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Wednesday 1-30-19
The curse
Sports Illustrated, Campbells soup, Madden NFL
All three seem to have one thing in common: whenever NFL players appear on their covers (on the can, in the case of the soup), he will either be injured soon afterward or be cursed with an exceptionally poor performance. I won’t cite all of the instances that this has held true, because it is pretty overwhelming. SI has a whole site dedicated to their jinx. Donovan McNabb, Shaun Al...
WWW.TheDavidAlliance.com
Wednesday 1-30-19
The curse
Sports Illustrated, Campbells soup, Madden NFL
All three seem to have one thing in common: whenever NFL players appear on their covers (on the can, in the case of the soup), he will either be injured soon afterward or be cursed with an exceptionally poor performance. I won’t cite all of the instances that this has held true, because it is pretty overwhelming. SI has a whole site dedicated to their jinx. Donovan McNabb, Shaun Alexander, Daunte Culpepper, Michael Vick, Marshall Faulk and Ray Lewis were all injured after appearing on the Madden cover. The Campbell’s Soup curse applies to Terrell Davis, Kurt Warner, and yes, Donovan McNabb. Again. As the quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles (see ‘The Curse of William Penn’), he may very well be the most cursed player in sports history.
Knitters curse
Any knitter who knows his or her salt will tell you about the Sweater Curse. Legend has it that after spending much time, effort and money to create a sweater for your significant other, the relationship will fail soon after giving them the garment. I am a knitter and have yet to gift anyone a sweater…although I’ll admit this is more a matter of skill than superstition.
The 27 curse
Only people who die at the age of 27 are allowed to join, and, OK, they also happen to be famous rock stars. The illustrious list includes Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones, Kurt Cobain and Pigpen McKernan (founding member of the Grateful Dead). Although these are the most famous, other musicians who died at the same young age include bluesman Robert Johnson; Dave Alexander, the bassist for Iggy Pop and the Stooges; Peter Ham, the keyboardist/guitarist for Badfinger; and Kristen Pfaff, the bass guitarist for Hole.
MANS CURSE
Genesis 3 Sin enters the scene
Satans cursed, Eves cursed, Adams cursed… Oprah - you get a curse you get a curse…
Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”
Cursed: Everything is exposed to death… Nothing you do under the curse will last. not a business, not a relationship, not your toys, not your accomplishments, trophies, awards, books accolades etc…
Redeem: pay above and beyond… you get even more back.
What was mans original curse due to sin…
Separation from God
Work of the land - to prove your worth (Ta-shooka)
To be redeemed means we have our relationship back due to his forgiveness and grace and we do not have to find fulfillment in accomplishments.
