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 […]
Church Picnic
Join us Sunday, August 25th from 6:00 – 7:30 for a church picnic on the grounds! Food trucks will be here with all sorts of delicious goodies available for purchase. We’ll have games for everyone and bouncy houses for the kids. So bring your whole family! It’s going to be a great time to laugh […]
A House Divided
It may not be college football season yet, but my loyalty to my beloved Georgia Bulldogs leads me to still keep up with pre-season plans and recruitment. I have been a fan of the Dawgs since early childhood, and thankfully, I married a Dawg fan. Now, my family loves to experience trips to Athens together […]
Design Revival for Churches
Our pastors spend hours preparing a sermon each week. They stand in the pulpit and preach with passion. They want the audience to respond to the message of the hope of the Gospel. But if we do not put the same level of passion in the design of the graphics for the screens or the […]
Practice the Discipline of Abiding in Him
STOP AND READ THE SIGNS On a recent mission trip, I noticed a historic marker and didn’t have time to stop and read the sign. I snapped a quick photo on my phone so that I could later go back and learn about what took place at that location. I must confess; I’m the only […]
Comfortable in the Quiet
Cars. Planes. Phones. Television. Social media, and more. The world is a noisy place and seems to grow louder every day. Some sounds are ambient noise that we tune out, like the sounds of a highway nearby. Other noise may even be a silent notification on a device, yet it screams to us for attention […]