The Time Is Now
The shootings in Paris makes you realize that your life could end at any minute. The similarities between the Boston Marathon bombing and the Paris attack should remind us all that no matter where you...
View ArticleBiggest Month In College Football
It really doesn’t matter what sport you coach, the age of the players, or whether it is elementary school, high school, college, or professional … the team with the best players usually wins. That’s...
View ArticleThe Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree
I flew to Phoenix, Arizona this past weekend to speak at a Coaches Clinic sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. About 300 coaches were in attendance at the event organized by Randy...
View ArticleOne Play That Will Last A LifeTime!
What a great game last night for the 49th Super Bowl. Very seldom in a 3 hour game, of roughly 70 plays for each team, that it comes down to one play in the last minute. And because of that one play,...
View ArticleOrdinary Men
My Sunday School class at Seagrove Baptist Church in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida is starting a study on the 12 disciples of Jesus. The book that we are using is by John MacArthur called “12 ORDINARY...
View ArticleFathers…It’s Your Job!
My daughter, son in law, and grandson came in for a long weekend on Friday. I always do my Bible study in the morning before anyone gets up and I am usually guaranteed a quiet environment. This morning...
View ArticleThe Making of a QB
It’s interesting to follow the thorough mental and physical evaluation that QB’s Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota are going through at the NFL Combine this week. Every year the NFL does this to give...
View ArticleTurn the TV on Tuesday Night
Today Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, is scheduled to speak to the United States Congress. His concerns are the continued threat of Iran’s capability of securing a nuclear bomb and...
View ArticleChild Evangelism Fellowship
I spoke this weekend in Spartanburg, South Carolina at a fundraiser for a Christian charity called the Child Evangelism Fellowship. I went to the event not knowing what to expect because I had not...
View ArticleMarch Madness Puts Pressure on College Football Playoffs
College football just finished their first year where the National Champion was determined by a four-team playoff. Most fans agreed that it was a huge success and talk has already started about...
View ArticleWe Found Some More Troops
I spoke this weekend at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes fundraiser in Frederick, Maryland. I have spoken at FCA events in the Northeast before, but most of my FCA events that I speak to have been in...
View ArticleUndefeated Is Hard
Going undefeated for a whole season, regardless of the sport, is extremely difficult. Whether it’s college basketball were you might play as many as 40 games or college football where you may only play...
View ArticleThe Worlds Biggest Event
For football fans and most sports enthusiasts, the Super Bowl is the biggest event in all of sports. For Christians, Easter represents the biggest event in our history. From Jesus’ death on Good Friday...
View ArticleThank You David Cameron
When British Prime Minister David Cameron gave his Easter message to his country last week he said, “we should feel proud to say, we are a Christian country”. He didn’t stutter, he didn’t beat around...
View ArticleCollege Football Programs Laying Foundations Now
Now that spring practice is over for college football what happens next for the coaches? The coaches will now spend the next several weeks locating and evaluating high school student athletes. They...
View ArticleDecisions Have Consequences
With the NFL draft coming this week, everyone is waiting to see who is going to be the first pick. Will it be Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, the tall athletic quarterback from the University of...
View ArticleParental Discipline
The Baltimore riots reached dangerous levels last Monday night with looting, fires, arrests, and multiple police injuries. Juveniles did much of the damage. Order was restored Tuesday night when the...
View ArticleA Week With Bobby Bowden
This week we (I really mean my wife Linda) will be watching my son Ryan’s little boy, who he named Bobby Bowden. It only took me one day to remember how important mothers are. At his age, which is 19...
View ArticleThis Is What Happens When God Shows Up!
My wife Linda and I were invited to the Woodlawn Exclusive Leaders Summit in Dallas, Texas to screen the upcoming movie – Woodlawn. We joined over 150 influential leaders (including pastors,...
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Memorial Day – Recognizing America’s Best
With Memorial Day upon us, what an honor it is to acknowledge in a public forum an appreciation for the thousands of soldiers who gave their life for our freedom. For those of you that have had family...
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