Father’s Day can be a tough holiday for some and a great one for others. I consider myself fortunate that Father’s Day is a really great holiday for me because I have a great relationship with my dad. (I have a great relationship with my mom as well making Mother’s Day just as special.) As…
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How to Support Skate Across Indiana
Most people know by now that I created an annual charity skateboard ride called Skate Across Indiana. The purpose of the ride is to raise awareness and support for the great work Horizon International is doing in Africa with children who’ve lost parents to HIV/AIDS. As one can probably imagine, the success of an event…
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Why Bother With Africa?
There’s a mentality that exists here in America that we are to take care of our own before we start worrying about anyone else. Not everyone holds that belief, of course, but I’ve encountered plenty who do. As I find myself preparing for another trek by skateboard across the state of Indiana to raise money…
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In the Room Are Many Doors
Last Sunday I was standing in the room you see above contemplating what the future had in store. I had briefly excused myself from cocktail hour when I was struck with a simple yet, intriguing metaphor that lay in front of my eyes. I front of me lay two doors, one that would take me…
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Allen Iverson and Identity
This past weekend I was reading a rather sad article in the Washington Post about one of the most prolific NBA point guards of all time, Allen Iverson. Now assuming you were familiar with the guy, hearing that name would probably bring to mind his trademark cornrows, extensive body art, a killer crossover dribble, and/or a rather…
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The War on Single Christians
If you’ve come to my site by way of Twitter, the greatest social network ever, you may be aware of the fact that I use the service a lot and I follow an awful lot of people. I’ll be the first to admit that there is no way I can possibly stay up on every…
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An Easter Manifesto
As I began writing this Easter post, I envisioned an article that would tactfully yet pungently nail churches and Christians themselves on a variety of issues I had with how this incredible holiday is observed. I wanted voice my frustration with this constant need among churches to go “bigger and better” year after year with their light…
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