Letter to my Younger Self

In honor of the Player’s Tribune series of athletes writing letters to their younger self and stars such as Oprah Winfrey doing the same, I undertook the difficult task of trying to convey the wisdom I have gather from my years on earth. I hope that you will find these words to be as inspiring and powerful as I have found them to be. Enjoy!Read more

Peace

“Come out, come out!” I cry But noise and blur is the reply The rush of life The fury of desire The dull dying embers of a funeral pyre “It must be hidden deep within,” And so I search and try for zen I find a heart I find a soul Dark and battered and wicked on the whole “Well I will find a way to buy, That which escapes my every try” I get the car I get theRead more
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The Goodness of Good Friday

“Why do you call me, ‘Good’?” The question must have shocked the young man. He had come to Jesus to learn how to refine his own “goodness,” his own “holiness.” No doubt this ruler identified himself as a “good” man. I mean, ever since birth he had strove and worked to keep the sacred commands passed down from Moses. When others were having fun and partying, he had resisted. It is not like he didn’t have opportunities. Being rich, young,Read more

A Debit Card Faith

They had been at sea for 34 days. The constant southern sun beat against the crew as the endless ocean stretched out before them. “Three more days and no more,” that had been the decree of the crew, their bodies and eyes weathered by disappointment and false hope. Now it had reached critical mass. Either find land or turn back. Here in the darkness of uncertainty, despair, and unfulfilled hopes the Admiral reach back to gather strength from a history of faithfulness.Read more