The 2013 SEC defensive player of the year, Michael Sam, is in a position to become the first openly gay professional football player. But first he needs to get drafted. Josh Alper of NBC Sports reports that Sam's chances of getting drafted may have diminished: Pete Thamel and Thayer Evans of SI.com spoke to eight NFL executives and coaches, none willing to put his or her name to their opinion of a man revealing part of his identity, on Sunday to find out how Sam’s choice to take that on will affect his position in the draft. Because Sam had come out to his teammates already, one person … [Read more...] about Michael Sam – First Openly Gay NFL Player?
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Pursuit 2014 – First-Ever Boundless Weekend Event
For many years I've appreciated the ministry of Boundless (a Focus on the Family online magazine for young adults), having first written for them in 2006. I'm excited to pass along that Boundless, under the fine leadership of Lisa Anderson, has announced their first-ever weekend event: A gathering of single young adults, Pursuit is part conference, part meet-up, part adventure and all awesomeness. … [Read more...] about Pursuit 2014 – First-Ever Boundless Weekend Event
It Has Arrived
Excited and grateful. Learn more about it. … [Read more...] about It Has Arrived
Higher Ed Reform Starts With Good Data
Questions like "Is college worth the expense? If so, for whom? Which colleges? What are the job prospects for various majors?" are controversial in part because it's so hard to find accurate data. Senators Ron Wyden and Marco Rubio explain: In order to bridge the data gap, we introduced the Student Right to Know Before You Go Act, which would make the complete range of comparative data on colleges and universities easily accessible to the public online and free of charge by linking student-level academic data with employment and earnings data. … [Read more...] about Higher Ed Reform Starts With Good Data
What’s Happening to the Middle Class?
I’m not one that has a problem with the rich getting richer. For one, it’s inevitable: Having more money invested means making more money over time. More importantly, jealousy is a cancer worth avoiding. And lastly, I don’t think that someone getting rich means that someone else is getting poor. But the poor not getting richer? The middle class going in reverse? Those are devastating problems. Perhaps you're wondering just how wide of a gap is growing between the haves and have-nots. Here's a provocative article in the NYT which argues that a shrinking middle class has become a foregone … [Read more...] about What’s Happening to the Middle Class?
25 Years in Manhattan: A Documentary on Tim Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church
Some of it is in Dutch (with English subtitles): HT: Justin Taylor … [Read more...] about 25 Years in Manhattan: A Documentary on Tim Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church