Holiness Reeducation

Here are 17 random predictions for the upcoming NFL season. The Michael Vick redemption story will turn into the Vince Young redemption story. Vick will go out of the starting lineup with an injury somewhere around week 6 and Vince Young will come in and be just effective enough to do what he does in [...]

Yesterday word came out that the Philadelphia Eagles had resigned starting QB Michael Vick to a new 6 year $100 million contract. Aside from the standard staggering reality of how much we value athletes and pay them ridiculous amounts of money, this new contract is a firm validation of the complete redemption of Michael Vick [...]

Today my ramblings take the form of YouTube videos that are indeed random, entertaining, mystifying or simply appropriate for the moments. So here you go, spend some time thinking about these. An Interesting Worship Experiement My buddy sent me this link. He entitled it The Worst Worship Ever. I won’t say that, but I do [...]

The preseason is winding down, most people have had their drafts and everyone is getting ready for the kickoff of the season. Today I am looking at fantasy football players that scare me for one reason or another. These are players that have some sort of red flag for me going into the season. The [...]

Today I am starting a new feature on the blog with a very specific audience: Fantasy Football. Each week I will look at the weekend ahead and talk about good vs. bad match ups. Since we are in the preseason, however, it seems like a good time to talk about who to draft and sleeper [...]

It is hard to believe that August is already upon us. With the flipping of the calendar to August the outlook changes significantly. By the end of the month all the summer vacations will be complete, the kids will be back in school, and football will be upon us. So today’s ramblings are dedicated to [...]

When you walk outside at 5:45 in the morning and it already feels like it is 85 degrees and the air is so thick that you can taste it, you know you are in for a hot one. Especially when you are in Indiana. Unfortunately for my NC friends you get mornings like that in [...]

Just to let you know upfront this whole post is about basketball. I won’t be searching for spiritual meaning or metaphors, this is simply a love note to a game I love and an unbelievable season that brought me great joy. I am a sucker for a good redemption story. (Wait this is sounding spiritual [...]

Mourning the departure of Gary Williams from Maryland, thoughts on a new coach for the Terps, and reflecting on Mother’s Day in the church, all in today’s ramblings…. First some Mother’s Day Thoughts I don’t like Mother’s Day. (Did I really just type that, eghads!) I don’t like Mother’s Day as a preacher, more specifically. [...]

Sorry no talk of Wolf Hybrids or Famous People with Raccoons today, just some reflections on the book of Ephesians, the joy of Holy Week and of course the NBA Playoffs. Palm Sunday is Glorious There is a part of me that love Palm Sunday more than Easter. Maybe it is because we weren’t competing [...]