KINGDOM INTERSECTION

  With Kobe Bryant surpassing Michael Jordan tonight for third on the all-time scoring list (32,293), it gives Lakers fans, like myself, a break, if only for a moment, to celebrate the Purple and Gold . We haven't had much to celebrate lately..., but I digress. I believe it is safe to say that Kobe is the most comparable we've seen on the court to the G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) Michael Jordan. Grant Hill, Vince Carter, Tracey McGrady, Michael Finley, even Harold Miner, have all sparked conversation, and teased us with the possibility of filling the void MJ left. There were flashes, some MJ-esque performances and moments. Yet, whether due to nagging injuries; possessing good, just not great talent; or displaying what was perceived as lack of intestinal fortitude, these players fell short of being Jordan's heir (air) apparent. Kobe however, best harnessed the elite talent in addition with the killer instinct and what Skip Bayless of ESPN calls the "clutch gene&

Saying that the discussion on homosexuality is a live issue is an understatement. With the definition of sexuality (and marriage) targeted by a relentless barrage of advocacy for the gay lifestyle, the virtual landscape of human civilization and society is sought to be rewritten. The questions of: what is a marriage, what is a family, what constitutes normal and healthy sexual activity, are no longer axiomatic - and any worldview (championed by the Judeo/Christianity) that supports those once undoubted empirically adequate understandings concerning sex (sexual identity), marriage and family, quintessential to human flourishing, are at best disregarded as archaic. Last year I launched what I called a "pre-emptive strike" on the raging discussion on homosexuality (see here ). Up until that point, at least in my estimation, the topic had not ventured into the marketplace of discussion in the Cayman Islands, with any meaningfulness or sense of urgency, even among those in th