Rules (next post 11/13)
A Two-part post today:Part One: What if there were no rules for our favorite sports? What if there were no officials? What if the games we played were completely unregulated? I was reading to my five year old son a week or so ago. We read a story that had some follow...
Rest (next post 10/30)
The baseball playoffs are in full swing, tonight the Angels play the Yankees in Game 1 of the ALCS. I remember when I was little, the playoffs were a HUGE deal. My buddies and I would spend the whole day talking about it and looking forward to watching the games. It...
Invite Him In (next post 10/16)
(Painting courtesy of Stephen Warde Anderson)Earlier this week I heard something I'd never heard before and it made a whole bunch of sense. The idea came from a group discussion on Eve's conversation with the serpent in Genesis chapter 3. It was pointed out that while...
Good Deeds (next post 10/2)
Pretty much all of us have "To Do Lists". On mine I tend to write absolutely everything I can think of, from cutting the grass to cutting my finger nails. I wish I was joking. The problem with that approach is that it has the potential to turn anything I do into just...
Dealing With Errors: Admit it, fix it, don’t repeat it (next post on 9/18)
This post is a few days late. Labor Day weekend, blah blah blah, excuses. I don't like excuses either, so let's move on.But actually, since today's post deals with making mistakes, the idea of taking ownership of our actions and not making excuses is fairly...
Speaking Greatness (next post 9/4)
It's that time of year again...maybe the best time of year. School year begins, fall sports begin, NFL and college football are getting going, Usain Bolt is running 9.58 in the 100 and 19.19 in the 200 (seriously, that dude is on my list of two candidates for most...
Prepare to be Utterly Amazed (next post 8/21)
It's been a year since we began working with Coaches in Kansas City. In that time, we have seen the hand of God and the Word of God change people's lives, mine included. As rewarding as the first year has been, there's something comforting about heading into that 13th...
E Pluribus Unum (next post on 8/7)
(Barry Bonds is right in the middle of that picture, but this post has nothing to do with PEDs.)I love the MLB All Star Game. Loved it ever since I can remember. Best part of the game? Player introductions. Whether it's seeing Pujols or Jeter out there year after...
What a Weekend! (next post 7/24)
This post is three days overdue. My apologies, but I figure the majority of you never read this until Monday anyhow.This past Friday and Saturday I was at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO. FCA hosted about 100 athletes at a sports/leadership training camp....
Motivation (next post on 7/10)
I remember sitting in a college class full of future educators one time as our instructor posed the famous question, "Is it better to be feared or loved?" I remember then listening to lively debate on both sides. On one hand, leaders who are feared usually have few...