Basketball Carnival

a Biblical thought...
Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand. (Phil 2:3-4)

a Book thought...
If you don't take time out to think. strategise, and prioritise, you will work a whole lot harder, without enjoying the benefits of a job smartly done. (p25 Blanchard)
a Dave thought...
It was great to be part of the opening service at the Gold Coast Temple last night to kick off The 2008 Salvation Army National Basketball & Netball Carnival. The last time I was involved was 1995 when I played for Victoria, but my first association with the carnival goes back to 1986 when I played for South Australia in Perth. This year I am playing B Grade basketball with SA here on the Gold Coast and with 3 games a day at age 37, I'm sure there is going to be some personal pain, if I make it through the 6 days!

There has been many debates over the years about the validity of the carnival and how much time and resources we should invest into it, with many of us attending the Hillsong Conference and other events in preference over the years. I still remember my first carnival in 86, as I personally knelt and prayed at Perth Fortress to ask God to take over my life as the then TYS Wally Golding lead an altar call. Maybe I wouldn't be an officer today if it wasn't for the carnival, but regardless of me surely in our Australian sporting culture there is a place where God, sport and youth can mix together for a week.

Just a thought.