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So let’s run with social media’s perceived favorite new mantra: #LoveWins. I agree. Nothing is bigger, better, more poignant or powerful. Above all things, there is love. My question is if we know what love is. I am not attempting to be flippant or ambiguous. I just think
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There are some moments in life that change us. Let me rephrase. There are some moments in life that have the potential to change us -- that is, if we intentionally pause... hesitating long enough to grasp the sobriety of the situation... to recognize all that’s going on... to learn
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With all due respect, I am a fair-weather, tv golf fan. I’m sorry. I have no desire to disappoint anyone -- especially not the male members of my extended family. I just am not really a fan. I mean, I fake it well. I, also, was once a fairly
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Yesterday we witnessed something impressive... something courageous... something both humble and bold... something, too, we might miss if we're too busy adjusting our partisan hats. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley held a press conference calling on the Confederate flag to be removed from the state capitol. She said:
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Today is one of those days when my planned post was totally scrapped. I had written about the events in Charleston. I had written about the horrific hate crime and how heartbreaking it is to witness the intentional end to innocent life... I acknowledged how as a nation we react.
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For weeks we've watched as the class of 2015 turned their tassels and attention from years gone by to all that's ahead. Make no mistake about it; there's lots ahead. What a beautiful thing. Imagine... a clean slate... one to be freshly written upon.
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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