Self demonstrates 'the walk' (Expanded)

A little background. As a young man, I grew up in a household that was crimson and blue -- my parents went to KU, I had grandparents that went to KU -- and so, yeah, it was pretty well engrained in my soul. I played basketball at Salina Central here in Kansas and had some success -- playing alongside some tremendous teammates. Basketball was something I truly loved. In the summer, I would work odd jobs to earn enough money to go to Ted Owens Jayhawk Basketball Camp. And that was a great thrill, as well. I met guys like JoJo White and other NBA players who had attended Kansas who would work the camp during the summer, as well as kids from all over the United States.

Completing my high school career, I decided to head to KU. I wasn't good enough to get a full-ride scholarship at Kansas, and didn't really want to play small college ball, so I thought I'd join a fraternity (Phi Gamma Delta) and just go to school in Lawrence. It came to enrollment time, and fraternity brother Steve Purdy told me that they were having tryouts for the KU basketball squad, and that I should come along with him to see if we could make the team as walk-ons. So I decided to give it a try.

A kingdom that isn't part of this world

Throughout Israel, newborn babes cried out for mothers who callously abandoned their own offspring on the rocky shores of the sea. Brutal soldiers slaughtered whole villages over suspicions of harboring zealots. Idolatrous statues lined the streets and sat in the homes of those who had abandoned the God of their fathers. When the sun set, moral decencies were set aside by many, thinking their perversions were hidden by the darkness. Idolatrous worship, corrupt politics, blatant immorality and burdensome taxes permeated the country -- and the response from Jesus? Not a word.

Did these atrocities exist? Absolutely. Even his disciples' expressed bewilderment at the master's political inaction,