Emphasis Preaching Journal
Sermon Illustrations for Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 (2011)
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Exodus 16:12-15
In 1988 Arthur Rooney Sr. died. He was the owner and founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He bought the club in 1932 and for forty years the team never won a championship but in the decade of the 1970s his team won four Super Bowl championships. Rooney -- winning or losing -- was a remarkable man. He seemed to have time for everyone. He remained in his neighborhood on the north side of the city even though the area had deteriorated considerably.
In 1988 Arthur Rooney Sr. died. He was the owner and founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He bought the club in 1932 and for forty years the team never won a championship but in the decade of the 1970s his team won four Super Bowl championships. Rooney -- winning or losing -- was a remarkable man. He seemed to have time for everyone. He remained in his neighborhood on the north side of the city even though the area had deteriorated considerably.
