2020. It is amazing that typing those four numbers bring up the same feelings in most everyone. Isolation. Discontent. Lack of truth. Survival. Bitterness. Confusion. Disarray. Lack of joy. Loneliness. Lack of normalcy. Negativity. Every area of life has been disrupted. Family. Friends. School. Church. Sports. Vacations. Holidays. Business. Areas of life that once brought…
Times have certainly changed. Today, you get personal lessons for your son to teach them a sport. Back in the day, you learned on the street (excerpt from “Season 1” of The Anchor)………. In my neighborhood, there were no less than twenty boys within a grade or two of me. My days were spent playing…
If you are reading this, we probably were friends at some point in our lives. One of the locations in the title jumped may have jumped out at you. Maybe during my “Season 1.” In this season, I write about the stories of growing up in Lee Acres, attending Pierce Street. If you were around,…
In his 1st or 2nd year in the NBA, Michael Jordan and the Bulls were struggling and had just been beaten in the first round of the playoffs by the Celtics. Jordan scored 60 points. As he was walking off the court, a reporter walked up to Michael and said that “there is no I…
As I watched the election tickers, the probability meters, the betting odds, as I listened to the pundits, the candidates, the campaign managers, it was a confusing evening. Everyone had their own version of the truth. You can choose a side and vehemently agree, but, at the end of the day, who is to say…
Luke 22:24 – Also a dispute arose among them as to which of them was considered to be the greatest. The scene was the Last Supper. A dinner with Jesus and his 12 disciples. Those that he had walked closely with over the last 3 years. Those that had witnessed his service to humankind. Those…
As I am reading through the Bible in a year, I find myself at the end of Jesus’ life on earth. He is headed toward a great storm in his life. He is about to be brutally beaten and hung on a cross, and, he knows the storm is coming. Although we fight to protect…
The Bible requires one to stop, think, focus, and ponder. It is extremely hard to focus on these words. It is hard and uncomfortable. It is heavy, no doubt. It is easy to think about our own view of the world, our created thoughts on religion, God, joy, happiness, and love. These thoughts are very…
You may find yourself, living in a shotgun shack. You may find yourself in another part of the world. You may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile. You may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife. You may ask yourself, well, how did I get here? David Byrne’s “Once…
Grace and truth have been coming to my mind and ears quite a bit recently. I heard the message in a great talk on leadership. A day later, I heard grace and truth at a talk at school. I suppose the message is emphasized because of the culture we live in. We see both ends…