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Given on Sep 17, 2011 by Steve Myers 3 commentsListen
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We all realize there are areas of our lives that need special healing from God. How does God respond to those kinds of problems and issues?
How many of you have ever been to Mount Rushmore? Been over to the national park there and museum over in Mount Rushmore, Rapid City, maybe attended the Feast in the old days in Rapid City? Wonderful, beautiful area, the Black Hills. Went there many years ago. Went to the national museum there, and one of the things that the national museum really struck me - and it wasn't the faces on the side of the hill - at the museum - I don't know if any of you have ever seen this, but at that museum, they had cross sections of trees. So they had cut down these giant trees from the area. They were these Ponderosa Pines, and they had cut them down, and they had these small cross sections. They were probably about that thick, and they had these huge trunks of trees on display, and it was really amazing. It really caught my eye, because it showed the years on those cross sections of trees.
And this one really was amazing, because it started at the very middle. They had a date on when that tree was really starting out, when it began to grow. You know what that date was? It was 1474, 1474 that this Ponderosa Pine had really begun to grow. Now, that just was - I couldn't believe that. You're kidding me? And then they showed all these various dates almost all the way up to the present. It was really phenomenal. So I'm thinking wow! That's when Michelangelo was alive, you know. 1474, da Vinci was alive. 20 years before Columbus sailed, and yet here was a record within the core of this tree.
And as you followed these rings throughout all the years, you could see when there was just a terrible drought. It was just no water at all and these rings were really, really tight together. And then there were other areas of the tree where you could tell it was way too much rain. And then, of course, there was a spot in this particular tree where they felt it had been struck by lightning. And then as you looked throughout the rings there were many years of just normal growth, as that Ponderosa Pine just continued to grow and expand and get bigger and bigger.
And then there were several places throughout that tree that had areas where fire had burned that tree. A couple of times it almost destroyed the tree. You could tell how it was burned all the way around. And then there were areas of blight, areas of disease. And in the very end, I think it went up to the very early '80s, that some kind of beetle actually destroyed the tree and killed the tree.
And so it's just so interesting to me as I looked at that and looked at all the various years, that embedded in the heart of this tree was the autobiography, I guess you could say, of its growth, the autobiography, the life of this tree, embedded in those rings.
And as I thought about that, it's kind of the way it is with us, isn't it? If you think about your life, what's there just beyond the outer bark? You know, we've got this protective bark on the outside of us. But when you just get beyond that, in some ways we have the rings of our life, don't we? Are there times that we have those painful hurts that are just beneath the bark, maybe scars, ancient hurts, old difficulties.
How about the time the school kids were making fun of you, maybe the way you dressed? Maybe you didn't get picked for the game. Yeah. Those are pretty simple things, maybe. But how about that divorce? Or that death in the family? Maybe that little boy running after an alcoholic father? What about an abusive family? Sexual abuse? Physical abuse? Trials and difficulties that you've gone through.
You know, we've all gone through some difficult circumstances. Maybe even more recent hurts, religious hurts, challenges that we've all faced. And these concepts and these feelings, these experiences affect - they affect us. Even though maybe we don't see it in our outer bark, it affects how we look at ourself, and sometimes it affects how others look at us as well.
And you know I've learned that just being converted, just because you're converted doesn't automatically solve those issues. Doesn't happen automatically, does it? It doesn't change things automatically. It doesn't take care of those emotional hangups that we have. Because when you face it, I think in one way or another, aren't we all damaged goods? Aren't we all that way in one way or another? Haven't we emotionally been damaged at some time in our life, and conversion doesn't equal an instant, automatic solution to those kinds of emotional problems. It's not a quickie cure for those kinds of problems. And so I think it's important to think about this for a moment, because we have to live with ourselves, don't we? We have to deal with those issues. And we have to allow God's Spirit to work in us to heal those hurts, to heal those difficulties.
And, you know, I think it's important as well that as we understand things on a deeper level, if we go beyond the bark, it will help all of us not to be so quick to judge others, not to be so quick to point our fingers at others, not to be so quick to unfairly criticize someone else who has gone through some challenging difficulties. You know, because someone's faced with issues doesn't mean they're phony or they're hypocrites or they're acting or they're too much of a fake, because that's not necessarily the case at all. There are hurts there are scars, maybe in a way wrong programming, and that can interfere with what we do. It can interfere with how we act. It can interfere with our behavior.
And so as you think about that, I think we all realize there are areas of our lives that need special healing from God. It can only come from God, because we've all been damaged. And I think as we begin to consider it, it's a hard issue. It's a hard issue, because I know I tend to oversimplify things. You ever find yourself in that situation, that we - we're faced with an issue that someone tells us about, and maybe we don't exactly know what to say, and so we just kind of give them the pat answer?
You say, "Well, pray more about that. Pray more about that." Or we say, "Well, read your Bible more. Read your Bible more." Or, "Fast more," or "Have more faith," or, "If you were closer to God, you wouldn't be having these problems." "Depressed people, you know, aren't close enough to God. You know, you shouldn't be having these kind of problems." You know, we - we oversimplify things.
And in reality, those kinds of things can - it can be cruel. It can be hurtful. It can pile even more on someone that's going through difficulties, that's struggling, that's in pain, that is facing a really deeprooted problem. And, so, then, we end up just adding more guilt. We add more despair on top of the initial problem. And so we can't just give a pat answer.
I had heard a story about this. It was about a person who got on an airline, and they serve lunch on this airline. It was an overseas flight. And this lady opened her meal. It had been sealed. And as she opened that meal, a roach ran out of the lunch. It was like, "Ahh." She was just totally disgusted. She was making all this noise. The stewardess runs over. She grabs the lunch and gets out of there. the lady finally gets home after her trip, and she's still just fuming about the fact that there was a roach in her meal. She just could not believe this. So she, you know, fires off a letter to the president of the airline just complaining about this, and just could not believe how terrible this airline would be to allow something like that.
So it was just a matter of days prior, the letter comes back from the president of the airline, and he goes on and on in this letter how sorry he is. You know, "I'm really upset of the fact that this happened to you." He said, "This is just highly unusual. I want to assure you that that plane has been completely fumigated. In fact, we stripped out the seats and the upholstery. We've taken absolutely every measure possible so that this would never happen again. And, in fact, we may discipline the flight attendant that served you the meal." And he went on and on about that. "We may have to take the plane out of service, because we want to make sure this never happens again. And we sure hope that you'll continue flying with us."
Well, she felt pretty good about that letter at first. Until she noticed on the back of that letter was a little Postit note that was handwritten, and scrolled on that little Postit note it says, "Reply with the standard roach letter."
I thought that story was a good one, because it sure makes the point that don't we sometimes just give the standard response? We really don't think through the situation. We really don't do much about it. We don't do much about it. But we already have an answer for it. But God has an answer. Over in Romans 8:26 Romans 8:26Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
American King James Version× - sort of the theme scripture of the sermon today - God tells us about a different kind of response. Not just the standard roach response, but a different kind of response. Romans 8:26 Romans 8:26Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
American King James Version×. How does God respond to those kinds of problems and issues? It says,
Romans 8:26 Romans 8:26Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
American King James Version×Likewise the Spirit also helps in our infirmities, it's our weaknesses, our cripplings. Some translations say, the Spirit helps with that. It says, For we don't know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
V.27 Now he who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
You see, God's Spirit can intervene. It can help us. It can help us in those infirmities. It can help us in those weaknesses. It can help us with those things that are just below the surface of that protective bark that we all have. And that word "help" there, "the Spirit helps," literally means it takes ahold of us. It takes ahold of us. It works with us. That we take hold of these issues together. That's what that word in Greek can mean, that the Spirit helps us. In fact, that word in ancient Greek was used also in a medical connotation. It had a medical application as well. They would use it to reference like a nurse, like a nurse would help in the healing process, that God's Spirit helps in that healing process. God's Spirit is our helper. It works alongside us so that we may be healed, and we need healing in a special way.
Remember what Christ said? Christ didn't just come to heal broken bones, did He? He said He came to heal the brokenhearted. Where do you put a bandage for that? You see, that's an emotional issue. That's a special kind of healing that's necessary. So if we think only of the exterior, if we only think of the outside, we're going to miss an entire aspect of what may be most important.
Some have said that the human personality consists of fourthfifths emotion and onefifth intellect. Now, I don't know if you can verify scientifically. But if that's the case, that means our decisions are based on 80 percent emotional and 20 percent intellect. So if we ignore emotion when we talk to someone, when we deal with different issues in our life, if we only deal with the facts, we could be missing 80 percent of the problem.
But God can help. God can send His Spirit to help in that healing process. Are we aware of that? How sensitive are we to the working of God's Spirit?
Hebrews 4:12 Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
American King James Version×goes to the core of the matter, like the rings in that tree. God helps in that healing process. He gets past the exterior. He gets past the outer bark, and he gets right to the core of those problems that we have and that we face in our everyday life. Hebrews 4:12 Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
American King James Version×, it says,
American King James Version×For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even into the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
See, God's Spirit gets right to the core of our very being. It goes on to say,
V.13 There is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
Oftentimes we take that very negatively, like, boy, I'm in trouble now. He sees everything, and He knows how I'm a sinner. Well, yes, that's true. That is absolutely true. But, really, that's not the intent of this passage here. This passage is telling us God's Spirit gets right down to the heart and core of our heart. Did you catch that at the end of verse 12? He gets right down to the thoughts and the intents of our heart.
What is our intent? He says,
V.14 We have a high priest, verse 14, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. And in verse 15:
V.15 We don't have a High Priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Who understands what we go through? Who understands what it's like to be alone? Who understands what it's like to be deserted? Who understands what it's like to be hurt? Christ does, Jesus Christ does.
And verse 15 reminds us, we have a high priest who's touched by our infirmities, by our weaknesses, by our shortcomings, by our cripplings, by our emotions. Christ is touched as High Priest with our infirmities.
Now, if you think of that word "infirmities," how is that connected in the Old Testament? When you think of the word infirmities, does something come to mind when you think of the old context of infirmities or something that is infirmed? Maybe what comes to mind is the whole sacrificial system. Maybe the Passover comes to mind. You know, at the Passover, could you take a lamb that was infirm and sacrifice it? No. No, that wasn't acceptable. And so when you think of infirmities in the Old Testament, you might think of that spot or that blemish or that defect or maybe some deformity.
And it wasn't necessarily just restricted to an animal. Certainly in the sacrifices you couldn't use an animal that had a spot or blemish or infirm or defect or deformity, but even if a person had a deformity. Now, imagine if you were a part of the priestly tribe of Aaron. You know that if a boy was born with an infirmity, even though he was of the priestly tribe, he would not be allowed to function as a priest, because that deformity would exclude him. He would be excluded from going into the presence of God and searching in the temple or the tabernacle because of that deformity. And so whether it was an animal or whether it was a person, if you're frail, if you're infirm, now, if you were weak, or you were feeble, you couldn't be used in the service of God, couldn't be offered to God.
Now, if we fast forward to the New Testament, think about the New Testament for a moment, what is the word "infirm" associated with in the New Testament? Well, it's not a physical thing any longer. It's not a physical infirmity. Now we see it used figuratively. Now its used as a figurative thing. It's interesting. It's strength. Is it talking about strength? Is it talking about weaknesses physically? Not in the New Testament. Not used that way in the New Testament anymore.
Generally, the New Testament, it's used in reference to emotional weaknesses or mental weaknesses or moral weaknesses, not physical strength. That's not usually what it talks about in the New Testament. We see that in the book of Hebrews. Right here in Hebrews, it's not talking about a physical problem, but it's talking about emotional difficulties and challenges. In the book of Hebrews is that book in the New Testament that's closest to Leviticus more than any other. It shows that sacrificial system and what it really means when we put it in a spiritual context. Old Testament priests had infirmities because they were human. Even though it didn't show on the outside, guess what? On the inside, they still had infirmities. In fact, God made up for that.
Didn't the high priest even in the Old Testament have to sacrifice an animal for himself and his own sins first, and then for the people's sins? The high priest should have understood that all the people have problems. We have weaknesses. We have things that we're all dealing with. And so the high priest should have understood that in the Old Testament, because he too had those weaknesses himself. And, of course, when we put it in a spiritual context, we all have weakness. We all have temptation. We all have sin.
Now, if you apply that to our High Priest, to our Spiritual High Priest, you apply that to Christ, He never sinned. He never fell short. He never yielded to temptation. He never had to make a sacrifice for Himself. Yes, He was tempted. Yeah, He was tried like we are. But notice verse 15 in Hebrews 4. He says,
Hebrews 4:15 Hebrews 4:15For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
American King James Version×We do not have a High Priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities.
Did you catch that? It's really an amazing passage. He's touched with our infirmities. No, not just with our infirmities. If He only understood the fact that we have infirmities, well, that alone would be great, but it doesn't stop there. He understands the feelings of our infirmities. Not just the weaknesses, not just the things that cripple us, not just the defects or the faults or the shortcomings or the weaknesses. Not just those things. Not just the things that we fight within ourselves, these inner conflicts we have sometimes, and not just our emotions and not just our emotional hangups.
He just doesn't know those things. But, you know, He cares about them and He understands them. He understands them. He was affected with those same feelings. He can sympathize with us. He understands our pain. He understands our frustration. He understands what it's like. He knows pain. He knows isolation. He knows rejection. He knows depression. He knows what it's like to hurt and to be abandoned. He knows the feelings of our infirmities. So He knows the whole range of emotions that goes along with being human, and He fully understands it. He fully understands it. That's an amazing thing to think about for a moment. Jesus Christ fully understands us.
Reminded me of a story I heard about a guy named Charley Stienmetz. Charley Stienmetz, going back to the turn of the century, back until the early 1900s. He was a man who was really big in the electrical engineering field. He invented one of the very first motors that worked on electrical current, A.C., alternating current. So he was a biggie in the business. One of the interesting things about Charley Steinmetz was he was a midget, and, yet, he was a giant in the area of electrical engineering. Just an amazing man.
And the story goes that he helped Henry Ford set up his first plant where he had the assembly lines. And he hooked up all these big generators and all these things to get all that machinery to work. Well, as the plant was functioning evidently the motors went out, and Ford immediately put all the repairmen to work trying to find the problems and working with these things. And, for whatever reason, Ford's repairmen, they couldn't find the problem, couldn't sort it out. They couldn't fix those generators. So Ford was forced to call Charley Steinmetz in to tell us what the problem is.
So Charley Steinmetz comes, and he tinkers around a little bit. He's there about an hour, and tinkering here and tinkering there, and they flip the switch, and all the generators fire up after what seemed like a few minutes. So he was just fantastic. He was just elated about this whole thing, until a couple of days later Ford gets a bill from Charley Steinmetz. And it - now, you got to put yourself at the era that this happened, early 1900s. Ford gets a bill from Charley Steinmetz for $10,000. So he goes, "$10,000. That's ridiculous! I mean, you're here for a few minutes, you're tinkering over here, and it works. You're going to charge me $10,000 for that?"
Well, Charley Steinmetz, after Ford talked to him, sent him another bill. And he wrote on the bill, "For tinkering with the generators, $10. For knowing where to tinker, $9,990." And, evidently, Ford paid the bill. Now, I'm not sure that that is a true story. I've heard it may be more legend than story, but I think it makes a good point.
You know, how do we know that God feels our infirmities? How do we know that God knows where to tinker, in other words? How do we know that? Can we be sure? Can we have confidence in the fact that this is true, that God really truly understands our emotions and our feelings? Well, if we flip back just a little bit to Hebrews chapter 5:7, let's notice Hebrews 5:7 Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
American King James Version×, it gives us confidence in the fact that God understands, and He knows us. Hebrews 5 says, talking about Christ.
Hebrews 5:7 Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
American King James Version×who, in the days of His flesh - in other words when Christ was human - when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears - you see this is going back to that final prayer before the final crucifixion, Matthew 6:37 Matthew 6:37
American King James Version×, where He was in the garden praying vehemently. It says with mighty tears, mighty outcries, bitter tears. Some translations say He was praying so strongly. And it says here in Hebrews 5, He was praying to Him who is able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His Godly fear.
V.8 though He was a Son, He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.
V.9 having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.
So here, can we imagine the picture? Christ is praying, and He's praying so strongly. He is so distressed. He is so sorrowful. He is in angst. He is in misery. He is actually praying and in so much pain that He's almost to the point of death, even before He reaches the crucifixion, that those Greek words there are phenomenal, because they talk about the fact that it's to the point of death. He's feeling those emotions so strongly and crying out to God with such tears and such emotion, those feelings nearly tore Him apart.
Do you think He knows what it's like? Do you think He feels it? Do you think He knows our hurts? Do you think He can understand our entire range of emotions, our entire experiences? You see, He's been through it. He's been through it. And He says that we can come to Him. We can draw near to Him.
In fact, if you flip over just a chapter to Hebrews 4:16 Hebrews 4:16Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
American King James Version×, says we can come boldly to the throne of God. We can draw near in confidence. You see because we have these issues, we have these problems, we have these difficulties in our life, we feel like I'm ashamed of these things. But He doesn't say go guiltily before God. He doesn't say go awkwardly or weakly or cowardly before God. He understands, and He wants us to share our feelings, our emotions, those difficulties with Him. He understands.
And by understanding, He says we can have confidence, and He says what do we obtain that we may obtain mercy. We may obtain grace in our time of need. We need forgiveness. We need love. We need support. We need help. When we are tormented and we are just wracked with the feelings of our infirmities, we can go to God, and through His Spirit He helps us. And not only does He just feel with us, He wants to heal us. He wants to heal us. Christ took our sins upon Himself, but He also took this whole range of feelings so we don't have to bear them ourselves. We're not abandoned. We're not left to our own strength to somehow struggle through this. We can go to God, and He will help us not to feel defeated. Not to feel left out.
Remember John 14:14 John 14:14If you shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
American King James Version×? John 14:14 John 14:14If you shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
American King James Version×is so encouraging because it's a reminder of how important this issue is to God, how important our feelings are, how important the challenges that we face throughout our life really are, and how we can begin to deal with those things. Christ Himself gives us part of the answer here. John 14:14 John 14:14If you shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
American King James Version×Christ teaches us. He says.
John 14:14 John 14:14If you shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
American King James Version×If you ask anything in my name, I will do it.
V.15 he says, "If you love me, keep My commandments." Keep my commandments. 20th century New Testament says, "to lay them to your heart." Lay his commandments to your heart. It gets down to the heart and core of who we are.
V.16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another comforter, sometimes translated advocate. We heard about the counselor, the helper, the comforter. It says, that He may abide with you forever.
V.17 Even - the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him or knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
V.18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
Now, we think about this passage. We know it's not a him. We know it's an it. It's a mistranslation of the Greek there. But God's Holy Spirit will not leave us an orphan. God gives us His Spirit so we can be part of the family, the perfect holy family of God, that we can be made right. This word for the Spirit, the comforter to advocate, its parakaleo, sometimes called the parakletos. It's an interesting set of Greek words. It's the para, the one that comes alongside. That's what that means – the one that comes alongside. Kaleo means to call, and it comes to our aid. So we call on God, and God sends His Spirit. God sends His Spirit that comes alongside to help us with our infirmities. So we call out to God, and that Spirit helps us. It helps us with our infirmities.
So when you go back to Romans 8 - flip back to Romans 8:22 Romans 8:22For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now.
American King James Version×now. Let's notice how the very name for God's Spirit here - this label that God puts on His Spirit, this comforter or advocate, the one that comes alongside to help us, let's notice the context of that when we go back to Romans 8:22 Romans 8:22For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now.
American King James Version×. I read this a little bit earlier in the New King James. I'll read it in the new American Standard. Might be just a little bit different from yours, but it says,
Romans 8:22 Romans 8:22For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now.
American King James Version×We know the whole creation groans and suffers with the pains of childbirth together until now.
V.23 And not only this, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves - you see, that's pointing to those infirmities. That's pointing to those weaknesses. It's pointing to those rings of our life where we've experienced these tragic difficulties, these emotional infirmities. We groan within ourselves. He says, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.
V.26 In the same way the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses, our infirmities: For we don't know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit itself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;
V.27 and it's He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because it intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
You see, He's pointed to the fact that through God's Spirit we can have healing. I mean, think about the help that He's talking about, the Spirit helps in our weaknesses, it helps in our infirmities. The word "helps" there is actually three words. Three words. The first part of the word "helps" is syn, and it means to come along with. Almost like that label the Holy Spirit being the comforter, the one that comes alongside. The word helps means to come alongside. It also has the word anti, and if we're anti something, we're opposed to it or we're on the opposite side. So synanti means to come along on the opposite side, and the third part of the word for helps is lambanetai, which means to take ahold of.
So how does God's Spirit help us? It comes alongside on the other side to take ahold of us. So God's Spirit comforts us when we ask, takes ahold of us on the other side, and works us through our problems, helps us with those issues.
Now, if we want to get really technical, the Greek is interesting here. Because that word helps, it's in the indicative mood. And you know what that means? It means that's a fact. It's in the middle voice, which means that God, through His Spirit, is doing the action. We're just a minor player in this. God's Spirit is doing the action. And it's in the present tense. It's now. It's happening right now. God's Spirit continues to help, continues to heal, continues to work with us. It's not just a onetime thing. It's an ongoing reality that God's Spirit works with us.
You see, God realizes we can't do it on our own. So he takes hold of us. He takes hold of the pain. He takes hold of the burdens that we have, and He helps us, lifts us, enables us to carry our infirmities. God's always there. He's always there.
Now, it doesn't mean that we don't have a part to play. There is a part that we play in healing those damaged emotions. God helps us. You know, what are we supposed to do about it, though? What's our part? If God's Spirit comes alongside of us and takes hold of us and helps us and is there for us, what do we need to do?
I think part of what we need to do is ask God to show us what the real problem is. Because sometimes we may not even really understand what our own problem is. God's word, the Bible, can be that helper. We can study God's word, and it can help us to see us, to see those issues that we're facing, so that we can really truly come to understand what the real issue is in our life. What's the real issue in my life?
God can sometimes work through human helpers too, can't He? Can we be that helper that assists God with others? It's not just the stock answer, but we can allow God to work through us to help others as well. That can be part of the solution as well. And, you know, sometimes God works through situations in our life. God works through instances, experiences, situations that come up that - boy, wasn't expecting that to happen. Boy, does it open our minds to something we really hadn't been aware of before, going through this situation, going through this problem, going through this health challenge, going through this difficulty or this loss. Or maybe even this wonderful blessing, it may open our eyes to see the real heart of the issue.
Didn't the Apostle James say sometimes we don't have because we don't ask? We don't pray for the right things. We can pray and ask God to show us, to show us so clearly. Then, of course, as we see that, as he shows us, part of the challenge is then we got to face it. And we have to face the situations in there. Don't we have to face ourselves? Don't we have to, in a sense with just ruthless honesty, confront ourselves with the problem? We have to look at those things, no matter how deep it is. No matter how buried it's been, we got to face that issue, and we've got to acknowledge it. And, you know, in a sense we have to accept our part in it.
Do we have a part to play in that? Now, you say wait a second. I was a victim. I was the one that was abused. I was the one that was hurt. You don't know what happened to me. You don't know what they did to me. And that may be true. That may be very true. But what was our reaction to it? How did we react to it? How did we respond? Did we learn to resent because of what happened? Did we learn to hate because of that? Did we learn to escape because of that? Do we go to some unreal world because of those kinds of things?
You see, I believe we can't be healed unless we quit blaming others, even if it was real. Even if it was true, what was our part in it? What was our part in it? In some way there is some responsibility that we have to face as well, and that's a very difficult thing to do. And I think that takes us to the other thing that we can do. We can really ask ourselves - you might just write down John 5:6 John 5:6When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he said to him, Will you be made whole?
American King James Version×. Christ was known as the healer. In John 5:6 John 5:6When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he said to him, Will you be made whole?
American King James Version×before He healed someone, do you know what He asked them? He asked them, "Do you want to be healed? Do you want to be healed?" That's an amazing statement, because, you know, sometimes I just want to talk about it. I just want to talk about how I was hurt. I just want to talk about this issue because I want sympathy. I want sympathy. I want a crutch. That's a challenge. Do we really want to be healed, Christ asked that individual. And I think He asked us by extension. Do we really want to be healed? Because He is more than willing and more than able to heal us.
And if we could take that next step to forgive, that step to forgive everyone that's involved, God can do miraculous things. And part of that, I think, is forgiving ourselves. We have to forgive ourselves. Can God forgive you if you don't forgive yourself? I mean, God is - it's phenomenal what God does. God forgives us when we come before Him. And, you know, if you can imagine a picture here, you've got this huge sea, and He takes those sins and He throws them to the bottom of the sea. And then he puts a sign up on the shore and says, "No fishing." Because sometimes, you know, we have our sins forgiven. God removes them as far as the east and west. And then somehow we dredge them back up again. And God says don't do that. Forgive yourself and realize it's in God's hands, and it's gone. It's removed. It's over.
And then when we need to help, when we need to serve others, we need to understand and not to just give the standard approach, not the standard roach letter, because, certainly, there is this sense of a storehouse in us. There's rings of our life that we're faced with, deep in ourselves where sometimes those hurts are still there. They still remain. They're too deep. And, yet, through the work of God's Spirit, we can be healed.
Look at the end of Romans 8. Romans 8:28 Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
American King James Version×. What a powerful statement here. You see, because God's Spirit cleans us up. It can heal those wounds. It can bring repair. God pours his love out upon us, and promises to heal us. Romans 8:28 Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
American King James Version×. It says, we know - we know this as a fact:
Romans 8:28 Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
American King James Version×We know all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose.
Yeah, but sometimes we step back and say, "This isn't working out so good. How is this working for good? This is terrible. This is a difficult situation. This is a terrible trial." And I think it makes the point by themselves, do things work for good all by themselves? All by their lonesome, they just work out for good? No, they don't. It seems like things work against us. But what this is trying to help us to see, I believe, is that when we allow God to work through things, when God works through the circumstances of our life, when we put those things into God's hands, He is the God of love. He is the God of mercy. God has a design, and He can take those difficult things. He can take those evil circumstances when we put them firmly in His hands. Might not be today, and it might not be tomorrow or next month or even next year. But, you know, in the course of our life, God promises to work them out for good. He promises it. He says, we know He causes all those things to work together, and in the course of our life, He will work them for good. That's the good news. That's part of the gospel message, isn't it, that God can take our damaged life. We're damaged goods, and He can take those hangups, and He can turn them into wholeness. He can take those challenges, and He can turn them into usefulness.
Evil, tragic, senseless things, they're still that; they are still tragic. They're still evil. they're still unjust. But in the course of our life, God can take those things and change what it's meant. He can change the meaning of those things throughout our entire life, and He can weave it, and He can use it, and He can cause it to come out to a good purpose. God can do phenomenal things when we submit to Him and we allow His Spirit to remake us, we allow His Spirit to recondition us, renovate us. God's Spirit will repair it when we put it into God's hands, when we submit to God.
There's a remarkable scripture I'd like to conclude with. It's over in 2 Corinthians 12:9 2 Corinthians 12:9And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
American King James Version×. Not only did Jesus Christ understand our weaknesses and the solution to those challenges that we face, the Apostle Paul did as well. Notice what Jesus Christ said to Paul. Paul was faced with physical challenges. He was - he must have been faced with terrible emotional challenges as well. If you're stoned and you're beaten and you're shipwrecked, you think you've got some feelings? You think you've got some emotions that rage through your mind and through your heart? Absolutely. So here's the Apostle Paul. He says that Christ said to him:
2 Corinthians 12:9 2 Corinthians 12:9And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
American King James Version× "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Or that word is infirmities. Therefore, Paul says, most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
V.10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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Kathy Shafer 8 years ago
I am very familiar with the torn heart and the feeling of death that comes with it. Thank you for this sermon Mr. Myers and helping those of us (which are many)to begin to understand that our Savior is indeed all understanding, filled with mercy, compassion and love. He is our healer.
I will past this on to my twitter & facebook pages for I understand this without having listened to this yet. I know it will be very helpful to my twitter & facebook families. I can lead them to water, but, in the end they will have to choose if they want to drink. Thank you for posting this on the UCG webpage.
Laura Hodge 8 years ago
This was a fantastic sermon. It really helps me with some past emotional scares that I have, just remembering the scripture John 14:18 I will not leave you orphans, I will come to you.


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Wilson Introduces New Group For Innovations & Design
Wilson Racquet Sports has named company veteran Bill Severa the director of technology for the newly formed Innovations & Design Group.
The new group will be responsible for all performance and prestrung racquets, from start to finish, from design and concept, to playtesting new technologies. The group also will handle all stringing aspects and the string itself.
Severa, who has been with the company for 21 years, was the senior designer for the last seven years. He has 13 U.S. patents under his belt, including patents for the Sledghammer, Power Holes and TRIAD technologies.
The Innovations & Design Group will utilize four engineers for the various product categories. Dan Hernandez is the project manager for racquetball, squash and paddle; Mark Lin is the test lab supervisor and product manager for badminton; Mike Moon is the project manager for recreational racquets; and Don Loeffler is the project manager for performance racquets.
In addition, Ron Rocchi is the global tour equipment manager, responsible for servicing and customizing all racquets for touring pros. Klara Nowak is the prototype manager, and Dawn Cacioppo is the master racquet technician.
2004 PTR Symposium Cited as 'Best Ever'
Results of an on-site survey conducted by the PTR at its 2004 International Tennis Symposium & $25,000 Tennis Championships say that the event was the "best ever held" by the organization, says Dan Santorum, the PTR's CEO and executive director.
Nearly 700 attendees participated in the courses and presentations at the February event. The Symposium also included a two-day Tennis Trade Show and a tournament in which more than 200 teaching pros competed for prize money in 27 divisions.
One key to the event was that the USTA board of directors and key staff members attended, meeting with the PTR to discuss tennis participation in the U.S., among other issues. The board of directors participated in the Parade of Nations Flag Ceremony, which featured 47 countries. USTA President Alan Schwartz (right), who also is on the board of the ITF, welcomed attendees.
"It was great that the USTA board was there for PTR week," says Santorum. "They're reaching out to the industry more and working with their partners. And I know it's going to continue. You're going to see the same tone from the people on the board who are going to succeed Alan Schwartz, as far as being more industry-friendly."
Santorum says he gave a report to the USTA board about the ACE multicultural program. ACE, which stands for Advancing the Commitment to Education, is a joint PTR-USTA initiative designed to educate tennis teaching pros in multicultural communities. It's being conducted in 60 cities this year.
Also at the Symposium was Tennis Corporation of America's senior staff of tennis directors and general managers from 37 top tennis clubs. TCA staff were among the 56 faculty who conducted more than 70 on-court and classroom presentations.
"It was fantastic to have the TCA directors, and the nice thing was some of them were speakers for us, so we got to take advantage of their expertise in running and managing clubs," says Santorum.
In other PTR news, the organization was recently honored by Special Olympics South Carolina as the 2004 Outstanding Organization of the Year. The PTR and the Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club have hosted the Special Olympics Southeast Regional Tennis Championships since its inception five years ago. Participation in that time has grown from 30 athletes to more than 175 athletes from 13 states.
Among those honored at the PTR Symposium's annual awards banquet were: Professional of the Year: Ajay Pant, Overland Park, Kan.; Coach Verdieck Award, College: Joey Rive, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas; Coach Verdieck Award, High School: Macy Bruce, Upper St. Claire High School, McMurray, Pa.; Coach Verdieck Award, Touring Pro: Andy Brandi, Boca Raton, Fla.;
Also, Clinician of the Year: Jimmie Nigro, Philadelphia; Tester of the Year: Todd Miller, East Amherst, N.Y.; Stanley
Plagenhoef Award, Dr. Jack Groppel , Algonquin, Ill.; Male Player of the Year: John Powless, Madison, Wis.; Female Player: Renata Marcinkowska, Rock Hill, S.C.; Wheelchair Pro: Paul Walker, Lakeland, Fla.;
Also, Humanitarian Award: Dr. Elizabeth Odera, Nairobi, Kenya; Volunteer of the Year: Adam Gard'ner, Shanghai, China; Media Excellence Award: Carlos Manaure, Caracas, Venezuela; USTA Community Service Award: Mary Thompson, Sioux Falls, S.D.; TIA Commitment to the Industry Award:
Fernando Velasco, Austin, Texas; Public Facility: Robinswood Tennis Center, Seattle; Private Facility: The Racket Centre, Nussloch, Germany.
Tennis Channel Extends Deal With ATP Masters
The Tennis Channel has signed a four-year extension for the exclusive U.S. telecast rights to five of the 10 tennis tournaments in the ATP Masters Series.
The 24-hour cable television network devoted to tennis and other racquet sports will telecast the five European events of the ATP Masters Series — Monte Carlo, Rome, Hamburg, Madrid, and Paris — live and in their entirety, and will provide early-round coverage of the ATP Masters Series' U.S.-based events in Indian Wells, Calif., and Miami.
Additionally, this year The Tennis Channel will cap its ATP Masters Series telecasts with complete, live doubles coverage of the series' finale, the Tennis Masters Cup in Houston in November. The agreement begins this year and runs through 2007, and builds on TTC's previous licensing relationship with the ATP Masters Series which saw the network telecast the European ATP Masters Series tournaments and the doubles championship at the Tennis Masters Cup.
"This agreement is great for tennis, tennis fans, the ATP Masters Series and The Tennis Channel viewers," said Steve Bellamy, president and founder of TTC. "For viewers and fans, we will be bringing these tournaments on live and in their entirety, about 10 hours a day. For the sport, this extension continues our ability to provide the most comprehensive tennis coverage on television."
In other TTC news, the 2004 spring tournament schedule includes the following (check local listings for times):
April 9-11: Davis Cup by BNP Paribas, second round, France at Switzerland and Argentina at Belarus.
April 16-18: U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
April 18: The Family Circle Cup, doubles semifinal and championship
April 19-25: Masters Series Monte Carlo
April 24-25: Fed Cup Opening Round, U.S. at Slovenia and Croatia at Belgium
May 1-2: J&S Cup, semifinal and championship
May 1-2: Open Seat Godo, semifinal and championship
May 3-9: Masters Series Rome
May 8-9: Ladies German Open, semifinal and championship
May 10-16: Masters Series Hamburg
May 15-16: Telecom Italia Masters, semifinal and championship
Stan Smith Honored At Sports Legends Awards
Former Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion Stan Smith (left) was one of five sports legends honored recently at the 13th Annual Sports Legends Awards, presented by The Paralysis Project of America. Tennis legend and former honoree Jack Kramer (right) a member of the Paralysis Project's Sports Council, presented Smith with his award at The Omni Hotel in Los Angeles. Hosted by ABC sportscaster Al Michaels, the event also honored auto racing's Bobby Unser, baseball's Joe Morgan and golf's Kathy Whitworth, and made a special presentation to football's Mike Utley, the former Detroit Lion who was paralyzed on the playing field in 1991. (Photo by Lou Sauritch, The Paralysis Project of America)
SSV Tennis Rating System Receives Anonymous Gift
Neil Johnson, president of SSV Tennis, says that a "significant" grant has been received to establish Serve, Stroke & Volley (SSV) as an international rating system for tennis. The funding, from an anonymous donor, will allow the SSV Tennis Rating and internet support services to be offered free to players, pros, coaches, clubs, schools, parks and associations across the country and internationally, Johnson says.
In addition, to promote the use of the rating system, Johnson says SSV will sponsor a national competition for high school tennis teams. The free program will have players tested by their coaches on their home courts. All players receive a national ranking based on their SSV rating in their age division. The top six rating scores are added to determine the team score, and then the teams will be ranked nationally and by state.
SSV is a method for determining tennis ability at all levels that Johnson says clearly and objectively answers the question, "How good are you?" The SSV Rating is an on-court test that measures basic skills.
Players hit 40 balls to target areas using different strokes, and points are scored for control and power by assigning a value to the first and the second bounces of the ball. The location of the first bounce indicates control; the depth of the second bounce indicates power. The combined total is the SSV score. The complete test takes less than 10 minutes.
For more information, contact info@ssvtennis.com or visit the website at ssvtennis.com.
Nine Honored at USTA Development Workshop
TThe USTA honored nine individuals recently at an awards banquet held during its annual USA Tennis Community Tennis Development Workshop. More than 450 community tennis leaders attended this year's workshop and banquet, held in February at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.
Six people were presented with the Eve F. Kraft Community Service Award for their selfless dedication to bringing the game of tennis to anyone who wants to play:
Christy Balsiger of El Paso, Texas — formed the El Paso Tennis Development Foundation in 1996, formed a partnership with the El Paso Independent School District, and spearheaded a campaign to raise money to build the El Paso Youth Center, which opened in 1999 and provides free tennis to area students.
Kerry Blum of San Diego — joined Youth Tennis San Diego as a volunteer in 1989 and now is director of the After School Tennis Program serving 7,500 kids. She has forged numerous partnerships with school districts and other organizations and agencies and is working toward growing the program to 150 locations and 40,000 students.
Valerie Kreger of Cloverdale, Calif., and the Cloverdale Tennis Association — helped the high school in this small community restart its tennis program by purchasing equipment, assisting with travel expenses and, more recently, helping to provide coaches. Also, the CTA is helping the Boys & Girls Club implement the USA Tennis 1-2-3 program.
Yvette Marshall of Denham Springs, La. — plans and implements all grassroots tennis programming for adults, children and multicultural populations for a large area of the Greater Baton Rouge CTA. She also provides training and workshops for instructors and solicits grants and sponsorships. She has broadened the reach of the CTA from 400 to 2,400 participants, and recently helped form two new CTAs and three NJTL programs.
Mark Platt of St. Louis — runs Beginner's World Tennis, geared to beginning adult players. He was instrumental in bringing "Rallyball" to the area's kids and has brought tennis to more than 10,000 students at 25 elementary schools. In all, more than 40,000 people participate in his programs.
Dr. Lance Turner of Stockton, Calif. — heads the grassroots program Future Stars 2000's, teaching tennis to underprivileged kids and adults and promoting tennis in Northern California communities. The program now has more than 5,000 participants.
Three other attendees were honored with the USA Team Tennis Volunteer Awards:
David Bell of Pittsfield, Mass. — for his work with youth involved in team play.
Kristin Granlund of Corvallis, Ore. — for her work with team competition at the collegiate level, specifically with Oregon State University.
Laurie Selby of White River Junction, Vt. — for her work with the Upper Valley CTA and as the Adult Team Tennis League coordinator.
USTA and MassMutual Sign 5-Year Sponsorship Agreement
The USTA and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) signed a new worldwide marketing agreement for the U.S. Open through 2009 in the insurance category. The five-year deal also makes MassMutual a charter sponsor of the proposed "U.S. Open Series," a series of summer professional tennis events that lead in to the U.S. Open, tentatively scheduled to launch this summer.
The deal includes a major media commitment to U.S. Open television broadcasts and, for the first-time, an extensive sponsorship of usopen.org. This component will include online media, e-mail, USOpen.org Radio and TV and an online promotion. In addition, CBS Sports will produce a vignette on MassMutual and the U.S. Open Junior Championships that will air during CBS's broadcast of the Men's Singles Final. The agreement brings to 15 years MassMutual's long-standing relationship with the U.S. Open.
"MassMutual has been a key partner in helping us grow the U.S. Open into one of the world's greatest sports and entertainment events," says J. Pierce O'Neil, chief business officer of the USTA. "By creatively packaging and extending the power of our brand, we can continually offer sponsors new and bigger opportunities to get involved with the U.S. Open."
As a major new extension to its involvement with the USTA and U.S. Open, MassMutual will become a charter sponsor of the U.S. Open Series which will establish for the first time regularly scheduled live television broadcasts of the North American hard-court summer season following Wimbledon and leading up to the U.S. Open.
"We are thrilled to expand our relationship with MassMutual to include the U.S. Open Series," says Arlen Kantarian, the USTA's chief executive of Professional Tennis. "Their commitment to tennis on every level — from the Junior Championships to the U.S. Open and now to the new U.S. Open Series — is a significant development for tennis in the U.S."
NY Shop 'Boutiques' Racquet Brand
Customer response to Mason's Tennis Mart's first "boutique" of racquets and accessories from a single brand "has been fantastic," says Mark Mason, owner of the New York City tennis retail shop.
"I've never 'boutiqued' a racquet brand. We do it in apparel, but not in equipment," Mason says. Mason decided to display as a group all of Babolat's products because the brand in his area "has been so hot," he says. The displays have all the brand's racquets, bags, T-shirts, hats, grips, dampeners and more together in one place.
"It makes shopping for that brand so much easier," says Mason. "Everything a customer wants is all in one place. We make it as visual as possible, and it makes for a better presentation."
Mason says that European shops often group, or "boutique," their racquets and accessories by brand, rather than having one spot where, for instance, all the grips from different manufacturers would be displayed. "We're trying in our shop to make people brand-conscious, and to add value to our franchise," he says. "If this works the way it appears to be working, we may try to do this for other brands."
Prince Tennis Releases Performance Racquet Index
Prince Tennis unveiled its 2004 Racquet Index guide that educates players of all swing types on how to choose the right Prince Performance racquet according to their individual style of play. The index is broken down into the Thunder Series, Turbo Series and Tour Series, and correlates specific swing types and player preferences with racquets of varying levels of power and control, says Prince President Alistair Thorburn.
"We've worked to better segment our Performance racquet line and make it more consumer-friendly," says Thorburn. "We want tennis players to understand the differences in their individual games so that they choose the correct racquet."
The Thunder Series includes models that cater to players with shorter swings who are looking for maximum power in a lightweight frame. The Turbo Series represents racquets for players with moderate swings who are looking for a blend of power and control. The Tour Series offers racquets for players with long, full swings who are looking for maximum touch and feel.
To view the 2004 Prince racquet index, visit www.princetennis.com.
Three Pro Events to be Played At Historic West Side Club in Forest Hills
The USTA has awarded The West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, N.Y., two new professional tennis tournaments, bringing the total to three for the 2004 tennis season at the historic club. Each tournament will be played on a different surface and will serve as a Grand Slam tune-up event. The historic West Side Tennis Club was the home of the U.S. Open for more than 50 years.
The WSTC will host two USTA Pro Circuit men's challengers — The Forest Hills Clay Court Classic May 10-16, and The Forest Hills Grass Court Classic June 7-13 — and a newly sanctioned WTA Tour hard-court tournament Aug. 23-28 leading into the 2004 U.S. Open.
The two USTA Pro Circuit events will be held the weeks immediately preceding the qualifying tournaments at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, respectively. The USTA funds the 96 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S. — awarding nearly $3 million in prize money — and acquired a sanction from the WTA to launch the August women's event.
"The return of professional events to this venerable club reinforces the connection of the U.S. Open and the sport to the community," says Lee Hamilton, executive director of the USTA. "The West Side Tennis Club is a hub for recreational play and with these new events, we expect interest in the game to grow throughout Forest Hills and the Borough of Queens."
Last year, professional tennis returned to the former home of the U.S. Open for the first time since 1989 when the WSTC hosted The Forest Hills Classic, a USTA Pro Circuit Men's $50,000 Challenger. Home to the U.S. Open until 1977, the club hosted the tournament on grass until 1974 and the only three years the event was held on clay (1975-'77). The West Side Tennis Club is currently home to over 800 members, maintaining 39 courts on four different surfaces.
James Blake Announces Unique Charity Initiative
U.S. player James Blake kicked off a 2004 charity initiative during January's Australian Open to benefit the Harlem Junior Tennis Program and Shriner's Hospital. Blake, 24, began donating $100 to each organization for every match he wins.
To date, his donations total $1,400 from the seven matches he won collectively at the Australian Open, Siebel Open, Kroger St. Jude and Franklin Templeton Classic. Prior to the Australian Open, Blake, ranked 23rd in the world, made initial donations and appearances on behalf of both charities. He plans to continue this initiative during all sanctioned professional matches this year as well as the Davis Cup. Nike and Dunlop will also participate in the donations, Blake said.
A pro player since 1999, Blake has had a long-standing relationship with both organizations. Over 20 years ago, Blake's parents became volunteer coaches at the Harlem Junior Tennis Program in New York City. Both James and his brother, Thomas, were also participants in Harlem Junior Tennis. Blake also has close ties to Shriner's Hospital, which provided him with free medical treatment and equipment as he wrestled with scoliosis as a teenager.
USTA, ESPN Near Deal for Open Series
Reports in a recent issue of Sports Business Journal claim the USTA and ESPN are near to signing a multiyear agreement to broadcast a proposed new summer tennis series of tournaments that lead up to the U.S. Open.
The publication said an ESPN executive confirmed that the network was in talks with the USTA, but that the USTA still had to line up a requisite number of tournaments before the deal could go through.
Citing "tennis sources," the magazine said that four summer tournament have signed on. Tournaments that the publication said are believe to be on board are the Bank of the West women's event in Palo Alto, Calif.; the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C.; one if not both of the men's (Mercedes-Benz Cup) and women's (JP Morgan Chase Open) events in Los Angeles; and the USTA-owned Pilot Pen Tournament in New Haven, Conn.
Texas A&M Captures National Team Campus Championships
Texas A&M beat Virginia 30-9 to capture its second title in three years at the 2004 USA Team Tennis National Campus Championships at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach.
This co-ed event, which was played March 11 to 13, is the national championship for club and intramural tennis teams. This year's event featured a record 40 teams from 33 schools participating in the fifth annual tournament.
"This event gives me a great chance to represent my school," said Michael Karka, a Texas A&M senior from Houston who had wins in singles and doubles. "I could have played tennis at other schools, but wanted to focus on academics at A&M. Coming here and playing in this tournament has been so much fun."
A&M was playing in its third straight final at this event, winning its second title. The Aggies dominated the tournament, winning 32 of 35 sets played in the seven matches and sweeping all five matches in the championship. The format for each match includes sets of men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles. Scoring is cumulative — each game won counts as a point to a team's overall score).
Also, Florida International won the Silver Division, Ohio University won the Bronze Division and Central Florida (B) won the Daytona Cup.
Former U.S. Davis Cup Captain Tom Gullikson was on hand as a special guest for the championship. Tape delay television coverage will be broadcast on The Tennis Channel and Sunshine Network in May (dates and times to be announced). The tournament is administered by the USTA, Intercollegiate Tennis Association, and National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association.
USTA Publications For Your Facility
Ever wonder what publications you should make sure you have on hand at your facility? Rick Rennert, the USTA's director of publishing, suggests that tennis facilities carry Friend at Court: The USTA Handbook of Tennis Rules and Regulations, and Rules of Tennis with The Code: The Players' Guide for Unofficiated Matches.
Also suggested is the USA Tennis Guide to Dynamic and Static Stretching. Pamphlet, 2-sided, $1. (Rennert suggests getting two copies of this pamphlet and posting them, front and back, on your club's wall.)
To order, call 888-832-8291(shipping costs are extra). USTA members receive a 10 percent discount.
USPTA Midwest Honors Its Own in Indy
The USPTA Midwest Division honored the following at its annual convention in February in Indianapolis:
Coaches of the Year — High School: Robert Wagemann, Lake Bluff, Ill.; College: Debbie Peirick, Noblesville, Ind.; Individual Junior Coach: Dennis Royal, West Bloomfield, Mich.
Players of the Year — 45 and Over: Mark Simcina, Huntington Woods, Mich.; 35 and Over: Christine Sheldon, Arlington Heights, Ill.; Men's Open: Mike Friedman, Highland Park, Ill.; Women's Open: Kristin Reed, Westerville, Ohio.
Rookie of the Year — Don Roesler, Fishers, Ind.; Facility Manger of the Year: Don Arndt, West Bloomfield, Mich.; Midwest Outstanding Education Award: David Brouwer, Hudsonville, Mich.; Seminar Contest Winner: Jason Stanislaw, Chicago; Nancy Mickler Memorial Award: Anna Hazlett, Evansville, Ind.; Fay Tooley Memorial Award: Denny Schackter, Palatine, Ill.
Briton Curry To Receive Hall of Fame Honor
John Curry of Great Britain is the 2004 recipient of the prestigious Golden Achievement Award, presented annually by the International Tennis Hall of Fame to individuals who have made important contributions to tennis in the fields of administration, promotion or education, and have devoted long and outstanding service to the sport.
Presentation of this year's award will be made in England on Saturday, June 19, at the International Club Ball, which marks the start of the Wimbledon Championships.
Curry has been involved in tennis form more than 30 years. He served as chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis Club and chairman of The Lawn Tennis Championships (Wimbledon) from 1989 to 1999. During his tenure, Curry led major changes in the Wimbledon facilities for both players and spectators.
He was also an active participant and leader of the Grand Slam Committee and worked to bring about major changes and enhancements in the worldwide importance of the Grand Slams.
Nominations for the Golden Achievement Award are submitted by tennis federations from around the world, and then voted on by the Golden Achievement Award Selection Committee.
The Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center in Florida was chosen as the site for the U.S. vs. Sweden Davis Cup quarterfinal, played April 9 to 11. The U.S. and Sweden have met on 10 previous occasions in Davis Cup play, with the U.S. leading the series 7-3. In the last meeting, Sweden swept the U.S. 5-0 in the 1997 World Group Final in Goteborg, Sweden. Davis Cup was last played in Florida in 1995 when the U.S. defeated France 4-1 in the first round in St. Petersburg.
Prince Tennis has been named the official racquet of the 2004 Family Circle Cup. The WTA tournament is in its 32nd year. Prince will showcase product and feature interactive elements, including two autograph sessions with Prince players.
Völkl is the official racquet of the 2004 Easter Bowl junior tournament. The company will have a booth at the event and consumers will be able to playtest racquets.
Todd Fisher is the new marketing director for global footwear for Wilson Racquet Sports. Previously, he was the global director of tennis and indoor court footwear for Reebok.
Footstar announced that it will close all 88 Just For Feet stores and 77 Footaction stores, which is about 18 percent of the specialty chain's outlets. Liquidators are lining up to bid on the right to sell off the more than $100 million in retail inventory.
The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., as part of its 50th anniversary celebration, will hold the Angela Moore Fashion Show and Champagne Breakfast on July 8, from 9 to 11 a.m., just prior to the tennis session of the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. The event will include a fashion retrospective, plus new looks from Lilly Pulitzer, Manuel Canovas and the Angela Moore Collection. Tickets for the event are available at 401-849-6053 or online at tennisfame.com.
The WTA Tour and Whirlpool Europe have signed a multi-million dollar, three year deal that establishes Whirlpool as the premier sponsor of the women's tour in Europe. The deal establishes Habitat for Humanity International as the Tour's official European social cause, and aligns Whirlpool Europe with the Tour in innovative sponsorship capacities involving television, new media and community outreach. The Whirlpool-WTA Tour partnership comes on the heels of the Tour's recent signing of an umbrella sponsor for the Asia-Pacific/Middle East region.
The 78th Annual National Public Parks Tennis Championships will be Aug. 2 to 7 in St. Louis, Mo. For information, check stlouis.usta.com or call 314-432-3990.
SFX Tennis has signed a one-year extension of it's agreement to represent 21-year-old Russian tennis star Dmitry Tursunov in on- and off-court marketing and management.
Prince Launches new Premier String
Prince Tennis has announced a new string, Premier, that combines a multifilament design with Prince's exclusive Softflex technology that the company says provides excellent playability.
Doug Root, Prince's product manager for strings, says Premier with Softflex offers gut-like play and performance at a price "far less than natural gut." Premier provides players with increased power and feel without sacrificing durability, he says.
The elasticity of Softflex offers shock dampening and shock absorption for an ultra-soft, enhanced feel, says Root, adding that "even those with tennis elbow will experience increased string reaction with added comfort thanks to the string's gut-like feel. Additionally, the string experiences minimal tension loss due to Softflex's superb recovery from stretch.
Premier with Softflex features a multifilament string design consisting of a micro-filament core wrapped with filament outer wraps made of the elastic Softflex. The string also has a soft polyurethane coating for added touch and feel, says the company. Premier with Softflex is available in 16 and 17 gauges in gold.
For more information, visit princetennis.com or call 800-283-6647.
TennisWelcomeCenter.com Website Goes Live
The consumer website for the Tennis Welcome Center initiative was officially launched in February. Any new or returning tennis player wishing to find a place for introductory tennis programs can visit tenniswelcomecenter.com, plug in his ZIP code and find places nearby that offer lessons and play.
More than 3,000 clubs and facilities signed on to become Tennis Welcome Centers, exceeding the goal the USTA and the Tennis Industry Association set for the program. The TIA says more content will be added to the consumer site in the future.

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Chris and Oliver Wood, joined by drummer Jano Rix, put on one hell of a show! The musicianship of these guys is crazy, imaginative and impressive.
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Why See The Wood Brothers?
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Folk-rock trio The Wood Brother set off on another set of live dates in 2020 in support of their 2018 self-produced and self-recorded album, 'One Drop of Truth'. Catch Oliver, Chris and Jano as they bring their bluesy sound to you. Set to release their eighth record in January, you can expect to hear hits old and new!
The brothers enjoyed their own solo success as the result of 15 years making music separately before joining forces for their debut in 2006. The pair realized that they were meant to record and perform together as an act after a show in North Carolina and today are noted for their fusion of funk, rock, country and blues.
Performance date: 6 March 2020
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City, operator of the largest bus fleet in the United States, recently announced a plan to adopt a zero-emissions electric vehicle (EV) fleet by 2040. This news is a welcome breath of fresh air. Transitioning away from diesel-fueled buses will improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers in numerous ways. But the question remains: Why will it take more than 20 years?


Chris concentrates her practice area in commercial real estate, corporate finance, real estate financing and related matters. Her practice covers a range of complex commercial real estate and secured lending transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, commercial loan transactions, including multi-jurisdictional secured financings, portfolio financings, work-outs and restructurings, and leasing of hotel, office, industrial, retail and mixed-use properties. Chris's practice includes significant experience with publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs).
Representation of lenders and borrowers in connection with secured lending transactions.
Representation of borrowers in connection with hotel acquisition financings.
Representation of industrial REIT in connection with the acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing of industrial property.
Represented real estate funds in connection with securitized loan transactions.
Representation of a health care REIT in connection with the acquisition of assisted living facilities and medical office buildings.
Representation of tenants in retail leasing transaction.
Representation of landlords in industrial leasing transaction.
Representation of borrowers in Shari'ah-compliant loans.


Celebrating 30 years of Artists & Illustrators magazine!
The October 2016 edition, on-sale today, marks the 30th Anniversary of Artists & Illustrators, Britain's best-selling art magazine.
Since Issue One, October 1986, Artists & Illustrators magazine has grown from strength to strength, now read across the UK and worldwide by over 60,000 practicing artists.
Inside our 30th Anniversary Souvenir Edition, the team look back at the first ever issue and see how the pages have changed over the three decades. In addition, we reveal 30 autumn projects to inspire, with a painting challenge for almost every medium. Ahead of the new Caravaggio exhibition at the National Gallery, American Painter Al Gury looks at how you can use the Italian master's key painting techniques in your own work. We visit the London studio of British landscape printmaker Norman Ackroyd RA and discover how Stanley Spencer's correspondence offers an insight into his work. PLUS, we round up the month's best art shows to inspire your next masterpiece!
Launching last month, the ninth annual Artists & Illustrators Artists of the Year competition is gives readers the chance to win £10,000 worth of prizes and national exposure for their artwork.
Full of step-by-step practical advice, readers' own work, exclusive features on famous names and expert product tests, Artists & Illustrators is the top publication for every artist seeking inspiration, whether they favour painting, drawing or printmaking.
For more information on Artists & Illustrators magazine please contact Ginny MacLean ginny.maclean@chelseamagazines.com or call 020 7349 3700.


The August 2011 League City Photography Meet up took place on 8/4/11. Below are my notes.
Mike Fisher gave a informative and detailed talk on size, He went into detail on the difference between crop and full frame sensor.
Basically, a larger sensor means less noise, greater sensitivity and cleaner images.
Since there was so much to this lecture, I requested that Mike send me a copy of his PowerPoint.
The April 2011 League City Photography Meet up took place on 4/7/11. Below are my notes.
Jeff and Katherine both attended the SXSW Photowalk (video). Both of them also had their photos make it to the top 10. Congratulation!
High Island - best time to go is now to witness Egrets and Song Bird migrations.
Topic – What is Raw Mode?
David did a great job of summarizing a tutorial/article on using RAW. The below has been taken from this article on Luminous Landscape.
When a digital camera makes an exposure the imaging chip (whether it's CCD or CMOS) records the amount of light that has hit each pixel, or photo site. This is recorded as a voltage level. The camera's analog to digital circuitry now changes this analog voltage signal into a digital representation. Depending on the camera's circuitry either 12 or 14 bits of data are recorded. Incidentally, if the camera records 12 bits of data then each pixel can handle 4,096 brightness levels (2^12), and if 14 bit then it can record 16,384 different brightness levels (2^14). (To my knowledge no current imaging chip records a true 16 bits worth of data).
Of course what happens after you've taken the photograph depends on whether you have the camera set to save images to the memory card as raw files or JPGs.
If you've saved the file in raw mode when it is subsequently loaded into a raw conversion program and then saved to a TIFF or .PSD format file it can be exported in 16 bit mode. The 12 or 14 bits recorded by the camera are then spread over the full 16 bit workspace. If you've saved the file in-camera as a JPG than it is converted by the camera's software to 8 bit mode and you will only ever have 256 brightness levels to work with.
I took away from this that unless you are going straight to print or web, you should refrain from saving and re-saving to JPEG files. The tutorial contains quite a bit more information on using RAW files, so I suggest giving the entire article a read.
The March 2011 League City Photography Meet up took place on 3/3/11. Below are my notes.
Theme for March '11 is Circles and Squares.
Mike did a great job defining and explaining Aperture. Below are the high points I took away.
I attended a weekend photography conference last weekend. This conference is called RMSP Weekends and it is put on by the Rocky Mountain School of Photography. I highly recommend checking it out if it comes to your area as I feel I learned a ton!
When photography bugs (bees, butterflies, etc) - do so early in the morning, before they become active.
Balance - calming, easy to look at. Imbalance creates tension.
Biggest take-away: EXPOSE FOR YOUR MID-TONES AND CHECK OUR HIGHLIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Note: This instructor strongly suggests putting LightRoom catalog and all photos on a large, external hard drive so you can work with them on any machine that has LR installed. Backup that device onto two other HD's. Something to consider.
Contrast is defined as the difference in brightness between the highlights and the shadows.
Contrast is created by 3 things: the direction of the light source, the size of the light source and the distance of the light source.
Front light (0-45 degrees) is considered low contrast because there are no shadows.
Back light is considered low contrast.
Diffuse light - light falls on the subject from many directions.
Farther the light source is, the higher the contrast. So while the Sun is very large, it is very far away, making it high contrast.
Daylight - No correction to color. Ideal for a sunny/cloudless day.
NOTE: Since the daylight WB makes no correction to color, it is great for sunset, sunrise and night photography.
Caucasian skin tone is 1 stop brighter than normal.
I attended the January 2011 League City Photography Meet up this past week. There was a great turnout of over 30 attendees.
Al S. gave a great presentation on Night Photography. Below are the high points I gleaned.
The Mindful Eye is the site referenced throughout the presentation.
Almost same result between the two, but less noise.
Okay, I have decided to start a 365 Project, which means I take at least one photo everyday. I enjoy photography so much that I do not think I will have a problem taking one photo per day. Especially since there are so many tools that I can use on my iPhone...and that thing is with me 24/7. It will likely be an even split between my D90 and iPhone. Every now and then I will throw in a photo from my Holga (providing I learn to use it) and my husband's old Pentax Film SLR.
I attended a great presentation on color at the Houston Center for Photography (in November). Photographer Scott Campbell provided some great information in this talk.
Phenomenon - thing as it appears or is constructed by the mind.
The Fovea contains rods that are sensitive to contrast/luminosity and cones that are sensitive to color.
Women have more cones than rods which mean they see vibrant colors better than men.
Men have more rods than cones which mean they see more contrast and luminosity than women.
Some colors are created by a sensation in the brain. For example, when the green and blue cones in the fovea become stimulated, electrical pulses go to the brain and the mind creates the sensation of cyan. Same with a banana, the red and green cones become stimulated creating the sensation of yellow.
Magenta is a made-up color that is created when the red and blue cones are stimulated. Magenta is the inverse of green.
There is no Magenta in the rainbow; however, two prisms overlapped can create Magenta.
Different kinds of light (incandescent, florescent, etc) affect the way you see colors.
I attended the December 2010 League City Photography Meet up this past week. There was a great turnout of about 35 attendees.
George McBroom informed us of the return of the Baytown Eagles and recommended we try to make it out to see them. Directions to the Eagle's nest. Thanks George!
George also gave a great presentation on some sharpening methods in PhotoShop.
Robin Binder talked about the services her company provides for other photographers.
I provided a handout containing an interesting article that I had run across earlier in the week titled 7 Tips for Better Architectural Photography.
I attended the November 2010 League City Photography Meet up Group this past week. There was a pretty good turnout of about 17 attendees.
David Paulissen reviews a couple of articles that go into various tips for photography.
The first article he reviewed was Five Tips for Better Wildlife Photos by Andrew Goodall.
Tip #1. Get to the subject's eye level.
Tip #2. It's All In The Eyes.
Tip #3. If The Background Doesn't Help, Get Rid Of It.
Tip #4. If Your Background Is Working For You, Use It Well.
Tip #5. Capture your subject in the best possible light.
The second article dealt with how to hold your camera. (could not find a link to that, but it was some good information.
The last article that David reviewed was 12 Ways to Never Miss a Photo Opportunity by Jim Goldstein.
There are several really good tips in the article.
Have needed filters on your lens or take filters off your lens as necessary before heading out.
It may sound obvious but take off your lens cap.
Again, the article goes into detail on each point.
Another tip that was given was on White Balance. Try using the Cloudy WB setting when shooting outdoors. Also, if you shoot in RAW, you can batch fix any White Balance issues.
At the table I was sitting at, someone, Diego I think, mentioned that the Smithsonian was holding online photo contests. Below is the link I found.
I attended my first photography meet up Thursday night. I have to say, the League City Photography Meet up Group is a very welcoming and mentoring group with a passion for taking photos. I learned a lot and hope to participate in more events in the future with this group.
The Third-Annual Worldwide PhotoWalk took place on July 24th.
David Paulissen demonstrated a nice tip on using Powerpoint 2007 to create a PDF slideshow of your photos. This makes for an easy way to email photo galleries to friends and family.
The end result is a nicely formatted PDF that anyone can open and enjoy your photos.


Wimberly Circle Bristol, TN – Sold!
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LG TAKES ITS SHOW ON THE ROAD
Visit https://www.lg.com/us/business/commercial-display/resources/our-events/roadshows/TechTour-CHICAGO-201 for further information
Coast-to-Coast 2018 LG TechTour Showcases Cutting-Edge B2B Solutions: Commercial Display Innovations, Solar Panels, Mobile Phones
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CHICAGO, Sept. 17, 2018 - LG Electronics USA Business Solutions is taking its show on the road. This week, the 2018 "LG TechTour" comes to the Windy City where business-to-business customers will experience first-hand LGs broad portfolio of digital signage displays, renewable energy systems, enterprise mobile solutions and more.
GEM Energy to start construction of Penta Career Center solar array in Spring 2020
MOSAIC SURPASSES 100,000 SOLAR HOMES AND $3 BILLION IN LOAN FUNDING
CleanChoice Energy Named as Top Impact Company for Second Consecutive Year
E-world energy & water 2020: ADS-TEC presents its battery storage solutions and fast charging systems
Annual Clean Energy States Honor Roll Released by IREC
INTERSOLAR and looking ahead to 2020 - Q&A with Panasonic
Intersolar North America 2020 Preview
The coast-to-coast LG TechTour, designed to educate partners, resellers, installers and end-users about B2B technologies and trends, kicked off last week in Los Angeles and continues on to New York after this weeks stop in Chicago. This Thursday, LG is taking over the American Airlines Conference Center adjacent to Wrigley Field. In addition to experiencing LG B2B innovations, customers will have private tours of the historic ballpark, home of the Chicago Cubs.
The LG TechTour features the industrys broadest portfolio of commercial displays, led by the unique LG OLED and Ultra Stretch digital signage monitors. Also on display will be advanced LG video walls, impactful direct-view LED screens and groundbreaking transparent color LED film displays, as well as desktop monitors and other innovative B2B IT solutions including the new all-in-one 38-inch UltraWide thin client.
New on the LG TechTour this year are LGs high-efficiency solar panels, led by the flagship 60- and 72-cell LG NeON2 models. Backed with a 25-year product and performance warranty, LGs award-winning solar modules are designed to deliver higher efficiency and energy generation. In 2018, LG is the number one producer of solar modules for the U.S. commercial market, according to GTM Research.
Enterprise mobile solutions highlighted in the LG TechTour bring LG smartphone advances to B2B customers. Unlocked commercial versions of the popular LG V30+, LG V35 ThinQ and the brand new LG G7 ThinQ come equipped with the same incredible features as LGs consumer phones while offering business customers greater flexibility, performance and cost savings.
"We get as much out of the LG TechTour as our customers do, receiving valuable customer feedback," said Garry Wicka, head of marketing for LG Electronics USA Business Solutions. "While demonstrating advances in digital signage, renewable energy and enterprise mobile solutions, the TechTour also gives us an opportunity to celebrate the channel partners, resellers, integrators and end users who bring B2B applications to life in Chicago and across the country."
Featured technology and service partners at the LG TechTours (which vary by location) include Agosto Skikit, Blackbox, BrightSign, Datapath, Hoylu, Hughes, Intuiface, Milestone/Chief, Omnivex, Peerless, PingHD, TSItouch, 22Miles and Userful. Systems integrators, custom installers and other business partners may register at https://www.lg.com/us/business/commercial-display/resources/our-events/roadshows/TechTour-CHICAGO-2018.
About LG Business Solutions
The LG Electronics USA Business Solutions division serves commercial display customers in the U.S. lodging and hospitality, digital signage, systems integration, healthcare, education, government and industrial markets. Based in Lincolnshire, Ill., with its dedicated engineering and customer support team, LG Electronics USA Business Solutions delivers business-to-business technology solutions tailored to the particular needs of business environments. LG Electronics USA Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc., a $55 billion global force in consumer electronics, mobile communications, home appliances and air solutions. LG is a 2018 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence. For more information, please visit www.LGSolutions.com.
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IHP is offering a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) approved Diabetes PREVENTION Program (DPP).
A new cohort starts Friday October 19, 2018. If you are at high-risk of developing type 2 diabetes or have been diagnosed with prediabetes and would like to take ACTION to prevent the onset of the disease, DPP is the program for you!
DPP is a lifestyle change program which prevents or delays the onset of type 2 diabetes. The program is led by IHP's certified Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Coaches with primary goals to lose 5-7% of your body weight (10-14 pounds for a person weighing 200 pounds) and work up to and sustain 150 minutes of physical activity per week. These goals are met through education on nutrition and physical activity and their collective impact on a healthy lifestyle.
Participants attend in-person, one-hour sessions, once per week for 16 weeks to complete the Core session material. These Core sessions are followed by monthly Post-Core sessions for the next 8 months. The program spans a 12-month period in order for participants to receive education and support necessary to implement and maintain long-term lifestyle changes.
For more information about the program or to register for a cohort, please contact Emily Moe – moee@integratedhealthpartners.net.


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Daniel Brickley (born March 30, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for Modo Hockey in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).

Playing career
Brickley played for Skyline High School, winning back to back state championships in 2010 and 2011.

Brickley played Junior A for the Hawkesbury Hawks in the CCHL in Canada in the 2013-2014 season.  He was recruited to play Major Junior for Gatineau and Erie but opted to keep his NCAA eligibility and stayed in Hawkesbury  He was awarded the team's Defenseman of The Year award.

Brickley played in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Topeka RoadRunners where he was selected in the first round with Topeka's top pick in the NAHL draft. He committed to a collegiate career with Minnesota State University of the WCHA on November 19, 2014.

In his sophomore season with the Mavericks in the 2016–17 season, Brickley led the blueline on a top-pairing role. He collected 31 points in 31 games finishing as the WCHA's leading scorer amongst defenseman, earning selection to the conference First All-Star Team and Defensive Player of the Year honors. Brickley was subsequently honored as a Second Team All-American, and gained attention as a top undrafted NHL free agent. Brickley opted to continue his college career, returning to MSU for his junior season.

At the completion of his junior season with the Minnesota State Mavericks in the 2017–18 season, Brickley opted to conclude his collegiate career, signing as a free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on March 31, 2018. He made his NHL debut with the Kings, and recorded his first NHL point, on April 6, 2018, in a game against the Minnesota Wild.

During the 2019–20 season, re-assigned to Ontario of the AHL, Brickley was hampered by injury. He appeared in 11 games registering just 2 assists before he was re-assigned by the Kings to join the Manitoba Moose, primary affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets, on loan for the remainder of the season on March 2, 2020.

As a free agent from the Kings following the  season, Brickley continued his career in the AHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Chicago Wolves, affiliate to the Carolina Hurricanes, on September 1, 2021. In the following 2021-22 season, Brickley split the year between the Wolves and the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL.

On July 13, 2022, Brickley opted to sign his first European contract, agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish second tier club, Västerviks IK of the Allsvenskan.  He made his Allsvenskan debut in Västerviks first game of the season on September 23, 2022, against Tingsryds AIF. He provided an assist for Marcus Vela's decisive goal in overtime.

International play
Brickley made his Team USA debut participating for the American national team at the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Germany/France.

Personal life
His uncle Andy Brickley played for and is currently the TV color analyst for the Boston Bruins on NESN  and his cousin Connor Brickley also played in the NHL for the New York Rangers.  Daniel's father was a minor league linesman for 13 years in the IHL, AHL and ECHL.

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Living people
American men's ice hockey defensemen
Chicago Wolves players
Los Angeles Kings players
Manitoba Moose players
Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey players
Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) players
Ontario Reign (AHL) players
People from Sandy, Utah
Ice hockey people from Utah
Undrafted National Hockey League players
AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni