I love these types of stories that portray REAL men—great work ethic, professional, totally committed as a husband and father. Way to go, Ernie! And thanks to ESPN E:60 for such a positive story.
Ernie Johnson: A Man’s Man
July 20, 2015 — Craig T. OwensLinks & Quotes
January 4, 2015 — Craig T. Owens
[VIDEO] I loved watching Stuart Scott on ESPN SportsCenter. This video is a great tribute to his life.
“When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.” —Stuart Scott
“Hang this text up in your house; read it every day; take it before God in prayer every time you bend the knee, and you shall find it to be like the widow’s cruse, which failed not, and like her handful of meal, which wasted not: it shall be unto you till the last of December what now it is when we begin to feed upon it in January.” —Charles Spurgeon, commenting on Hebrews 2:18
“This verse is full of encouragement for imperfect sinners like us, and full of motivation for holiness. It means that you can have assurance that you stand perfected and completed in the eyes of your heavenly Father not because you are perfect now, but precisely because you are not perfect now but are ‘being sanctified,’ ‘being made holy’—that, by faith in God’s promises, you are moving away from your lingering imperfection toward more and more holiness.” —John Piper, commenting on Hebrews 10:14
Seth Godin has a great way to help anyone gain a huge advantage over his/her peers in his post Doing Calculus With Roman Numerals.
[VIDEO] Perfect Dad, Perfect Daughter
July 17, 2014 — Craig T. Owens
This is an amazing pro-life, pro-family, pro-Dad story! I love the authenticity of a Dad who wanted a “perfect life” on his terms, but then realized that he was using the wrong metric to know what “perfect” was.
A Dad who shows humility, is a true man. All of us Dads can learn from Heath White’s amazing discovery about true fatherhood … true manhood.
Links & Quotes
May 21, 2014 — Craig T. Owens
Some good reading from today…
“I regret that more and more Christian believers are being drawn into a hazy, fuzzy kind of teaching that assures everyone who has ever ‘accepted Christ’ that he or she has nothing more to be concerned about. He is OK and he will always be OK because Christ will be returning before things get too tough. Then all of us will wear our crowns, and God will see that we have cities to rule over! If that concept is accurate, why did our Lord take the stern and unpopular position that Christian believers should be engaged in watching and praying?” —A.W. Tozer
Meriam Ibrahim has been sentenced to death in Sudan for the crime of (gasp!) being a Christian. Please read her story AND sign the petition.
[VIDEO] John Maxwell has a great reminder for us: “Nobody helps anybody when they can’t help themselves because they’re burned out.” Watch this 1-minute video.
A good reminder I heard from John Stonestreet: “The Gospel is an invitation not an ultimatum.”
[VIDEO] A cool behind-the-scenes look at how ESPN is revamping their Sports Center studio.
“Adversity reveals genius and prosperity conceals it.” —Roger Staubach
This Moment Is A Mountain
August 15, 2012 — Craig T. Owens
I was listening to Duke University’s Coach K (Mike Kryzewski) being interviewed on ESPN radio’s Mike & Mike this morning. (You can listen to the full interview here.)
Coach K’s list of accomplishments is impressive! Check out the full list by clicking here, but he has coached his NCAA men’s basketball teams to 900+ wins, won 4 NCAA championships, and now two Olympic gold medals.
So he was asked, “Is there another mountain for you to climb?”
Without hesitation Coach K answered, “Yeah, to coach this Duke team to a great season.”
He went on to add, “Numbers of championships happen if you look at each moment that you have as a mountain, and take advantage of the moment.”
I love it! Treat every moment like it’s huge… because it is!
Craig T. Owens 