for 20 JAN 07: YE WHO DID HEAR THE CALL

(BLOGGER'S NOTE: You may find this item humorous, serious, or a little of both - but we offer these thoughts from time to time, as we keep a seventh-day Sabbath.)

The Biblical book of Revelation says when Jesus comes back, "every eye shall see Him." I heard a minister say years ago this will be possible because the return will be televised live on CNN. Then I'd joke with friends in Atlanta that the smaller cable channel where I worked would miss the big moment -- because we'd probably be in a commercial break.

(That statement was not entirely fiction. Next week will mark 21 years since the Challenger space shuttle -- and while CNN showed it live, CNN Headline News was in a pre-set commercial break at 11:38 a.m. ET. Television news can be a lot like real estate: timing is everything.)

Assuming Jesus's return from heaven is televised live, someone probably will be offering narration of the big event. So I started wondering this week - what would happen if well-known sportscasters were on the air in Jerusalem, watching it? This would certainly be the biggest comeback they've ever witnessed....

Thanks to the Internet, we can give you our own idea of what sportscasters might someday say. We'll do that in several upcoming Saturdays - and our first choice is inspired by the news this week that Don Sutton is moving from Atlanta to baseball's Washington Nationals. Who will say "That's right, Skip" to Skip Carey now?!?!

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