Entries Tagged 'Super Bowl'

Episode 35: I Knew It Was the “Ultra Bowl” or Something

By Timothy R. Butler | Feb 28, 2023 at 11:22 PM

The Zippy Crew speeds through a bunch of sports related topics — including the return of baseball — and then turns to the “He Gets Us” campaign, the Asbury Revival and controversy around the old praise song “Above All.”

We Don't Get Him

By Timothy R. Butler | Feb 15, 2023 at 9:45 PM

Early in the baseball season last year, I heard a curious commercial on the radio. It was talking about a man rejected by his friends and suddenly ended with “He Gets Us. All of Us.” A few more airings and I realized it was a series of ads about Jesus, describing how his experiences on earth were like our own. Like Jesus Himself, the ads have managed to anger a wide variety of different folks. Jesus gets us, but once again, we struggle to get Him.