I didn’t get to know them until the Fall of 2007. It was my first season helping coach the Franklin College Football Team and Anna and George Leonard were faithful fans pretty much attending every Franklin College football game. Of course, that was to be expected as their youngest son, Mike, was the Head Football […]
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Finding the “good” in change
And the daily meditation from Charles F. Stanley read as follows… Though Jesus could stop the storm, oftentimes He doesn’t. Isn’t that the issue that makes us all struggle? If He is God and He is good – and He is – then why would He allow all the difficult things we have to face? […]
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E + P + R = O Are We Living ‘the Event’ of Our Lifetime? Several years ago in my book, Coaching is Teaching at its Best! I made reference to a unique philosophy of life that is expressed as an alphabetical formula (E + R = O). This philosophy actually has its roots with […]
Click here to read the entire articleLearning from the stages of grief
Learning from the stages of grief When I was in graduate school (1975), I signed up for a Health Science class entitled, “On Death and Dying.” I’ll never forget our professor telling us on the first day of class, “Whether you like it or not, death is the common denominator for us all. We are […]
Click here to read the entire articleWhat really matters, Part 2
Back in December 2019, I wrote a blog entitled “What Really Matters?” I wanted to ask that question for a number of reasons but mainly because I knew 2020 would be a tumultuous year in this country. Lack of employee engagement in the workplace, generational differences, mental health issues, the rising number of teen suicides […]
Click here to read the entire articleMaking the right call
As a certified sports official with both USA Hockey and US Lacrosse for over 10 years, whenever I have skated onto the ice or run onto the field to officiate a game, I have always been focused on one thing – Making the Right Call! Other than keeping the kids safe and hopefully providing an […]
Click here to read the entire articleWearing The Stripes-A Special Ministry
Last Saturday my alarm clock woke me at 4:30 AM. That would give me time to shave, shower, get dressed and drive the 44 miles to the ice rink where I had been assigned to officiate two youth hockey games. The first game would start at 7 AM. I arrive at the rink in total […]
Click here to read the entire articleIt’s time to Be Brave – PRAY
If you’ve read any of my more recent blogs, you’ve heard some of this. Yale University offers a course on “Finding Happiness” and over 1,200 students register for the course making it the most popular course ever offered at the prestigious university. A recent study in Indiana claims that 1 in 5, that’s 20% of […]
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