant assertion about Cowboy supremacy. At that point we have an obligation to serve them by reminding them of each and every glorious moment of yesterday’s triumph. We do this because we care and desire to help them weaken their pronounced pride and cultivate humility so rare amongst Cowboy fans. Go forth today not simply ecstatic, but with a heart to serve, not simply ridicule, Cowboy fans wherever they may be."

Very few people know, however, that CJ--like a former fundamentalist rebelling against a legalistic upbringing--has a past relationship with the Cowboys that he is ashamed to admit. After some sleuthing, I was able to uncover this picture of CJ's pre-conversion glory days as a quarterback for the Cowboys.


(Mega HT to Marc Heinrich with the photo help!)