Pro Bowl LXXII; Super Bowl LVI. That’s the difference between 72 and 56 years; one of those is “long in tooth;” the other continues to grow in popularity. The first Super Bowl was played on January 15, 1967, and its origin was part of the multi-year process through which the National and American Football Leagues […]

What’s your outlet for adventure? If you had a week to feed your soul and raise your sense of wellbeing, what would you do? For me – for the last 45 years – white water rafting has been among my top-three choices. I’ve run over 5000 miles of America’s rivers: not as a customer on

MLK. I am not trivially referring to the tenth and final track on U2’s 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. But rather an American we celebrate each year whose pastoral vision of America’s future became the mantra of the entire western world.  What do you think when you hear the word vision?  If you are younger,

What’s New? Answer: everything. Last Friday, arguments were heard in two Supreme Court cases while the Omicron hurricane swirled outside. All but one justice appeared in the now-common new fashion, masked while hearing and considering the positions. Justice Sonia Sotomayer was even more avant-garde: she participated remotely from her office rather than joining her contemporaries in the main

True confession: I spent last week – between Christmas and New Years – at an “undisclosed location,” with the Shank Clan (12 of us, as I count heads in the Christmas Card picture). I didn’t do much “work,” but what I did with them will have lasting effects in my life column marked “legacy.” Okay,

It’s the story that will never get old. And that’s a good thing, because last week – through some creative dramatic means or some clever repackaging – we both heard the story of Christmas for the umpteenth time. We were surrounded at church on Christmas by people who were not there to renounce or reject it.

“I hope you haven’t been waiting long…” Have you heard that before? Usually uttered by the person arriving last – for a long-scheduled appointment – and proposed as a this-settles-everything repayment for the time spent waiting for them. Greg Savage is an entrepreneur in Australia – a noted pro in the executive search business – and he writes a

I need to get in the mood… The holiday music has been playing since Thanksgiving in public settings. Jesus can’t get a hearing among the culture Nazis, but the tunes that connect with His birthday are in a continuous loop from Target to Chick-fil-A, between now and the 25th. Silent Night – and Jingle Bell Rock – are more likely

“Are you in an Accountability Group?” That’s a question often posed in Christian circles; it happens every time the news reports another Christian leader whose bad choices have taken him/her out of their role and unloaded them to the had-been/no-longer-qualified leper colony. It raises intriguing issues: is accountability an elective, or a required status? And,

Makin’ a list; checkin’ it twice… You thought you’d have a break after Thanksgiving to back-off the turkey bloat and reload for the Next Big Day. You’re suffering from Pandemic-Era forgetfulness; the demand is now relentless. Last Friday didn’t get canceled because of politics or pandemic. Retail didn’t have to be “back” to pre-pandemic conditions for the