Here's what Julie and I looked like on June 9,1984, in Princeton, New Jersey.That day was hot, the preacher was sweating, the reception was crowded, I was nervous, but we were married.In the intervening years, we've lived in Hamilton, New Jersey; Georgetown, Kentucky;...
In honor of our Comeback Kids series, I want to post on that area of life in which comebacks are the most vivid and immediate: sports.Here are five of the most sensational comebacks I have seen. In some cases, they made me leap out of my seat for joy. In others, they...
I posted a few weeks ago about our daughter's graduation from college. Well, it's been a full, transitional month. We spent a couple of days and nights last week celebrating Riley's graduation from Charlotte Christian School. He's brought us a lot of joy and pride...
Last year at about this time, I posted with some sadness, regret, and anger about a state championship title that was denied my son Riley and his relay teammates at Charlotte Christian School due to a "wardrobe malfunction." You can read about that day here. Well, as...
I love reading and I love sports.So combine the two and VOILA! Sports books. I read them whenever I can.So here are my Top Five Sports Books of all time:5. Instant Replay by Jerry Kramer. One of the first "behind the scenes" look at modern pro sports, this one is...
Julie and I spent the latter part of last week in Nashville, Tennessee to celebrate our daughter Taylor's graduation from Vanderbilt University.Taylor earned a degree as an English & History major as well as Communications Studies minor. She did it all with an...
Enough of theological reflection, leadership development, church advancement, and even musings on the much deserved demise of a terrorist mastermind.How about some good old fashioned rock & roll?Along with Led Zeppelin and the Eagles, the Rolling Stones were the...
Since I went to bed early this past Sunday night, I was completely unaware of the US military's successful raid against Osama bin Laden until I opened the newspaper (yes, I still read one)on Monday morning.Which got me thinking . . . what are some other major stories...
It's not often I love a song on first hearing.Yet I stumbled across Paul Simon's "Getting Ready For Christmas Day" the other day and got hooked. Immediately. The conversation you'll hear in the background is a "sample" of a 1941 sermon delivered by Rev. J.M. Gates....
Though it's been almost 16 years since DC Talk released "Jesus Freak," I've been listening to it all over again. And that recent listening shows why it remains in my view the signature Christian rock album of all time. Here are the top five things I like about it: 1....