Case Filed Against Dwight Wanken in Dallas County's 116th District Court in Texas

Mark Twain said "If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."

True 'dat.

Most importantly, here's what God's Word has to say about telling the truth.

"A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who tells lies will perish."
Proverbs 19:9

I filed a lawsuit against Dwight Wanken last week in District Court in Dallas County. Here is my original petition.

Chris Wanken v Dwight Wanken - Case Filed December 6, 2011 in Dallas County District Court

So, you watched the Heisman ceremony, right?

Baylor's first game against TCU was wild to the very end. And they kept it going all season long against top ranked teams. You knew there was something special about Baylor this year. And there was. Robert Griffin III. A young man who loves the Lord, who gives Him the glory for his victories. RG3 is impressive. By God's grace, he made history winning Baylor's first Heisman trophy.



He kind of reminds you of another young quarterback, doesn't he?

Of course I'm talking about Tebow. Looks like the mockers have been silenced, doesn't it?

Tim Tebow is a gifted athlete - and he knows Who gave him those gifts and isn't ashamed to give God the glory and praise. It's refreshing in this age of narcissism, self-promotion, conceit, law-breaking and arrogant celebrity tweets.

Makes you think of Paul's letters to Timothy, the young pastor of the church in Ephesus, written to encourage Timothy to persevere and stay firm in his faith.

"Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe." 1 Timothy 4:12

Tim Tebow is living that out. It's telling that instead of seeing this upstanding, honorable young man as a role model for our youth, Americans have mocked and attacked Tebow on everything from his faith to his option offense.

I'm having a blast writing my brief to the Supreme Court. Really.

Don't worry. You'll get to see it as soon as it's formatted and on its way. Which should be just about a month before the flag drops at Daytona.

Now if you had told me four years ago that I would be filing a case with the Supreme Court on all of this, I would have had a great laugh with you.

As I have said over and over, this isn't the way I would have written any of this. But it's the way God has decided it will play out. And I trust God completely. And I know that He has a purpose and a plan that is perfect. That His ways are not my ways - and that I can't even begin to understand His ways. But I can trust Him and wait on Him.

I am not a lawyer. I have never argued a case before a judge. I certainly have never argued before the Supreme Court.

And yet, I have perfect trust in God and His plan through all of this. I am weak. But through Him, by Him and in Him, I am strong.

"And He has said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

"I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13



When you look around our world, you realize how far from Eden we are. My case is a tragic example of the consequences of sin. Read through any of the briefs that have been filed and you will read allegations of greed, theft, lies and much, much worse. The worst of humanity is outlined in my briefs. It's devastating stuff definitely. Some might lose hope. But not me.



You know why? I know what happens next in His story! It ends (and then continues for eternity) with victory. Evil is defeated. Good wins. If you only knew of the Friday on which Jesus Christ was crucified, you would only know half the story. You wouldn't know that now death has no sting. You wouldn't know that Jesus conquered the grave. You might think that the bad guys will win. That evil will cheat and triumph over good.



But you'd be wrong.

Because we have Sunday.

And we only have Sunday because we had Friday.



And we only have Friday - the day that Christ gave His life for you and for me and for all of us - because God sent His one and only Son to earth, to die for the sins of man. To serve as the only worthy sacrifice. To reconcile us to Him. To bridge the gap of sins that is so wide that the only thing big enough is the wooden cross used to crucify Christ.

Maybe you know the peace that passes understanding. Maybe you understand how I can praise God in this storm. Maybe you know Christ as your Savior, personally and eternally.

I hope so.

But if you don't, I pray you might come close to God this Christmas season. Turn off the news with all the talk about Black Friday, Black Monday, sales data and year over year comparisons. Ignore those Best Buy commercials with the mean mom trumping Santa Claus (who came up with that ad campaign anyway?). Don't listen to all those advertisements that tell you the measure of your relationship or worth comes from the price of the gift you receive on Christmas.

Instead of adding more gifts to buy and things to do to your list, I pray you would add more peace to your life. In two weeks, Christmas morning's treasures will become a memory. The wrapping paper will be in the recycling bin, the leftovers in your fridge and it's highly likely that at least one of your gifts will be on its way to the return department.

But what if this Christmas, you unwrapped the gift of hope and peace? What if this Christmas, the carols we sing became personal? What if Emmanuel became something you believed personally - God with us - instead of just a line in the song? What if Merry Christmas was more than a greeting but a way of life?

I pray that you might know how loved you are. That God sent His own Son for you. That though we are nowhere near Eden, we have the hope of eternity in heaven free from the grip of sin and evil. That there will be a day when the evil, wicked and unrepentant sinners will be judged and sentenced for eternity.

I rest in that knowledge. I guess that's why I am not overwhelmed by the prospect of writing a cert petition to the Supreme Court. And why I would not be intimidated about arguing before the nine justices of the Court. If God is for me, what can man do to me? Nothing. God is the Chief Justice of all. God loves justice - because He created justice. Which means that I can rest in His plan for justice in this case.

"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Just as it is written, 'FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.'" Romans 8:28-36



I pray that you might take a break from the busy of the season's shopping, parties, cooking, decorating, entertaining, eating, wrapping, etc. to enjoy some quiet time celebrating what this holiday is about. The birth of a little baby to a poor carpenter and his virgin bride outside of an inn, laid in an animal's manger, surrounded by livestock and visited first by lowly shepherds after an angelic visit.

The birth of the Messiah - known by God from the beginning of time - foretold by prophets of God hundreds of years prior.

He is our hope. Our peace. Our sacrifice.

Yeshua. The Messiah.



Things are going to be busy around here. I'll keep you posted on the cert petition and the case in Dallas County.

I pray that you might come close to Christ this Christmas.

And I pray that you might have a Christmas of joy, peace and hope.

Celebrating Emmanuel. God with us.