Not By Our Own Strength

  When I was a kid growing up in my small Southern Illinois hometown of Cairo, we kids lived by an unspoken code where name-calling was concerned. I can remember one day while playing in my room hearing the words “Shut up punk!” coming from a familiar little...

The Rules of the Game

In order to be successful at any game, one must know the rules. Baseball is a game of thinking. Football is about advancing. Basketball is about fundamentals. Track and Field is about endurance, stamina, strength. Chess is about strategy. ‘Hide and Go...