It seems like we’ve lost it. Is there any chance of bringing it back? And, if so: who are the people most likely to be the source of recovery?  No need to be coy and secretive; in a page, I have limited space to sneak in on the subject through a clever story or a […]

Halftime. It’s the book – written by my now-in-Heaven friend Bob Buford – that launched The Master’s Program. Published in 1994, Bob argues that early career success is not life’s main event; rather – for Christians – it is merely the opening act for a later reinvention that will qualify as eternally significant. Bob’s challenge

It’s Monday morning. Perhaps the Point of View is one of your Monday morning routines: you allow me to have this conversation with you before you head out the door and engage your week. What challenges are waiting for you as you hang your virtual “Open for Business” invitation for trouble? There’s no lack of

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.