“Don’t paint me into a corner!” I have friends, and even students, who have uttered some variation of this idiom (hope that’s the correct term for my English teachers) when the discussion of assessment tools arises. Whether the assessment is investigating personality, love languages, or career anchors, some people are opposed to being classified into …
Category: Relational Equity
The Three, the Twelve, the Others
It’s a daunting challenge to equip younger generations with the essential skills that are required to navigate this world when so much learning comes simply with experience and age. Living through seasons of floundering and even failing relationships are necessary occurrences to develop and grow into the person God created us to be, but because …
RQ
Walking along the two-mile route on campus early the other morning, as Christie and I were discussing a myriad of topics, attempting to solve all the world’s problems in one hour, she posed a vital question to me; and it’s one that I have invested hundreds of hours over the last year attempting to answer, …
Armor Off
In a previous post entitled Armor On, we address the relevant issue that life will more than likely include a variety of personal and professional struggles, and in order to wrestle with and overcome these struggles, we might consider following the guidance outlined in Ephesians 6 and put on the armor of God. But what …
What Is Your Tent Peg?
Being careful not to assume everyone has knowledge of tools used when camping, as I pose the question, “What is Your Tent Peg?” do you get an image in your mind of a yellow plastic spike with a hook on the end used in combination with a rope to secure a tent in place? Tent …
Face Down in the Arena
Preferring action movies that incorporate history and a compelling story over the science fiction Marvel-esque films of today, one of my all-time favorites is the 2000 film Gladiator. Perhaps the attraction relates to the intriguing history of sport which compels me to reference the movie in the sports facilities’ class, not only to emphasize the …
Building the Wrong House
Have you ever been guilty of attempting to Build the Wrong House? Sometimes in my eagerness to serve or help, I start trying to help everyone and instead of following the blueprints God designed just for me, I let the Enemy distract me into building the house he created for someone else. In Banning Liebscher’s …
Hub of the Wheel
Have you ever experienced a word in your vocabulary that is taken for granted? You know its general meaning and your pencil (or keyboard) has placed the letters in the boxes of a crossword puzzle, but when the combination of individual letters are connected, or you speak the word aloud, a simple vocabulary word comes …
Lesson of the Slime Mold
The more hours spent engaged in research on a flourishing life, the more convinced I become that a successful definition rests more in relational equity and connecting with others than in the measurement of achievements and successes. Whether it’s words of wisdom from the Reverend Billy Graham in Nearing Home or Bob Buford’s Finishing Well, …
Culture of Hospitality
Ponder this question with me: Can a preeminent athletic program be created through a culture of hospitality? Several years ago, in one of my classes, and I don’t remember which course it happened to occur in, probably in sport facilities during our home court/field debate, the topic emerged around this concept of viewing the opponent …
