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Mark Sanchez and the Handling of Quarterbacks
The world of sports, like religion, is often treated as black and white. Fans often think of players and coaches as either “good” or “lousy” and tactics as “right” and “wrong”. In this world, when a coach’s approach is different from how others might go about it, most are quick to offer criticism. It goes…
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Redefining Best
Now that the college football season is over, we can all agree on which team is best, can’t we? Well…no. We can’t. There is no mechanism for defining “best“. Only the champions. In some sports, best and champion are the same thing. In sprinting, for instance, world records, repeating accomplishments, multiple races among the elite several…
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Maybe I’m Allergic to Your Intolerance
My daughter is allergic to peanuts. I have to confess that the moment I found out, I was upset. Not for her, but for me. Her allergy would deprive me of one of my favorite foods: peanut butter. I got over that (mostly) and we try very hard to be careful for her sake.One of…
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Wishing It Doesn’t Make It So
Whether or not you follow the politics of the Anglican Communion is probably related to whether or not you have a mental illness. Nevertheless, my people have been engaged in a struggle that represents the very understanding of authority in the postmodern age. Which is actually pretty cool, in that geeky sort-of-way. Here’s my basic overview: Since…
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Coach Stands Against Bad Tradition
Jim Mora, Jr. is the new football coach at UCLA. He doesn’t yet get to take charge, but in his first week there as an observer, he found the seniors engaging in a nearly 30 year-old tradition of skipping practice. Mora’s response? “I’m not about making threats, and I’ll keep that between the players and…
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A New Call!
I’m pleased to announce that we have accepted the terms and I will become the Priest-in-Charge at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in St. Clair, Michigan! We will begin in January. Thanks go out to all of those that have been praying for us over the past year.
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Parents: Crying It Out Is Not Best
As parents, we have all been there. There has never been a child that G-d has given us that hasn’t cried for what feels like a little too long or at seemingly just the wrong time. All parents have felt this stress. And every parent has lost it. I remember a specific instance in which…
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Permissive vs. Supportive
I have noticed two ways of being community, having spent some time in the South, and most of my life in the North. And I describe these differences using two positive terms: permissive culture and supportive culture. Rather than break the differences down by political affiliation or in directly opposing terms as we are wont…