Hot-Mic Horrors

I used to talk a lot. I mean, I did it for a living. When thatโ€™s your life, gaffes, mispronunciations, and faux pas come in batches. I blame it on being sleep deprived. Reason I couldnโ€™t sleep was because I couldnโ€™t stop agonizing over the last stupid thing I said in public and what would …

The Kicker

Confession: Iโ€™m not a soccer fan. Iโ€™m not against it. I just donโ€™t follow it. Maybe Iโ€™d like it better if they made the goal twice the size and made the goalie play on his knees? Until recently I thought the World Cup had something to do with an alcoholic beverage containing ingredients from around …

Eyes Wide Open

Once, when Jesus brought his disciples into Samaritan territory, he challenged their age-old prejudice. He told them, โ€œOpen your eyes,โ€ so they would be able to see a great spiritual harvest among these loathed people. Later, when framing the socio-geographical extent of their mission, he included Samaria along with Jerusalem, Judea, and the ends of …