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Untimely Deaths of High School Seniors Present Challenges and Opportunities for Classmates, Family and Friends

It happens decades before it should. Sometime before a May graduation one or more members of a senior class could wake up one morning and never live to see another day. It makes no sense; these boys had their entire lives in front of them. None of us will ever understand such tragedy and we’re not supposed to. This past Sunday I awoke to the news that two young men from Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, TN lost their lives in a single car accident the prior evening. Colin Kilgore, a baseball player and teammate of my freshman son and Christophe Kesterson, a lacrosse player collided with a tree in the car they were riding and died instantly. Both were accomplished student-athletes who had secured a spot at wonderful colleges and I’m sure felt as if they had the world in the palm of their hands. Yet it’s times like this we realize it’s not us but God who is in control. Almost thirty-five years to the day I lost one of my best friends our senior year of high school. The news of the CBHS deaths dug up a cadre of emotions for me. I would have never imagined the [...]

By |2016-08-24T09:57:33-05:00February 17th, 2015|My Blog Post|17 Comments
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Thad Cochran Gets a Taste of Unsweet Tea

Anyone who has spent time south of the Mason Dixon line, especially in the Deep South, knows that an order of iced tea at Three Sisters in Jackson, Mississippi, means one laced with a heavy dose of sugar. However, Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Mississippi, is most likely going to get a gallon of tart, unsweet tea poured on him if Tea Party favorite and State Senator Chris McDaniel defeats him on Tuesday, as most pundits predict.

By |2014-06-23T13:55:03-05:00June 23rd, 2014|My Blog Post|Comments Off on Thad Cochran Gets a Taste of Unsweet Tea
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GOP Majority Leader Candidate Kevin McCarthy: My Years In the Trenches With Him

When McCarthy learned his Majority Leader, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) was defeated by a Tea Party unknown, he was in his Capitol Hill office (where he sleeps) with his staff where he immediately began making phone calls to solidify his support. This is one area where he excels.

By |2014-06-18T12:14:00-05:00June 18th, 2014|My Blog Post|Comments Off on GOP Majority Leader Candidate Kevin McCarthy: My Years In the Trenches With Him
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What Would Jesus Do With Donald Sterling? Forgive and Tell Him to Sin No More

Donald Sterling, the embattled owner of the Los Angeles Clippers professional basketball team, received a lifetime ban from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Tuesday for making racist remarks in a recording with an alleged mistress. Sterling was also fined $2.5 million and pressure for him to sell the team is intense. But I wonder, would Jesus have taken the same action as the NBA?

By |2014-04-30T13:08:06-05:00April 30th, 2014|My Blog Post|Comments Off on What Would Jesus Do With Donald Sterling? Forgive and Tell Him to Sin No More
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