This weekend, I was reminded why I love sports so much. Friends sent me a video of their son playing in a weekend tournament—the final moments captured one of those beautiful truths that sports offer us all. That’s the first half of today’s episode. In the second half, I want to share something powerful—something that,…
Let me tell you what this post is not. It is not a slam on video games. In fact, I bought the video game in question yesterday. I intend to play at some point in the next two days. I was in a meeting with a number of other counselors yesterday and one of them…
Part one can be found here and part two can be found here. You can find part three here. Part four can be found here. This has been a fun series for me to write. I have had a lot of people contact me to tell me how much they agree. I have had some…
Part one can be found here and part two can be found here. You can find part three here. What has been the cause of this idea that everyone should win just for showing up? Certainly, part of it is good intentions. Of course, there is an old saying about the path to a certain…
Does it seem to you like in today’s society, everyone wins? Do you feel like people get rewarded just for showing up now? Have you heard something like, “Hey the other team outscored you by fifteen runs but we want you to feel good about yourself, so you win too!”? Yesterday I wrote about how…
The church in America is puzzled. Young adults are leaving in droves. Magazines, books and blogs are wagging the finger of blame to point out who is responsible. Some say it is a failure of youth ministry, some point to church budgets and some nail the blame on outdated, unhip worship services. We parents are…
