After a one-and-done season for their head coach, the Arizona Cardinals were nowhere near the playoffs that culminate in Sunday night’s Super Bowl. Yet, when it comes to notable food—and let’s face it, Sunday’s event will be a pizza/ barbecue wings/chips-and-dip/whatever else you can dream up extravaganza—few can match the 7-lb. Gridiron Burger unveiled last…
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The well-known verse appears near the beginning of the biblical chapter read so often at weddings: “Love is patient, love is kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4 NIV). The order of Paul’s description is telling, I would say; he knew well that without patience, kindness isn’t likely to follow. And in our hyperspeed-paced world, patience is in…
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The college game recently crowned its latest national champion. And with this weekend determining the NFL’s two contenders for the Super Bowl on Feb. 3, the 2018-19 football season is about to pass into history. Before it goes, I can’t help commenting on the individual awards that are such a familiar part of sports—each trophy…
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“Waterslide Christianity.” I’ve loved the phrase ever since I heard it while editing Rich Marshall’s new book, God@Rest: Keys to Finding Peace of Mind. The very term might cause some Christians apoplexy. It can conjure up visions of “name it and claim it” prosperity-type philosophies that promote faith as the means to a life of…
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One of my best purchases of 2018 was a friend’s first-generation iPad mini. It’s so old that halfway through football season, my NFL app quit working. The iPad couldn’t handle the latest update. That was only a minor irritation, though. If I really wanted to know what was going on in a particular game, I…
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It’s amazing how good childhood memories can last a lifetime. That’s why Chicago has always been like a second home, since every year when I was growing up we went there to visit our aunt and uncle. Both have died, our aunt the last to go in 1991. Since then, the only time I’ve been…
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Given the fractious headlines that dominated news reports following the midterm elections, it will be easy to anticipate another two years of tit-for-tat, threats of more investigations, and continuing controversy swirling around President Donald Trump. While one can pray that cooler heads will prevail, given the general climate of the past two years, my hopes…
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With the nation reeling from the explosive (before and after) midterm elections, we enter the Christmas season with a sense of trepidation, mixed with hope for some peace and quiet before the rancor resumes Jan. 2. Yet, in the midst of the devastation and chaos of late, I suggest there is still good news to…
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With Black Friday already history thanks to an early Thanksgiving, I guess we can be thankful that online shopping has reduced retail traffic. After all, it was bad enough out there in the stores. Back in September, accounting firm Deloitte was predicting an increase of at least 5 percent in this year’s Christmas season sales,…
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Next week millions will gather around their Thanksgiving tables to say thanks before diving in to mounds of turkey, dressing and all the trimmings—or head to the nearest buffet, where someone else can handle the preparations. My wife and I will enjoy celebrating the holiday with my brother and his wife prior to a Black…
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