Kelly Clark (Snowboarding for Jesus Christ)

"Love Jesus"

Kelly Clark of Mount Snow, Vermont and member of the USA Snowboarding Halfpipe Pro Team poses for a portrait during the US Snowboard Grand Prix at Copper Mountain on December 11, 2008 in Copper Mountain, Colorado

"Love Jesus"

Kelly Clark of Mount Snow, Vermont and member of the USA Snowboarding Halfpipe Pro Team poses for a portrait during the US Snowboard Grand Prix at Copper Mountain on December 11, 2008 in Copper Mountain, Colorado


Kelly Clark of the USA competes during qualification for the FIS Snowboard World Cup on February 13, 2009 at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.



Kelly Clark of the USA competes during the finals of the half pipe portion of the FIS Snowboard World Cup on February 14, 2009 at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)


Kelly Clark of the USA competes during the finals of the halfpipe, during day 2 of the U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix at Boreal Resort on January 31, 2009 in Boreal, California. Clark finished in second place.


Kelly Clark of the USA launches a frontside air during qualifying as she went on to finish second in the Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix in the Freeway Half Pipe on December 15, 2007 in Breckenridge, Colorado.

"Jesus I can not hide my love"

Kelly Clark of the USA celebrates after winning the finals of the half pipe portion of the FIS Snowboard World Cup on February 14, 2009 at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


Kelly Clark of West Dover, Vermont takes the podium after she won the Women's US Snowboard Grand Prix along with Soko Yamaoka (R) of Japan in second place and Hannah Teter (L) of Belmont, Vermont in third place on December 13, 2008 in Copper Mountain, Colorado.

What doe it mean to "snowboard for Jesus Christ", exactly? Can one channel surf, shuffle board or basket weave for Jesus Christ in a similar fashion? They all sound significantly easier than feed the hungry, tend the sick, clothe the naked or house the homeless for Jesus Christ, anyway.

Kelly Clark, 24, the 2002 Olympic halfpipe gold medalist took second place in the Women's Halfpipe at the Burton U. S. Open at Stratton Mountain Resort in southern Vermont. Clark came in third in the 2008 Burton Global Open Series (determined by points scored in Burton Opens around the world).
Clark learned to ride at Mount Snow in sourthern Vermont. She is a fan favorite at the U. S. Open.


Kelly Clark of the USA competes during qualification for the FIS Snowboard World Cup on February 13, 2009 at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

If she ever gets badly hurt,
will she lay there Paralyzed for Jesus?

Or will she blame him do you think.
(rhetorical question-- but a real one none the less)

Father Heathen said:

What doe it mean to "snowboard for Jesus Christ", exactly? Can one channel surf, shuffle board or basket weave for Jesus Christ in a similar fashion? They all sound significantly easier than feed the hungry, tend the sick, clothe the naked or house the homeless for Jesus Christ, anyway.

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We need to honor, glorify, praise and worship the Lord, in whatever way we can.

Psalms 150:6
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.

Psalms 113:1-7
Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.
Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.
From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised.
The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,
Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

Mark14:7
Ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will, ye may do them good; but me ye have not always.

She is not easy to look at. I'm so awful, I know. But...whatever!

Sorry FFH. I JUST noticed the christian forum directory.

Still, I think my question has merit.

UltraViolet said:

Sorry FFH. I JUST noticed the christian forum directory.

Still, I think my question has merit.

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Christ can heal the worst injuries.

I couldn't walk on my foot for 6 months, after a bad motorcycle accident. The Lord restored my foot. I now walk because the Lord makes all things new.

John 16: 33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In this world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Revelation 21: 7
He that overcometh shall inheritall things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

FFH said:

Christ can heal the worst injuries.

I couldn't walk on my foot for 6 months, after a motorcycle accident. The Lord restored my foot.

John 16: 33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In this world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Revelation 21: 7
He that overcometh shall inheritall things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

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Count the number of badly injured, chronically ill,
handicapped, malformed christians who are never healed.... after years and years and years.

It's easy to glorify god when you're soaring free through the air.
Maybe not so easy when you land hard and lose your limbs.

But I remember the whole "suffer for god" thing as a RC. meh.

I'll stay out of your forum now.

UltraViolet said:

If she ever gets badly hurt,
will she lay there Paralyzed for Jesus?

Or will she blame him do you think.
(rhetorical question-- but a real one none the less)

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I was a skier for years, I did 360's, back flips, moguls, etc.

Your body builds up a resistance to injury when you have properly trained and your ski gear is properly maintained. I ran cross country in the fall, in High School, which strengthened my body for skiing and made it nearly resistant to injuries. I've never been injured while skiing.

I worked in a sports shop as a ski tuner and worked on my own skis. I calculated all the risks and trained so I would not injure myself. I've talked to many who have torn ligaments, ACL's, etc., simply because they did not strength train and porperly set their ski bindings. It happens all too often and they are never able to ski again, simply because they are not educated in the sport and do not strength train.

Professionals are no different, they train, work on their own gear, ride within their limits and wear a helmet.

Again, you have missed the point.

(not that your post wasn't interesting in its own rite)

UltraViolet said:

Count the number of badly injured, chronically ill,
handicapped, malformed christians who are never healed.... after years and years and years.

It's easy to glorify god when you're soaring free through the air.
Maybe not so easy when you land hard and lose your limbs.

But I remember the whole "suffer for god" thing as a RC. meh.

I'll stay out of your forum now.

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The Lord wants to heal us all, all we have to do is ask.

I'm proof of that. My foot got caught between my 400 pound bullet bike and a car bumper. I was in pain for 6 months. Literally in an instant the Lord took away the pain and I could walk, whereas a minute before, I could not even put pressure on it, the pain was extremely intense and unbearable, for 6 months. The pain left in an instant, It was so badly injured, though, that it still took another 6 months to get it to work again, but I could walk on it, whereas during the previous 6 months, I had not even used it once, it was so extremely painful to put pressure on it or move it and I couldn't walk on it, that was out of the question.

It was a miracle. I should have taken pictures of my foot. It was all colors of the rainbow and swollen for a year, but at that 6 month point, when it was healed, I could walk on it, and the swelling went down from that point, but it still took another 6 months, but I could walk on it.

FFH said:

We need to honor, glorify, praise and worship the Lord, in whatever way we can.

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Why would an almighty being need glory, praise and worship? Sounds like a weakness of the ego. And you still failed to explain what, why and how "snowboarding for Jesus" does anything. Like I said, doing good deeds that actually help people and make a difference is more impressive, and I think Jesus would agree.

Father Heathen said:

Why would an almighty being need glory, praise and worship? Sounds like a weakness of the ego. And you still failed to explain what, why and how "snowboarding for Jesus" does anything. Like I said, doing good deeds that actually help people and make a difference is more impressive, and I think Jesus would agree.

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The more we are given, the more we can do. You can't give to the poor if your sitting at home watching TV, collecting welfare, barely getting by, etc.

The more we make in our personal professions, the more we can honor, praise and glorify the Lord, by giving back to Him, and to the poor.

The more she wins, the more money she makes, and through that the Lord is honored and glorified, which makes it possible for her to influence others for good and give to those in need.

Father Heathen said:

Why would an almighty being need glory, praise and worship? Sounds like a weakness of the ego. And you still failed to explain what, why and how "snowboarding for Jesus" does anything. Like I said, doing good deeds that actually help people and make a difference is more impressive, and I think Jesus would agree.

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I am fairly certain you know what forum you are posing in...

"Jesus, I can not hide my love"






Kelly Clark ~ 2002 Olympic Snowboarding Gold Medalist

"Having my hope in Jesus, and not in snowboarding, I think it's been been freeing for me" ~ Kelly Clark

Kelly Clark Interview

"I found out that God loved me...now I am free...by receiving God's love for me." ~ Kelly Clark

Burton Snowboards 2007 / 2008 - Kelly Clark BOS (Because of Snowboarding) Ad Campaign

Apex said:

I am fairly certain you know what forum you are posing in...

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I'm aware. I was just asking a polite, civil question, which is allowed, but I also had to include a statement to put the question in its proper context.

stacey bo bacey said:

She is not easy to look at. I'm so awful, I know. But...whatever!

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There was "no beauty" in Jesus Christ "that we should desire him," either, while he was on earth. Christ also had "no form nor comeliness".

Christ was rejected on his looks alone, by many, I'm sure.

Isaiah 53: 2
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Mosiah 14: 2
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground; he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Father Heathen said:

I'm aware. I was just asking a polite, civil question, which is allowed, but I also had to include a statement to put the question in its proper context.

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I forget you like to slip in little insults towards religion whenever, and wherever, possible. So continue.