Jesus’ parable of the workers in the vineyard shows us God, that in His infinite generosity bestows the same blessing on those workers that arrived late as on those that labored all day. This while not diminishing the great blessings on the full day laborers. If looked at from the perspective of eternity the present…

The world celebrates St Valentines Day on February 14th. It is a day set aside to honor the gift of love and the loves in our lives. The U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately 190 million valentines are sent each year in the US. When the valentine-exchange cards made in school activities are included…

If the Patriots had won the Super Bowl then Drake Maye would have been the youngest player to win a Super Bowl. That title is held by Ben Roethlisberger at 23 years and 340 days. But what of the other end of the spectrum. The NFL is crowded with quarterbacks at or pushing that 30…

A little over a decade ago Seattle won the Super Bowl with a trend reversal strong running game and a dominant defense. Come the 2025 season and things have come full circle. Many “overnight successes” are actually the result of a decade of quiet work. The days are long but the decades are short.  “Identified…

The NFL referee looks in the direction that the offense is going and points at the endzone. Refs will often use a little flair and momentum with this signal. The players often celebrate with a similar gesture. This is the much sought after “first down” accomplishment. These are critical in the game to keep the…

Is it easy to become a saint? I recently had a visit to the dentist and later the thought came to me that becoming a saint is like going to the dentist. 1. First you have to want to go! There are other things you may want to do. You may have other priorities. You…

This year’s Super Bowl teams have something in common with prior year teams. They have both achieved in the regular season an ANY/A and NY/A of 7.0 plus. In seven of the last ten seasons both Super Bowl teams had a regular season team Net Yards per Pass Attempt (NY/A) and an Adjusted Net Yards…

From Artificial Intelligence to ocean depths to outer space, the world resounds of the glory of God! My week started with some football queries on the site sports Sports Reference.  I was looking at college players that interest me for the 2026 NFL draft. From there I used Google AI to help evaluate the players…

Right around the late 1990’s the trend of decreasing rush attempts and increasing pass attempts were crossing. This was highlighted by the 1996 Green Bay Packers Super Bowl team with quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the 1999 St Louis Rams team with quarterback Kurt Warner. You can see their yellow token for pass attempts is suddenly…

The ability to turn things around from a bad situation to a good one is cherished. Our literature and movies are full of such turnarounds. We are drawn to such stories. Our religious hope echos this in the saying  – Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.” This love of dramatic…

I believe in God 90% of people believe in God I believe In God Less than half of people (48%) see God’s hand at work in all or most things that happen to them.1     The Apostles Creed summarizes the key points of what we believe. It has been in the past attributed to…

If you want to create a spreadsheet that will show you how your NFL team players rank compared to other league players this post can be a useful way to do so. It provides a overall worksheet on all active players in the NFL that have started at least one game over the last four…