06.2009: week 1
My ultimate goal is to hang this picture on the wall of my office, but since I’m moving offices before the end of the summer, I’ll “hang” it here instead. Camden Yards is one of the greatest places to watch…
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Caring for the Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell tells stories. And he tells stories well. Lots and lots of stories. That is the premise of his writing style, drawing the reader along his journey to discovery. Discovery, in this case, is the phenomenon of outliers, those…
david price.
I can’t even imagine being David Price right now. The Tampa Bay rookie played his first Major League game just over a month ago. He is 23-years-old and wasn’t even playing professional baseball 16 months ago. His first Major League…
ADAM JONES
Over a decade ago, Major League Baseball retired Jackie Robinson’s number: no player would wear his number again. This year, on the anniversary of his debut, players around baseball wore #42 as a tribute to Jackie. Adam Jones wore #42…
02.2008: week 2
February 10th marked the first of two monumental events on my calendar in 2008. My home church ordained me in a service Sunday afternoon. It was a great time to see friends, family, teachers, baseball coaches, former pastors. Dr. Burhans…
06:2007: week 1
Seven years ago I traveled to Austria. We spent a few days in Vienna, then ventured to a rural farm halfway between Vienna and Salzburg. There we helped with the summer youth camp run by Austrian Baptists called “Jesus Camp.”…