The song, “Amazing Grace,” in all of its beauty and grandeur, was penned by a once-horrid man and slave-owner—a true wretch, as the lyrics denote—John Newton.  Newton himself reflected, “There never was, nor could be, such a sinner as myself.”…

In a Seinfeld episode, after Jerry allows another driver to merge ahead of him and then doesn’t receive a “thank you wave,” he complains to Elaine, “How could you not give a thank you wave?”  It’s just good manners. Holding…

Determining the moral course of action has proven to be an admittedly difficult task in countless situations. It’s rare that we actually achieve consensus. This, in part, keeps philosophers in business. And it gets better (or, is it worse?) as…

Having been a recording drummer on over 100 songs for various bands, I recall one particularly interesting moment in the studio.  Near the end of recording a song, I had lost track and continued playing past the song’s finale.  The…

Those who care about youth sports and the virtues it extols nearly universally disparage the “Winning is everything” mentality.  This approach to sport, they argue, prevents us from imparting the values and merits to the youth that are uniquely accessible…

Last week’s “Spillgate 2013” provides a great springboard for the follow-up to Part I of this blog.  Here’s the brief recap: NBA coach Jason Kidd instructed a player to bump into him so that he could “accidentally” spill his drink…