Held Hostage By Hope

What Trumps Anger?

I coached youth baseball for many years, and I had a theory. Anger trumps fear. When…
The Sunk Cost of Being Right

There’s a concept in economics called the sunk cost fallacy. It describes our tendency to continue…
Accidental Criminal

There’s a scene in Meet the Parents where Ben Stiller’s character, Greg Focker, loses his girlfriend’s…
Unconditional Nice

I coached youth baseball for many years. And there was something I used to tell my…
Frozen in Time

There’s a scene in The Empire Strikes Back where Han Solo is frozen in carbonite. He’s…
When “Not Yet” Becomes “Never”

I recently wrote about Rick Ankiel and the power of second chances. Ankiel’s career as a…
How Do You Stop Being a Parent?

Nobody tells you that one of the final lessons of parenting is learning how to stop…
The Case for Second Chances

Baseball is a game built around second chances. Strike out and, if you’re lucky, you’ll get…
The Storm Still Gets a Vote

There is a story about buffalo and storms that I’ve always found fascinating. When a storm…
I Don’t Want Us to Sing in Unison

Our pastor did something yesterday that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about. He had…