Fathers and football fans should read this articles detailing how a successful workaholic lost everything. Before you join Urban Meyer, who is walking toward the exit of the Ohio State football office, there’s a scar you need to see. A…
Olga Korbut Changed How We Saw the Soviets
Do you remember Olga Korbut? My children asked me if watching the Olympics was big when I was growing up. I told them it’s hard to explain just how big they were. On our farm in Iowa we only got…
Winning Moments at the Olympics from the Big Picture
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Gabby Douglas Interview at Valley Church in Des Moines
The Body and the GSOI is proud. Sweet words from Gabby and the pastor at Valley Church in Des Moines.
Bobby Bowden Says Joe Paterno’s Statue Should Be Removed
Larry Brown interviewed Florida State coach Bobby Bowden. Denny Burke summarizes: In a recent radio interview (listen here), Bobby Bowden said that Joe Paterno’s statue should be removed from the campus of Penn State. In his own words: If I…
Al Mohler: The Tragic Lessons of Penn State and a Call to Action
Dr. Mohler explains a change that is being made today in the policy manual for the institution he leads: No one thought it would end this way. Joe Paterno, the legendary head football coach at Penn State University heard of…
SV Football Pictures of the Week: “Pressing on Towards the Goal”
What is it about people that makes us so goal oriented? Maybe there’s a clue in our willingness to strive about who we are as people who seek to accomplish . . . St. Paul wrote (Philippians 3:12-14): “Not that…
9/11/11 National Anthem – Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears
Stillman Valley Football Picture of the Week: PURSUE and you will find
Football requires pursuit. Given that life also requires pursuit, it’s wonderful to watch young people physically strain to live out an important principle. ************* Jordan Tanaglia pursues the Wauconda quarterback – – and he got him. Austin Glendenning pursues breaking…
Stillman Valley Football Picture of the Week
To get the preliminaries out of the way: Click on the images for a larger picture. You will notice that I am not writing about the outcome of the varsity game, so no need to ask. Given how much I…