Stop being the star

My senior year I was part of an extremely successful team. We finished third in the state, and were close to being #1. Only two of our top ten players graduated, and the majority of our top ten were freshmen and sophomores. Yet, despite all that talent, the next year...

Idolatry is a problem

I want to share a passage we probably don’t often read, and likely can’t imagine how its applicable to us. Idolatry is a problem today, even it we think it died centuries ago.  My people inquire of a piece of wood, and their walking staff gives them...

Take out the trash

When I was in college, my roommate came home exuberant from the grocery store, having purchased an entire chicken for $1. Now, while I am certainly aging, I am not old enough for chicken to have cost $1. There were two reasons for this “great buy.” The first was the...

Being Mediocre

Michael Jordan had seemingly accomplished everything he could in basketball. He had won three NBA titles (in a row no less), two Olympic gold medals, made countless all-star teams, and become the most recognizable athlete in the world. Not only had he had...

Faith + Works

If most of us are brutally honest we’ve likely ascribed to the following formula at some point: minimal effort + maximum reward= the good life! This is a big reason lotteries and slot machines are so popular. You put in a little (a few bucks), but have the opportunity...