ther was a Taiwanese Christian pastor.
mother made sure her son excelled academically,
demanding that he earn A's in his classes if he
hoped to continue playing basketball. And play he
did. He led his high school team to a state cham-
pionship, and along the way sprouted to an agile
6'3" in height. He worked tirelessly to become a
better player and continues that same rigorous
training today, following a disci-
plined training program and
lifestyle when not on the court.
not to sign him. When a Harvard
representative got a second look
at Jeremy and recognized his de-
termination, he encouraged him
to apply as a scholar athlete. His
4.2 grade point average didn't
hurt his chances. Jeremy enrolled
at Harvard after praying about it
for six months and because "God
had closed all other doors."
appeared interested. Undaunted,
Jeremy showed enough skill after
being invited to play in a summer
league that he received offers
from three pro teams. He signed a
two-year deal with his hometown Golden State
Warriors, but was released after a year. He went
to the Houston Rockets, who released him in less
than a month. The Knicks claimed him in Decem-
ber, and assigned him to a team in the D League.
When the Knicks called him up, he moved to New
York and slept on the couch in his brother's apart-
ment, thrilled at the chance to even sit on the
bench as one of the team's last reserves.
have seven assists in each of his first four starts.
to a common strategy. When they mesh, they each
contribute to a unity and order in which each
member flourishes. The team becomes a micro-
cosm of the life sustaining order found in the tini-
works of service, so that the body of Christ may be
built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in
the knowledge of the Son of God and become ma-
ture, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness
of Christ. Do not let any unwholesome talk come out
of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building
others up according to their needs . . . be compas-
sionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as
strate that it can be discovered through a humble
and thankful heart and the desire to use our gifts
to glorify Him. Jeremy is great because he submits
to the order of love and righteousness the Lord has
established. Fans can sense in Jeremy's story that
they too are part of a greater plan.
remy read the words: "We are all witnesses."
now, he is thinking, "How I can trust God more?"
now and I'm trying to