When I first fell in love with my wife I found myself doing all kinds of things that were completely novel to me. I suddenly had an interest for Italian restaurants (the dining preference of her and her parents), I was surprisingly tuned in to the 1996 Olympic gymnastics events (yes fellas, I said “gymnastics”),…
1. “Family meetings” are often mediated by law enforcement officials.2. You are trying to get your four-year-old to switch to decaffeinated coffee.3. You text message each other across the dinner table.4. Every argument finishes as the promo of an episode of “Cops”.5. The cat is on Valium.6. In the middle of a family reunion, the…
Indianapolis Colts’ coach Tony Dungy announced his retirement this week. A bummer for the NFL, as there is undoubtedly no other coach in the league who is respected more by his peers and players. Dungy easily topped a survey by Sporting News earlier this year that asked current NFL players which coach they would most…
As a recovering Gator Hater, I am going through a 12-step program to help me deal with my animosity toward orange and blue. Well, not exactly. More like a recovery program to help me accept another Gator championship for the sake of cherishing the bigger picture. Honestly, I have tried to pull against Tim Tebow…
Well, now that the election is finally over. The exit polls reveal a little more about the face of America. According to the exit polls from Election Day: 93.7% of all children under the age of 18 did not vote 57.3% of Caucasians who eat sweet potatoes on Tuesdays voted for McCain 42.8% of Latinos…
According to this article, 14 Surprising Signs You’ll Live Longer Than You Think, I should live to be 100. In addition to the typical exercise and diet habits, here are some of the other factors to longevity that are suggested: Your Mom Had You YoungMy mother was seventeen when I was born. Theoretically, that means…
My top ten favorite quotes from the Rocky films: 10. “You had the talent to become a good fighter, but instead of that, you become a leg breaker to some cheap, second rate loan shark!” – Mick 9. “I was wonderin’ if, uh, you wouldn’t mind marryin’ me very much.”– Rocky 8. “No, maybe I…
There is an intentional design to our purpose. When we find clarity to our design, we learn more about what we were made for – our “unique mission”. As we talked about at church over the weekend, I believe that every one of us has one. Beyond the Gates of Splendor is a film that…
In physics, the center of gravity (CoG) has to do with the location where the weight of an object is concentrated, how all the particles connected to that object behave, and where the weight of any object is evenly distributed. We see many illustrations in the world of sports where these laws of physics are…
Our culture is not conducive to finding God’s rhythm (mometum) in our lives. We live in a frenzied, multi-tasking society geared towards achievement and productivity. In that culture, relationships become superficial or fleeting at best. We lose our connectedness with people, faith, and our spirituality. We have constant media saturation giving us mixed and changing…