A really nice article by Rick Reilly: A man is more than his failings. I learned a lot about Paterno when I wrote a story about him in 1986 for Sports Illustrated. I’ve learned a lot about him since. He was a humble, funny and giving man who was unlike any other coach I ever [...]

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Good article from Christian songwriter Matt Pappa on the state of Christian radio programming: Mainstream Christian radio is altogether banal and shallow in both a musical sense and a spiritual sense.  The songs are man-centered and the DJ’s and radio programmers are man-pleasers . . . they play the songs that will attract the most [...]

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Yesterday marked the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.  Russell Moore offered this pre-anniversary commentary.   Worth the read. In your congregation this Sunday, and in the neighborhoods around you right now, there are women vulnerable to abortionist propaganda, not because they reject the church but because they’re afraid they ‘ll lose the church. Pregnant young [...]

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UPI is reporting that Joe Paterno has died tonight. People magazine has this report. Saw that CBSSports is reporting his death as well while ESPN is saying he’s “near death.”

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From today’s Post & Courier: Tourist-mecca Charleston has landed another accolade. Alongside London, Paris and Budapest, the Holy City, currently Conde Nast Traveler’s No. 1 tourist destination in North America, made travel guide Fodor’s Top 21 places to go in the world this year. Only one other U.S. tourist spot made the list: Oahu in [...]

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An interesting article about the protests that took place this past Wednesday as numerous websites (including Google, Wikipedia and Craigslist) were blacked out in protest of SOPA and PIPA. The blackout protest not only was an impressive show of force but also seemed to succeed in making millions of people who don’t usually follow every single [...]

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I’m a Belichick fan. I became aware of him when he was the DC for the Giants.  I was thrilled when he became the HC of the Browns.  And, while that chapter of his life ended badly (for the Browns, anyway), I was impressed by his approach to the game and to leadership culture he [...]

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A couple of weeks ago a new YouTube video about Jesus and religion went viral. Specifically, the video purports to demonstrate how Jesus hates religion. The video shows Jefferson Bethke, who lives in the Seattle area, delivering a well-crafted, sharply produced, spoken word poem. The point, according to Bethke, is “to highlight the difference between Jesus [...]

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