Category: Christian

2016 Election: The Year of the Surrender Cobra

.Reading time 4 minutes.

I love college football. The emotion, the pageantry and the rivalries are like nothing else.  The bands, the unbridled enthusiasm, the fans, every part of it is just about perfect. What makes it so unique is that unlike every other sport, in college football every game matters.  With a few notable exceptions, if you want to win […]

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Competition, Easy Cheese & the Three Stages of Minivan Ownership

.Reading time 7 minutes.

While there may be five stages of grief, I am happy to report there are only three stages to minivan ownership. It starts with denial “I’m too cool for a minivan.  Those things are clown town, I’ll never be seen in one… it’s just not for me.” It moves to bargaining “I may drive a […]

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You Got a Tribe?

.Reading time 2 minutes.

How many friends do you have? In the social media age that word friend gets watered down a lot. Facebook allows you a maximum of 5000, while a recent scientific study indicates the most you can realistically have is 150. Personally I’d aim even lower. I don’t need 150 or even 50 friends, I need […]

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Recruiting Nazareth High

.Reading time 2 minutes.

Recruiting is the lifeblood of any college football program. The formula has never changed; sign the best players, build the best team and win. And in 2008 it was no different. That class, now seniors in college, included 30 five-star recruits and a few hundred four-star recruits. They represented the best in the country, and […]

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Life Advice from Vodka Samm

.Reading time 5 minutes.

The time has come to do a little peacocking. Not for everyone of course, only the select few affiliated with the University of Iowa.  For them it is time to puff out those chests and grab their horns and prepare to toot them. Why is the showboat rolling down the Iowa River you ask? It […]

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