Ecclesiastes 3: 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, Oguchi Onyewu is loved by American soccer fans. A son of Nigerian immigrants, Onyewu rose through youth soccer ranks in Washington DC, to College soccer at Clemson and then both an international career playing over […]
Archive | July, 2018
Work Hard, Gain Respect
1 Thessalonians 4: 11bYou should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you,12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders… I admire tennis player Serena Williams. She certainly has never fit into the box of the typical female tennis player. As she recently put it: “I’ve never […]
When you Lose your Mentor
2 Kings 2: 5b“Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied, “so be quiet.” I read an article about baseball player Denard Span, interviewed in his final year as an outfielder with the Washington Nationals. Entering free agency, he knew his time with the Nats […]
Be a Shining Light
Matthew 5: 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. I am a huge fan of soccer (known as football in most places in the world), so I enjoyed following the 2018 World Cup held in Russia. While the soccer played on the […]