{"id":5350,"date":"2014-02-10T05:45:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kathyhoward.org\/?p=5350"},"modified":"2014-06-11T16:09:26","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T21:09:26","slug":"everyone-wants-a-coat-like-joes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathyhoward.org\/everyone-wants-a-coat-like-joes\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone Wants a Coat Like Joe&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Super Bowl wasn\u2019t so super this year. Not only did my team lose, it wasn\u2019t even a fun game to watch. It was simply too one-sided.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, the commercials helped to keep things interesting. But something unexpected grabbed the attention of America. Did you see it?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Joe Namath\u2019s coat.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As quarterback for the New York Jets in the 60\u2019s and 70\u2019s, Namath\u2019s fondness for fur was well known. Apparently, this 70-year-old football legend didn\u2019t want to disappoint his fans when he tossed the coin for this year\u2019s big game at Met Life Stadium. He reportedly bought the $3,000 coyote and fox coat just for the occasion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kathyhoward.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Joe-Namath.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5352 alignleft\" alt=\"Joe Namath's coat\" src=\"http:\/\/kathyhoward.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Joe-Namath-682x1024.jpg\" width=\"420\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kathyhoward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Joe-Namath-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.kathyhoward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Joe-Namath-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.kathyhoward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Joe-Namath.jpg 1047w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>Namath \u2013 or rather, Namath\u2019s cost \u2013 immediately caused a firestorm on social media sites. In fact, before the game was over, the coat had it\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeNamathCoat\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter account. <\/a>Some &#8211; like PETA &#8211; hated it. But many, many others wanted a coat of their own.<\/p>\n<p>The Manhattan storeowner who sold Namath the coat said business has been booming since it debuted at the Super Bowl. According to an <a href=\"http:\/\/nypost.com\/2014\/02\/04\/the-story-behind-joe-namaths-super-bowl-coat\/\" target=\"_blank\">article on NYPost.com<\/a> \u201cThe publicity has helped Kaufman\u2019s business. He said he\u2019s had at least 30 media inquiries, made some sales Monday morning, and \u2018Inside Edition\u2019 was planning on a piece.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wow. The hoopla over Joe&#8217;s coat sadly demonstrates our culture&#8217;s obsession with &#8220;stuff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Broncos may have gone down, but Joe\u2019s coat went viral.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I know of another coat that caused a big uproar too. In fact, its owner\u2019s name was also Joe. But this Joseph didn\u2019t run down to the local furrier for his coat. It was a gift from his dad, Jacob.<\/p>\n<p>Joe\u2019s brothers were none too happy about it either. The \u201crichly ornamented robe\u201d incited jealousy because it reminded the brothers that their father had a favorite. And it wasn\u2019t them. Then their jealousy turned into action and they sold Joseph into slavery (Genesis 37: 3-28). And it all started with a coat.<\/p>\n<p>What is it about \u201cstuff?\u201d We want more. We glamorize it. We envy others\u2019 stuff. We fight over it. We even kill for it.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus knew that love of stuff would draw us away from God, that whatever we \u201ctreasure\u201d would capture our hearts (Matthew 6:19-21) \u2013 and apparently our social media accounts. Jesus\u2019 brother, James, bluntly described those who succumbed to earthly desires as \u201cadulterous\u201d and friends of the world (James 4:1-4).<\/p>\n<p>Loving stuff is serious business for a believer. Left unchecked, it will determine our motives and dictate our actions. We must deal with it decisively. Here\u2019s James prescription in bullet points (James 4:7-10):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Submit yourself to God<\/li>\n<li>Resist the devil<\/li>\n<li>Draw near to God<\/li>\n<li>Turn from our sin (wash, purify, grieve, mourn, wail)<\/li>\n<li>Humble ourselves before God<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Praise God! When we come before God in humble repentance, He will lift us up!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Self-examination time. Has a love of stuff taken God\u2019s rightful place in our hearts? Do you \u201cwant a coat like Joe\u2019s?\u201d Where do you struggle?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Super Bowl wasn\u2019t so super this year. Not only did my team lose, it wasn\u2019t even a fun game to watch. It was simply too one-sided. As usual, the commercials helped to keep things interesting. But something unexpected grabbed the attention of America. Did you see it? Joe Namath\u2019s coat. 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