Well Defined

"It was the first time I was able to look at football as something that God was allowing me to do, not something that should define me." - Tony Dungy

He was getting at those crisis situations where it's easy to fret over what we are going to do next. How important is the "crisis" in the big picture? What football moment takes on as much significance as anything having to do with the soul of the way we treat others?

As a supervisor, I once said to an employee that I enjoyed difficult conversations. "You are so full of s---," was the angry response, and she was right. The only thing I would have regretted more than the inane statement I'd just made was if I'd reacted to her comment with venom of my own. Instead, we talked it out. In time, we became friends.

Still, Small Voice

"My dad always believed that God uses the logic and the passion He's given us to help direct us, and I believe that too. This must be the 'gentle whisper' thing. The 'still, small voice.'" - Tony Dungy

That's in line with my faith. Is there a heaven? I don't deny it, nor does my logic see it yet. But I am passionate about teaching. It makes sense to me that God might have put us here to interact in harmonious ways as part of a colorful plan. So following that path, applying gifts toward that harmony, gives me the satisfaction that some may find from the idea of eternal salvation.