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First Look: LeBron James in a Miami Heat Jersey

Shavar — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:07:06 +0000

LeBron James was spotted in his new Miami Heat jersey alongside Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh at the Heat Summer of 2010 Welcome Event at the American Airlines Arena in M.I.A.

Not everyone is happy with James’ decision to defect make a fresh new move to the Heat and especially Cleveland folks, of course. But can’t say he didn’t put a good seven years in, no?

Anyway, here’s a couple of pics from the event and some related posts below.

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LeBron James: ‘I’m signing with Miami Heat’

ShavarRoss.com — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:19:38 +0000

LeBron James wanted to play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The only place that could happen was Miami.

Get ready, NBA: A superstar trio is born.

Ending weeks of silence and drama, the two-time MVP said on his ESPN special from Greenwich, Conn., on Thursday night that he’s decided to join the Miami Heat and leave the Cleveland Cavaliers after an unsuccessful seven-year quest for the championship he covets.

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Funny Gabrielle Union Interview on Jimmy Kimmel

Shavar — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:30:25 +0000

Actress Gabrielle Union talks about her TV show “Flash Forward,” her relationship with boyfriend Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat and her parents, lol.

She describes the “interesting” contrast between her mother and father. Her comedic timing is hilarious.

Gabrielle Union Covers JET and Chats About Dwyane Wade

Shavar — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:24:56 +0000

Hardly recognized the woman. Anyway…

Gabrielle Union is rockin’ the cover of the new JET Magazine and she opens up for the first time about her relationship with NBA baller Dwyane Wade:

Actress talks about dating Dwyane Wade, her biggest fear and what’s next

On the surface, it seems that everything is just about perfect in Gabrielle Union’s world. She’s playing a lawyer on a hit TV show; she’s in love with a hot, younger man and she’s a spokesperson for a major skin care company. But the actress says she’s the first to admit that her self-work is nowhere near completed. “There are some things I personally want to improve upon in my own life,” she said. “I’m working on personality and character traits that I know need to be tweaked. So yes, I do want more.”

Issue hits stands February 15th.

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Together: Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union on South Beach

Shavar — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:07:50 +0000

Ah South Beach. I need to go back—but with the family!

Last time I was in Miami I was having a fine “interesting” time hanging with the 2 Live Crew. Other than being drunk and tryin’ to start a fight with a Jamaican assassin and almost gettin’ my head chopped off….enjoyed myself.

I’m um, saved now.

NBA star Dwayne Wade and his girlfriend, actress Gabrielle Union were spotted getting some sun in South Beach over the holiday weekend. Cute couple.

Losing Your Religion: Jay-Z’s ‘Empire State of Mind’ and Controversial Lyrics

Shavar — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:29:30 +0000

There seems to be some heated debate in the urban Christian blogosphere regarding rapper Jay-Z’s lyrics about Jesus on his latest song, “Empire State of Mind,” featuring Alicia Keys. In one early verse, Jay raps, “If Jesus (actually it’s JEEZY not Jesus–seemingly a common mistake in some circles, Google that one, hehe) payin’ Lebron then I’m paying Dwyane Wade.” Not a big deal. Just lyrics to me, plus who knows what Jay-Z actually means here, right?

Later on in the song Jay-Z drops, “…and Jesus can’t save you, life starts when the church ends…” Whoa.

Okay, so I don’t necessarily consider myself a Jay-Z fan (never bought a Jay-Z album) but I like Jay-Z. But then again, I like everybody, lol. And, okay, I’ll admit, I like the song but that’s because I’m a New York native–let’s hear it for New York!

Now I’m not exactly sure why Jay-Z said what he said in his lyrics about Jesus but I can see why it would offend a lot of Christians. Maybe someone should ask Jay to expound on what he meant by this? He does seem to have an interest in putting “Jesus” in his lyrics, lol.

Did it offend me? Not one iota. Why? Well, number one, because I’ve learned to respect people for who they are and whatever they stand for regardless as to whether I agree with them or not. This “acceptance” of others comes with age and maturity and one can never fully perfect this characteristic about themselves. It is a constant “work in progress.” I simply did not judge the song’s lyrics as positive or negative. I do not know the heart of Jay-Z nor do I know the intent for which he uses his lyrics.

People misquote the bible all the time, take it out of context on a regular basis, and never fully understand its original intent.

Secondly, “true” acceptance of others (although you may not agree with what they say or do) should never put you on the defense. If you get offended every time someone belittles or blasphemes your religion or faith, then you are not secure in your own faith. And if you are not secure in your own faith, why would anyone believe what you believe if you “lose it” all the time? If someone threatens your beliefs and you get offended and strike back–it only reveals that you are afraid of “losing your religion.”

Here is an example of what I mean. Here is a passage from Luke 20 of the Bible:

47 While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him,

48 but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

49 When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”

50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

You see. They were afraid that Jesus was gonna be taken away (which implies a loss) from them. One of the followers got offended and tried to defend Jesus. But what did Jesus say and do?

51 But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.

These verses give us insight into a “type” of the modern-day Evangelical Christian church. It is the main reason many choose not to accept Christianity and who can blame them?

Sad to say, many of these so-called followers of Christ have such an overwhelming, almost paranoid obsession and underlying fear about “losing their religion” that they take on the form of religious zealots; judging other people, using the “swords” of their mouths to put other religions and faiths down, determining for themselves the outcome of one’s eternal salvation, and mis-representing the true nature of the teachings of Jesus, among other things.

And was this servant of the high priest in verse 50 a follower of Jesus? I think not. Yet Christ showed his compassion and love for him.

So when I say “Lose Your Religion” as in part of the title of this article, know that I am in no way insinuating that you should deny or give up your faith. No, I’m simply stating that “religion” as we know it can be perceived as a form of evil in its own right. If you study the New Testament of the Bible you will see that Jesus’ main enemy was not the heathen but the “religiosity of the church” and its religious leaders (The Pharisees).

And so unfortunate that The Way (early name for the church) eventually became a man-made organized religion, causing further separation and division in the form of hundreds of denominations within its own religion. Such as in the story of the Towel of Babel.

No more of this.

Whether it’s the “Empire State of Mind” to build for the glory of man or for the glory of religion; both eventually fall to its own destruction. The secret is in the blueprints. There you can find what an individual is truly made of.

Photo provided by: Ronders