3 Responses to Ferguson’s Unfolding Tragedy

Like most people who have seen, heard or read about the series of events that have occurred in Ferguson, Missouri, I have been frustrated and disheartened at the loss of a life, the unnecessary theft and destruction of property, and the weakening of trust between...

Can Our Sports Culture Become Slow to Anger?

A terrifying and horrific scene played out at Canadaigua Motorsports Complex in upstate New York recently. At an Empire Super Sprint race event, 20-year-old Kevin Ward Jr. found himself unable to finish a race after he ran into the wall. Convinced his predicament was...

Is Peace on Earth Even Possible?

Watching and reading the news lately has been depressing. I realize that the news media does not tell the whole story and that there are lots of good things happening in the world. Yet, there has been no shortage of horrible events to concentrate on in recent days....

Vision: A Watered-Down, Overused Word in Churches

I have grown tired of the word “vision.” Whether it’s used in a personal development seminar, a question about the future of the organization, or in the church community to help us be more forward or outward or upward looking, the word wearies me. It...