Sports

I just started a new challenge today. Can you do 100 continuous pushups? If not, then check out this six-week program to get you there. I only managed 25 in my first test, so I have a long ways to go. I’m on week 1 and I’m hurting already. It is so important for us as Christians to take care

This machine kicked my butt today. I am seriously sore. If you haven’t tried a treadclimber yet, you need to find one. It’s a cross between a stepper and a treadmill. It has a separate treadmill for each side and it moves up and down as you are walking. It really feels like you are walking uphill in sand. I

Another hard game to watch. The Hokies just didn’t get it done last night in the Orange Bowl. I attribute it to poor offensive coaching and poor execution. Tech definitely had the bigger, stronger, and faster athletes, but they gave up too many big plays and had too many mistakes. The sad part is that even after 3 turnovers, they

ACC Champs. Congratulations to the guys at Tech who will be headed to the Orange Bowl. They’ve come a long ways since the days when I was there. This will be their 15th straight bowl game. Everybody, all together. LET’S GO! HOKIES!

For all the football fans out there, this is an incredible play. I just spoke on teamwork at church, and this is a great real life example of that. ht to Chad

After reading this article in the Roanoke Times, I had to post my thoughts. Virginia Tech switched quarterbacks and has chosen a true freshman, Tyrod Taylor to start. Below are the comments from Sean Glennon, who started all last year and was just pulled as the starter. Now I don’t know Sean and I don’t know Tyrod. But I do

Dang, the Hokies got thumped 48-7 by LSU. I’m glad I didn’t drive down to Baton Rouge to see the game (like Matt, Zach, and Joey), but at least the Hokie Nation got to see Tyrod Taylor at quarterback. Everyone has been wanting to see him play and he didn’t disappoint. I can’t imagine playing your first game in Death

Emma’s basketball season is officially over. I had an absolute blast coaching her team. There were only 5 girls on her team, so they all had to play constantly. The girls listened, they helped each other out, they had fun, they showed sportsmanship, and they played as a team. I think they won about half their games, but we didn’t

We just finished up the Upward basketball season for Luke and Emma. I have really enjoyed coaching and being with the kids. Upward is a good program and it was sponsored locally by Cliffview Church here in Galax. It was a great way to introduce people to a church and teach the kids some basic beliefs about following Christ. Coaching

Okay, what lame brained marketing genius came up with the cease and desist idea for churches having super bowl parties. Of all the bad publicity the NFL has gotten this year (see Cincinnati’s familiarity with the local police as one example, Michael Vick as another), do they really want to make a statement that churches can’t get together and watch

I just decided what my first New Year’s Resolution needs to be. Here it is: I need to calm down and not get so dang mad when Virginia Tech loses! Tonight they blew a 18 point lead in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl and lost to Georgia. Our QB just tightened up and lost his confidence in the 2nd half. Oh well,