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As the Intramuralist posts this week from literally, a mobile hot spot, there are certain persons who have caught my attention based on the wisdom, foolishness, and/or profoundness of their words... “Please know I will never stop fighting for human rights and will do everything in my power to
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(FYI: This is not a sports post.) On one hot muggy afternoon last week, I climbed into the stands for yet another baseball doubleheader. Such is not a rare occurrence. With three teenage boys -- two who have played summer ball since the age of six -- my inexact estimation is that
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Last Friday evening, 12 police officers responded to reports of a disturbance at a gathering at a community pool in McKinney, Texas. One of the officers from the Dallas suburb was caught on a cell phone video wrestling a 14-year-old girl to the ground. At one point, he
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I’ll be honest: sometimes I stink at submission. (I’d like to write that I think sometimes we all stink at submission, but I’ll hold off on that comment for now...) Submission means to willingly yield to the authority or judgment of another person. Perhaps part of the
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Why do we have to choose? What is it about society that pushes us to choose a single side? ... as if all conflict is so black and white, that we feel so enamored and capable of assessing the complete, altruistic values of one side -- and the evil endeavors of the
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Before we attempt to tackle the topic the country’s been seemingly most talking about, let me repeat five recent, Intramuralist observations and encouragements: 1. Love deeply. Offer grace generously. 2. Show respect — in what you say and how you think. 3. We are selective in whom we offer mercy
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Over the weekend my son and I had a rather significant, extended disagreement. Before sharing some of the details, allow me first to fill you in on my ever growing, budding in wisdom, 16 year old... JT is funny and witty and studious and smart. He is athletic and thoughtful
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For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to
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As we move closer to the more formal pomp and circumstance coming this weekend -- and prior to posting our second “Note to the Graduate” -- I thought it may be interesting to observe the encouragement others have offered this special time of year. What words do people say to the young
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I’m toying today with a potentially fascinating observation. Allow me to first distinguish between two oft confused virtues: grace and mercy. Grace means unmerited favor -- being given something extra or special that was not earned nor deserved. It is the receiving of something good. Mercy equates to unwarranted forgiveness
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I’ve thought about this post many times. I’ve known what I wish to convey, but I’m still not certain exactly how to say it. It’s too big... too important... too significant a moment. (It’s so significant I may at least pen a second post!) It’
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I will never toe a partisan line. I will not be sucked in to purely partisan thinking -- lured in by potential political opportunists, attempting to seduce us into adopting solely their point of view. One person I believe to be excellent at not being lured is Kirsten Powers, a lifelong