{"id":1021,"date":"2016-08-18T11:04:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T11:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2016-08-18T15:57:13","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T15:57:13","slug":"blog-august-18th-2016-usain-st-leo-bolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/?p=1021","title":{"rendered":"Blog August 18th 2016 &#8211; Usain St Leo Bolt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1022\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Bolt-Farrah-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"Bolt-Farrah\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Bolt-Farrah-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Bolt-Farrah.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1023\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/usain-bolt-2-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"usain-bolt 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/usain-bolt-2-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/usain-bolt-2-624x447.jpg 624w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/usain-bolt-2.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OKWAUYTVHAA\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/OKWAUYTVHAA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1021-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/10-You-Are-The-Shepherd-Of-My-Soul.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/10-You-Are-The-Shepherd-Of-My-Soul.m4a\">http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/10-You-Are-The-Shepherd-Of-My-Soul.m4a<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nYou Are The Shepherd Of My Soul featuring Lucy Stimpson- Maynard from the album &#8220;Love Is The Way&#8221; recorded and produced by Bob Ross<\/p>\n<p>On July 23<sup>rd<\/sup> 2015 I wrote that Zach Johnson the winner of the 2015 Golf Open, is a Christian and on December 17<sup>th<\/sup> I wrote that Bear Gyrills is a Christian. I did this just to make the point that people you might not necessarily expect to be Christian actually are. This week I am again delaying addressing the question of is there a conflict between Christianity and Science by bringing to your attention another person who is a Christian which might possibly surprise you- Usain Bolt.<\/p>\n<p>I thought that he might well be a Christian when I saw him look up to heaven and also make the sign of a cross on his chest. So I googled it and yes he is most definitely a Christian &#8211; One source states:<\/p>\n<p>Bolt is a Catholic and his middle name was given to him in honor of one of the Catholic Church\u2019s earliest Popes.<a href=\"http:\/\/hollowverse.com\/usain-bolt\/#footnote_0_11009\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> Bolt is devout in his faith. He makes the sign of the cross before beginning a competition and, according to his public relations people, he is a \u201cBible-believing, God-honoring, Jesus-worshiping Christian.\u201d It\u2019s not something he talks much about. Though he does occasionally tweet things like: <em>With God anything is possible\u2026 I demolish training today #thankuGod<\/em><\/p>\n<p>His faith and his celebrity inspired the Vatican to invite him to speak at a conference on global religious liberty.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some other examples of his tweets:<\/p>\n<p><em>I want to thank God for everything He has done for me for without Him none of this would be possible.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Never forget the true meaning of the day &#8211; Good Friday <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will feel no evil for thou art with me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The fabulous Gold medal winning Fijian Seven a Side Rugby team who beat Great Britain in the recent Olympic Final are also Christians as can be seen from their rendition of \u201cWe Shall Overcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yes I know Mo Farrah is a Muslim and what a lovely pic of him with Usain Bolt, hopefully symbolizing that the two faiths can live side by side in this world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You Are The Shepherd Of My Soul featuring Lucy Stimpson- Maynard from the album &#8220;Love Is The Way&#8221; recorded and produced by Bob Ross On July 23rd 2015 I wrote that Zach Johnson the winner of the 2015 Golf Open, is a Christian and on December 17th I wrote that Bear Gyrills is a Christian. 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