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How adept most modern
politicians are at avoiding
mention of what is bound to be
seen as offensive by the elec-
torate. It is obviously so much
easier to engage in safe talk.

How very different it was
with Jesus Christ already at
the beginning of His Public
Ministry when He preached to
that hometown congregation
at Nazareth! It was more than
a little offensive for those folks
when Jesus, known to them as
“Joseph’s kid,” identified Him-
self as the expected Messiah.
That news might have been
more acceptable had our Lord
appeared in blue tights with a
flowing red cape. It was that
external ordinariness which
provoked such skepticism.

The offensive level for these
people really rose, however,
when Jesus pointed out that
the grace of God extended far
beyond the boundaries of
these descendants of Abra-
ham. Even among the most
liberal minded people today,
the grace of God would seem to
have certain limits.

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Pulpit &
Pew
- St. Peter

Lutheran
Church

Rev. Glen BACKUS

The elder brother in that fa-
miliar parable was not all
pleased when the younger son
in that household was the re-
cipient of his father’s forgiving
embrace. It was highly offen-
sive that such grace should be
extended to that young man
who had so freely given him-
self over to a season of profli-
gate living.

“This man eats with sin-
ners!” the shocked Pharisees
complained of Jesus. Never
mind the real truth that Jesus

was not thereby condoning sin
but rather seeking to reach
down to the very lowliest with
God’s underserved love.

I remember a youth cate-
chumen in one of my classes
becoming highly incensed
when I pointed out that there
was more than enough grace
of God to take care of the sins
of that notorious rapist and
murderer, Ted Bundy. Of
course, that grace still has to
be taken by the individual
with the hand of penitential
faith . . . yet, the very idea
seemed offensive.

However scandalizing the
Gospel of Jesus Christ might
be for some people, it is in that
very offensiveness that we sin-
ners can find our hope for for-
giveness and eternal rescue.
No matter how great the need
for deliverance, in Jesus
Christ, we haye a deliverer
who is always greater! As Paul
the apostle put it: “Where sin
increased, grace which has

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FastLANE
WOMEN’S

CURLING

The Scott
Tournament of
Hearts
(Canadian
Women’s Curling
Championships)
is set for Halifax
Feb. 29- March
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FIGURE

SKATING

The theatrical
ice-dancing show
World Cup
Champions On
Ice makes a stop
at Trail’s
Cominco Arena
March 10.
Featuring skating
stars Elizabeth
Manley, Robin
Cousins and
Scott Williams,
among others,
the show is.a
must see for
figure skating
fans.

WHO SAID

THAT?

“Toughness isn’t
going out there
and beating
someone up.
Toughness is
going out there
and taking a hit
to make a play,
going first in the
corner, going in
there and
bumping. If
someone wants
to fight in the
midst of that,
stand back, and
if they want to
drop their gloves,
that’s fine. But
don’t punch them
in the head, take
a stupid penalty
and then find out
the guy doesn't
want to fight.
That's stupidity,
that’s not
toughness.”
Castlegar
Rebels’ coach
Gord Walker.

Regarding...

Wi Sure, Felix Belczyk’s
disappointed he didn’t win a
medal in Albertville, but it’s
not the end of the world.
There’s always 1994.

Ed Mills
SPORTS EDITOR

No, Felix Belczyk and the
Canadian Alpine Ski team didn’t
win a medal at the Olympic
Games in Albertville.

But for the record, neither did
pre-race favorites Franz Heinzer
of Switzerland, who finished sixth,
or German Markus Wasmeir, who
was fourth.

Yes, Belczyk and the team are

disappointed. But probably not as

much as the media seems to be,
judging by the post-race reports.
(The Vancouver daily papers even
going as far as dubbing the team

- the Crashing Canucks.)

And no, it’s not the end of the
world or the end a Belczyk’s
career as a do’

In fact, Belezyk hinted that he
may be back when the Olympics
are held two years from now in
Lillehammer, Norway.

Going into’ the Albertville
Games, Belczyk’s best finish on
the World Cup circuit came Jan.
17, when he was 16th at
Kitzbuhel, Austria. Just six days
before that he was 19th in a race
at Garmisch, Germany.

Only Brian Stemmle, with a
fourth at Garmisch, and Ed
Podivinsky, with an 11th at
Garmisch, had better finishes to
date on the Canadian team.

But when the treacherous
course at Val D’Isere claimed
Podivinsky (he fell), Roman Torn
and Cary Mullin (both
disqualified for missing a gate)
and Stemmle, (who managed to
race but was nursing injuries
sustained in falls during the
training runs), Canada’s medal
hopes fell to the 30-year-old
Castlegar native.

Belczyk finished 18th:in a field

of 56, the same as he did at the.

Games in Calgary. He was exactly
three seconds off Austrian Patrick
Ortlieb’s winning time of one
minute, 50.37 seconds. Stemmle
ended up 23rd.

The critics were out in force

Just the day before the Games
began, in a phone interview from
the team’s residence in the
Olympic village, Belczyk
admitted the team was looking to
silence the naysayers, and gain
some confidence for themselves,
with their performance in
Albertville.

The team, he said, is better
than it gets credit for.

“We've had some. sporadic
results and quite often we haven't
produced the results we think
we're capable of getting. But now
we're here’and we'll see.”

If anything, the hill was the
winner in Albertville.

“The top section is really fast,
you can reach speeds of over 140
kilometres an hour. And after that

‘it gets really technical, a lot more

technical than any other down hill
on the circuit.”

In races leading up to the
Games, Belczyk was within one
and three seconds of top spot, and
felt good about his chances.

“When your within that range,
that’s striking distance, it means

that it’s just small, little things
here and there that make the
difference between that (16th)
and the podium,” he said.

As for the controversy and
criticism, Belezyk said the
athletes on the team weren't
letting it bother them.

But he did take a shot at former
team member Ken Read, who
called the team an
embarrassment prior to the
Games.

“He has the right to his own
opinion, but from him it’s kind of
disappointing. It was kind of
underhanded we felt that he
should. be on the one Hand
representing us and on the other
hand cutting us down.

“As far as the athletes go, we
haven’t concerned ourselves to
much with it.”

While the door for an Olympic
medal has closed on Belczyk this
time, he is leaving it open as to
whether he'll be back in ‘94.

“Who knows, I’ve been doing
this sport a long time and that’s
always been one of the main goals,
to achieve a medal, especially
gold, at an Olympic event. That
would be a great, topping to my
career.”

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