The Forge welcomed 13 stallions of the gloom for a hearty game of Ultimate Frisbee on the best turf field in RVA – here are the highlights:
The THANG:
WARMERAMA:
- Mosey to the end of the parking lot and circle up
- Welcome & Disclaimer
- Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom, and to pick up any LIFO’s (lookin at you McRib!)
Mosey down to Snuff’s Back Gate (always open to a group of studly men) to access the perfectly mowed turf football field. Cleats on, cones placed, and Bodos got the teams divided up 6v7.
The light shirts fortified with cleat-adorned Bodos and DTH made quick work to achieve a 5-2 winning streak – with much respect to the fast hands of OC, Fudd, and Last Call to take it down the field. Snuff and his all-blacks were surely disadvantaged by having an extra player and it was clear by the way Machismo was playing an aggressive handsy/footsy defense we needed to make an adjustment. Fudd defected to the all-blacks while the lighter 6-pack acquired the ever-stealthy Bennie. Seems that Fudd was the secret weapon Snuff needed and the score was quickly evened up to 5-5. YHC was feeling a whooooole lot of quality defense pressure unable to shake Dealer and NTB. It seemed we couldn’t put anything together, but then stealthy Bennie snagged a TD standing in the right place. This was then quickly answered with another TD by the all-blacks who were finding a great rhythm. Score tied again, 6-6. Now only a few minutes left on the clock, all the PAX moving like cold molasses, and a long shot was sent down range to where Snuff had an easy grab for the win… but he “lost focus” and fumbled it. Last play of the game Bodos gives the nod to his compadre in cleats and launches a missile to the other end of the field – YHC found that extra gear and made the winning catch. 7-6 good guys for the win. Boom.
Mosey BTTF for COT:
- Counterama # 13
- Namerama
- Announcerama (see Below)
- YHC took the PAX out in Prayer
NMS: The pearl of the day was derived from our very own man of the cloth. It followed Fudd handing a borrowed sweaty black shirt back to YHC, whereupon YHC appeared reviled by the degree of foul sweat the shirt contained. The good Pastor Bodos then declared something to the effect of “It’s interesting a man doesn’t mind his own putrid sweat/BO/farts but takes such great offense at another man’s stench”…to which YHC replied “now THAT can preach!” In other words, we are too quick to judge another person’s shortcomings or sin while ignoring or brushing off our own.
Jesus said these words in Luke 6:41-42
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”
May we each today humble ourselves before God to repent, to be sanctified by the Spirit, and to receive His gifts of faith, hope, and love (read 1 Corinthians 13) — that every encounter we have with others produces fruit that will last, and not judgement that divides.
Prayer Requests:
- Machismo requesting prayer for wisdom and peace in running his business and hiring the right people
- House Party taking his grandchildren back to their parents in Florida after a long 8 months of caring for them
- Safety for everyone traveling this weekend
Announcements (SEE SLACK!)
- Every Monday, 3rd F Share&Prayer, at Starbucks off Huguenot&Robius
- Next Tue, July 4th, Convergence 7am at Dogpile
- Next Sat (7/8) DTH on Q for 7-8am Rock&Roll men’s bootcamp followed by a kid-friendly School of Rock bootcamp. Bring your kids! Watermelon and Cookies on the playground after.
- 2nd Friday Happy Hour at Diamond Billiards
