Usain Bolt - World's Fastest Man by Bonita Jamaica. BEIJING - AUGUST 20: Usain Bolt of Jamaica competes on his way to breaking the world record with a time of 19.30 to win the gold medal in the Men's 200m Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Every athlete that has won an Olympic gold medal in this, the 29th Olympiad, 26th Olympic Games in Beijing, China, can be seen on the top level of the medal platform with their gold medal around their neck, bouquet in hand, and their national flag in ascending glory, as their country’s National Anthem resonates throughout the stadium.

I can only try to fathom what these athletes must be feeling. Especially, knowing that all their families, friends and well-wishers share in that moment of glory.

What a feeling

Blow the horn! Sound the alarm! It's time to RECHARGE! Yes, Recharge the free gospel concert put on by Prodigal Son saw its last day on Saturday, August 9th at the Cable & Wireless National Golf Academy in New Kingston. Dubbed Recharge 7: The Final Chapter, the concert seemed to surpass its six predecessors in terms of planning, production and execution. But supporters of the 'Radikal Boy's' ministry can be sure that the professionalism showcased at The Final Chapter is not the end of the story, as Mr. Whilby will venture into something else, different or like it, next year.  

My thesis is that in the Scripture when God "blesses" men they are thereby helped and strengthened and made better off than they were before, but when men "bless" God he is not helped or strengthened or made better off. Rather (with C.A. Keller in THAT, I, 361) man's blessing God is an "expression of praising Thankfulness" (ein lobendes Danksagen), when the OT speaks of blessing God it does not "designate a pro­cess that aims at the increase of God's strength" (THAT, I, 361). It is an "exclamation of gratitude and admiration" (THAT, I, 357).