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BodyofChristNewsJUNE2014VOLUME25ISSUE10COLORADOBYTHEWILLOFIAMTHATIAMExodus314COMPLIMENTARYBOCNEWS.COMSERVINGCOMMUNITIESINDENVERAURORAMONTBELLOBOULDERCOLORADOSPRINGSPUEBLOVivianWilsonThishasbeenadifficultsufferingdiscouragingbattle.ButatExcelInstitutewerealizeastheencouragingsongofpraiseboldlyproclaimsTheBattleisnotYoursitistheLords.StraightTalkpg2BIRTHDAYSUPRISEDenversformerFirstLadyandstatelegistlatorWilmaWebbwasgreetedbyfamilyandfriendsonMay18atasurprisebirthdaypartyhostedbyherhusbandformerDenverMayorWellingtonWebbandtheirdaughterStephanieOMalley.Shecelebratedwith50invitedwomenattheEllieCaulkinsOperaHouseindowntownDenver.TheattendeesincludedFirstLadyMaryLouiseLeeCleoParkerRobinsonJuneJohnsonCarlaLaddformerstateSen.GloriaTannerDr.JuanaHarvellElbraWedgeworthandPatCortez.photosEvanSemonTheSt.LouisRamsoftheNationalFootballLeaguemadehistoryinthe7throundofthe2014draftwhentheyselectedMichaelSamthesportsfirstopenlygayNFLfootballdrafteetobecomepartofthecountrysbiggestsportsstage.Itsestimatedthatapproximately64ofalladultAmericanswatchtheNFLandthatincludes73menand55women.Duringthe2014SuperbowlmyapologiesBroncofansthegamewaswatchedby198differentcoun-triesandterritoriesandbroadcastin25differentlanguages.Thisyears2014NFLdraftalsosetarecordforviewershipwithover32milliontuninginasthecollegeplayerswereselectedduringthefirstandsecondrounds.HistoricallytheNFLdraftisaveryemotionaloccasionforthedrafteeswhohavecometorealizeachildhooddreambybecomingaprofootballplayerovercomingtremendousoddsandgettingrichatthesametime.Mostplayerswhentheyareselectedbytheirrespectiveteamseitherkisstheirmothershugtheirfathersandorotherfamilymembersandsomekisstheirwivesandgirlfriends.AsthefirstopenlygayplayertobeselectedMichaelSamdecidedtokisshisboyfriendduringthedraftannouncementandtheimageinstantlyexplodedallovermediaformatscaus-ingsometobedeeplyrepulsedandotherstoburstwithjoyandcelebration.ImsureMichaelSamcalculatedthegravitythatanopendisplayofhomosexualitywouldbringtoadividedpublicinsuchawidelypublicizedevent.Thereforeitappearshiscalculateddisplayofhomo-sexualitywasintendedtopromotetheacceptanceofanalternativelifestyleoverandabovehisearningtherighttoplayfootballatthehighestlevel.Andalthoughhisdecisiontopublicizehissexualorienta-tionwashistoricthetruthbetoldSamisnotgoingtobetheonlygayfootballplayerintheNFL.ThereareotherplayersintheleaguewhoaregayESPNwrongforairingSamspublicdisplayofaffectionByRandyCravenContinuedonPage8JimCrowisAliveGoaheadandgetmadatDonaldSterlingbuthowmanyAfricanAmericanshaveyouhiredreferredorevenhelpedwithyourmoneytimeandresourcesIencouragewomentomakeadequatepreparationsothatwhencalledupontopreachortoteachtheyareready.EvangelistDallasBurlesonreflectingon40yearsinMinistryT.H.MACKMAKESACASEFORSELFREFLECTIONANDFORGIVENESS...PG6ADVERTISEMENTRandyCravenYourGiftWillMakeRoomforYouPAGESIXTEEN