It’s well known that the eccentric playwright Oscar Wilde had a pet lobster. While he was a student at Oxford in the 1870s, the Irishman used to tie a string…
Mrs. Cook was her name. She was my creative writing teacher in 12th grade. I remember walking into her classroom on the first day of school. She had a scarf…
I cannot stop thinking about Las Vegas. I worked at WBBJ-TV in Jackson, Tennessee, from 1996 to 1998 as a camera and sound operator, during which time I helped bring…
Sometimes we can be too afraid to ask hard questions in regards to our faith. Whether we’re afraid of the answer differing from our current beliefs or intimidated by questions…
Every athlete and sports fan knows that the home advantage is a real thing. As an athlete, you have more fans, you’re more rested and you often have referees who…
I had a conversation recently with a woman in her mid-20s who was excited about the idea of self-driving cars. She couldn’t wait to get one, dreaming of the day…
I had the honor of meeting one of my greatest role models this month. Her name is Katie Davis Majors. She moved to Uganda at age 18 to teach kindergarten…
One of my Bible teachers this semester ends several of his lessons with a personal assignment. It’s never graded or anything, but I think it’s more spiritually important than educational.…
What happens when you go to college but you are not good enough to play the sport that you once loved? Maybe you played in high school and were the…
If you visit my neighborhood just about any time of day, there’s a good chance you’ll see them. Walking up one side of the street, and then down the other,…