The Shepherds’ Run
They were a small group of shepherds and they were running through the night down a dusty trail in a barren landscape of desert and mountains. They did not wear Nike or Brooks or New Balance shoes. Some wore sandals and a few were even barefoot. They…
Does any of this apply to you or your man?
I was hanging out at Ed’s Tiki Bar drinking beer and watching college football with the usual crowd. There was a break in the action, and the camera panned over to the pompom-waving, high leg kicking cheerleaders. One member of…
Simple but not easy.
Thousands of books, some with a thousand plus pages each, have been written about what it means to live a Christian life. Surely it can’t be that hard. …
Who are the true heroes?
I recently read an article from Julia E. Hubbel titled Stupid Rich Athletes and Our Cult of Hero Worship.
Right after that, I ran across a headline on my news homepage about some celebrity I had never heard of and the dress and shoes she…
Hard work doesn’t solve everything.
“You can achieve anything in life if you just work hard enough for it!”
Well, it’s simply not true. …
When old men climb mountains.
The story you are about to read is true. The names have not been changed to protect the innocent. There are no innocent!
I blame it all on my son-in-law Jake. Jake and our daughter were visiting the lovely and talented Mrs. Ward and me…
I’ve seen it. You may have too. I thought I had it on several occasions but it slipped away as the day progressed and blisters appeared and I got the nutrition wrong and bonked. But I’m still hunting. What am I hunting? I’m hunting the all day pace.
The first…
Or, why I hate DNA tests.
I love sports, especially college sports where I am a hardcore fan of Notre Dame. In everything from football to the debate team you will find me rooting for the Fighting Irish. Why? Because I’m an Irishman. That’s why.
As a young boy, having…
Just stress the organism.
“We all accept the fact that just about any training approach that stresses the organism will produce encouraging results, provided at least three factors come into play: 1) the coach believes in what he is doing, 2) the athlete believes in what he is doing, and…
Without buying a Ferrari or taking a mistress
My midlife crisis almost passed by unnoticed. In fact, it didn’t feel like a crisis at all. It was more of a midlife kerfuffle. A moment of off-kilter confusion.
I never expected to have a midlife crisis. I’m pretty content with my…
