Several weeks ago I had a young man approach me in basketball practice a bit frustrated and he said, "Coach, am I taking bad shots?" I noted this young man has shown himself to have some excellent character in the small snapshot I've seen which is less than two months of practice. I asked him … Continue reading Play to Your Strength
The Little Things
As I stood on the sideline this evening during practice, I found an agitation stirring within. For me, coaching has always been about a bigger picture than the game itself, it’s been about discovering those teachable moments, opportunities to challenge a player to become a better athlete and teammate…a better student in the classroom…a better … Continue reading The Little Things
Do We Really Want the Answer?
It was a door of opportunity in front of the young man, and some unfamiliar drive from within propelled him forward. He had to understand this stirring in his heart. He’d heard things that challenged him, and he saw things that, frankly, had he not witnessed with his own eyes, he would not have believed. … Continue reading Do We Really Want the Answer?
A Simple Reality Check
I’m thankful for the sunrise...a new days...a new week, a new month. I’m thankful for new beginnings, fresh starts...a new “Day One”... I’m thankful for mulligans when we slice our t-shot off the Tee Box, for do-overs without penalty. I’m thankful that today represents the reality that regardless of my mistakes of all my yesterdays...today … Continue reading A Simple Reality Check
End of the Road
An Unlikely Source In recent months, I’ve been meeting weekly with a group of guys on parole from the Department of Corrections. When I first began meeting with them this past summer, the attraction was that they were going through a book titled “Wild at Heart” by John Eldredge, a book I loved and carried … Continue reading End of the Road
Everyone’s Got a Story…If We Want to Hear It
Mike came into the office yesterday for an appointment. He looked cold and worn out as he took off his large backpack and coat in my office. Mike had taken a bus to my office from meeting with his pre-trial caseworker. He’d spent several hours outside at the transit center before his bus came because … Continue reading Everyone’s Got a Story…If We Want to Hear It
It’s Never Really About the Muffin
I was talking with a client last week and the topic of “addiction” came up. It consistently does… She has a lengthy history within the legal system with heroin being at the center of it. As we talked about how she’s doing, she brought up the new felony charges she’s facing from an old crime … Continue reading It’s Never Really About the Muffin
An Irrelevant “gospel”
I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; which is really not another; Galatians 1:6-7 There are times when we cross paths with people who are in genuine need of a miracle in their lives. As options and hope evaporate, we … Continue reading An Irrelevant “gospel”
Building Sandcastles
Sandcastles are an amazing thing to watch being sculpted as so much time and talent is on display by the artist. The attention to detail in some of the more elaborate designs will cause a spectator to stand and marvel at what they're seeing. When the initial waves from the incoming tide begin to wash … Continue reading Building Sandcastles
An Amazing Gospel; An Amazing God (Part 1)
(This is where I should include a picture for my post...but the Amazing Gospel does not need me to include an inspiring picture. It can stand on it's own.) This is not meant to be a church-bashing post. I am questioning the gospel I’ve seen and experienced over almost 40 years as a Christian because … Continue reading An Amazing Gospel; An Amazing God (Part 1)