Some days are so crazy that I don't have time to take a breath & pray until they're half-gone. That's a lie, actually. I have time in the morning before I start my day. I just choose to fill it with other things. The Ticket, Twitter, ESPN, answering emails--all are more important to me than … Continue reading Prayer

The guys on the Ticket (DFW's premier sports radio station) used to have an expression for a player who wasn't ready for game time situations that developed: "That guy needs to get his head right with ball."God, I'm bringing your word, your message, to your people this morning. Help me get my head right with … Continue reading Getting My Head Right With Ball

(I feel like this post needs an "Adult Content" warning.  So: consider yourself warned.) One of the dangers of commenting on developing stories is that the details of the story may change, rendering your comments invalid.  Such is the case with the Bill Gothard sex scandal. It appears that Mr Gothard has, over several decades, … Continue reading Legalistic Christianity, Bill Gothard, and Sex Scandals

My mother passed away Monday evening. Since then, I've received more expressions of sympathy, prayer, etc., than I can count. I'm humbled and grateful for everyone's concern and kind words.How do I feel? Well, I miss my mom. I was able to be with her for the majority of the last two weeks of her … Continue reading On My Mother’s Death

Murray's central thesis for the book: the main reason for differing educational achievement is not poverty, bad curriculum, etc.; the main reason for differing educational achievement is differing academic ability. INTRODUCTION Murray begins with an indictment of "educational romanticism." The educational system is living a lie.  The lie is that every child can be anything … Continue reading The Bell Curve Goes to College, Introduction & Ch 1

1. Why Am I Blogging this Book?Over the break, I purchased Charles Murray's Real Education, along with several other higher-ed related books.  I've read through RE once already, and will be blogging some of the chapters as I reread them.In case your memory is short (or wikipedia is unavailable), Charles Murray is a conservative social … Continue reading THE BELL CURVE Goes to College: Charles Murray’s REAL EDUCATION, pt 1

McKnight has an excellent discussion of William Webb's Corporal Punishment and the Bible at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2014/01/03/corporal-punishment-thoughts/.  His summary, and the rather low-tech infographic, are worth a good bit of your time.

Required reading for Dallas Christian College students, I think.