Recently, I agreed to meet a buddy for lunch in Auburn, Alabama. This is only a thirty-minute drive from my hometown of Columbus, Georgia, so I left my office with just enough time to make it to our meeting. I was so excited to connect with a dear friend and spend some time encouraging one […]
Potential
I decided to try out for the basketball team in 8th grade. I certainly loved the sport and had played countless hours of pick-up ball on the playground. I had height, speed, and some basic skills, but I had never played organized basketball, nor had I ever been coached. I was pleasantly shocked when my […]
Cast Iron Skillet
I learned a lot of valuable lessons as a child. Some of them included not sticking my finger in a light socket, always being sure to wear clean underwear, never talking back to my mother, “righty-tighty” and “lefty-loosey”, never drinking from dad’s tea glass, and making sure the cast iron cornbread pan is only ever […]
My Most Embarrassing Moment
When I consider my most embarrassing moment, I could tell you of the time that I gave a speech in school and didn’t realize that my zipper was down. I could reveal the time I tripped on the top stairs of a platform and fell flat on my face in front of an entire church. […]
I Saw it on the Internet
A post on social media is assumed to be true just because it reaches critical mass and goes viral. Why are we so gullible and programmed to simply believe what we see or hear as gospel truth? Have we truly lost our ability to think critically? In our postmodern world, relativism and pluralistic philosophy are […]
Stop Counting the Wrong Number
When Billy Beane became the general manager of the Oakland Athletics in October of 1997, he inherited an iconic organization that had lost its glimmer and now found itself in the shadows of powerhouse competition with bigger talent and pocketbooks. His outside-the-box strategy was criticized by baseball traditionalists, but his commitment to analyze metrics and […]
Clueless Cam
Recently, I sat alone at a Braves game and enjoyed some down time while waiting on the church youth group to arrive. I was anticipating an amazing night of connecting with students and adult leaders from our church. I was not anticipating being the laughing stock of the entire stadium. While I enjoyed the experience […]
Tom Brady Traded For 5 Draft Picks
Breaking News! Tom Brady has just been traded for five draft picks. It may be hard to believe that arguably the greatest professional quarterback of all time could be exchanged for draft picks in the organization’s attempt to look to the future. This is the point of reading this blog: that you acknowledge you are […]
Fellowship of the Ring
One of my favorite movies of all time is The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I realize that is actually three movies, but I consider it one story. Besides, this also allows me to squeeze eight movies into my personal top five list. The story depicts the war of good versus evil and leads to […]
New Math and an Old Story
Math has never been my strength. My math skills required me to take “special” math classes in college, beyond what my degree completion program required. Needless to say, my struggles in the past to understand the concepts of “old math” are further exposed as I stare at “new math.” Defenders of the new math philosophy […]