As inventive as journalists were, they could not match Satchel’s own poetry. His philosophy of pitching, he explained, was that “it ain’t so much how hard you throw, it’s why and where.” At times he was a Zen master, at other times, a court jester. “Bases on balls,” he intoned…

The challenge isn’t to find better tools to lead a more productive life, it’s learning to be mindful of the tools that have already taken root. Mindfulness while using technology is important, and therefore the future belongs to those who can tame their distractions. ~Connect the Dots, Paul Jun For…

“Listen, you have to stop listening to Fox News. Just turn it off. Try another source for news. Try testing their assertions. Try thinking about what they are saying instead of just accepting it. Try listening to voices you don’t agree with from time to time; you might actually learn…

Puritan sabbaths that eliminated play were a disaster. Secular sabbaths that eliminate prayer are worse. Sabbath-keeping involves both playing and praying. The activities are alike enough to share the same day and different enough to require each other for a complementary wholeness. ~Working the Angles, Eugene Peterson We were created…

God needs living sacrifices. God needs us. But here is the problem with a living sacrifice: I can easily crawl back off the altar again. ~Shiny Gods, Mike Slaughter And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has…

Our job is to equip them with the basic tools and resources so that they can spend the rest of their lives daily pursuing their relationship with Christ and faithfully serving him in the world. Hybels described it as making people responsible for their own spiritual growth. We provide the…

There were professional black teams, too, the first and best known of which was the Cuban Giants, which began in 1885 when waiters at Long Island’s fashionable Argyle Hotel proposed a novel scheme to entertain guests who came from the city by rail or steamer. There already was swimming and…

Framing racism as a personal failing, at times even as a mutual problem, PK (Promise Keepers) speakers routinely failed to address structural problems. ~Jesus and John Wayne, Kristin Kobes Du Mez Racism has been a problem in the United States even before its founding. I don’t think you can reasonably…

Coaching calls people to be their best, to continually improve, to pull themselves forward, to be held accountable. ~Renovate or Die, Bob Farr and Kay Kotan My wife and I started watching Ted Lasso on AppleTV. I know, we’re a little behind on the times. But, for those who are…