I have a hard time as a former football player with finding out that some people thought it was a good idea to put out bounty’s on star NFL players. Football is as competitive a sport as it comes, and I admit relishing when I hear that Texas just lost a game, but most athletes…

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I know, that I am often more anxious about my wife, my children, my family, and my friends than myself. Its like people who are anxious about flying. They know the plane is good hands and is a safe way to travel, but it doesn’t stop the worries. We know that God’s love is never…

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When we are children we learn to look up. First to look up at our parents who fed and cared for us. From our cribs we looked up at almost everything. As we grew older, we looked up into the trees for birds and squirrels. We noticed the changing leaves, and how to forecast the…

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Do you discount the concept of self-seeking? When I was graduating from college an often used term was, “I’m going to spend some time to find myself.” A lot of times that meant, “I don’t have a job yet.” Don’t be afraid to engage in such a search. When you have truly found yourself you…

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In Michael Ondaatje’s newest book The Cat’s Table he tells the story of a boat journey taken by three young boys from Sri Lanka to London. At dinner the boys along with other passengers sit at the “cats table.” The table that is farthest away from the Captain’s table which is the most prestigious place…

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