Beyond Control

Beyond Control

In a podcast, author Michael Lewis explains the extra coaching he arranged for his daughter who wanted to be a better high school softball player.  But the coaching wasn’t about her technique, it was about her mind. She was great in practice.  But during games, she...
Judgment Light

Judgment Light

I’m an Auburn man, so I have to be an Auburn fan, win or lose.  But I have to admit, the way our football team won over Arkansas this year was a gift from the referees.  Our quarterback tried to down the ball, but it should have been judged a fumble.  Auburn retained...
True Conversion

True Conversion

J.C. Watts found success as a college and pro football quarterback, and in politics as a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.  In between those seasons of his life, he made a startling discovery about himself. Watts left pro football to become a youth minister.  It was...
Basket or Lampstand

Basket or Lampstand

People put their lamp on a high lampstand last month by gathering in Washington DC for “The Return.”  The purpose of the event was to call for individual soul-searching and pray for a return to God. What a counter-cultural thing to do.  This cultural moment has no...