Ramblings from the Ol' Broadcaster

I was doing prep work for the Boys Sweet 16 a bit ago.  I was working on my scoresheets.  They are pretty common among broadcasters.  Some just buy a commercially produced scorebook.  I like making my own.  Like most it has players information (name, number, height, grade, averages, percentages etc) and a place to mark scores and fouls.  As I was working on my prep this evening, something hit me like a ton of bricks. In life, I think many (if not all) people keep a scorebook.  You do something nice and you get a tally in points column.  Do something wrong and you get a foul.  Say something nice to me and I give you a point!  Hurt my feelings and I give you a foul.  Be cruel to my friend, FOUL!  Gossip about me, FOUL!  Do anything that I think you shouldn't do, FOUL!!!! There are a couple of problems with this mentality.  First of all, we are told countless times in scripture to love each other.  In John 15 Jesus tells us to love one another as He has loved us.  In John 13 Jesus

Sometimes I hate getting emails.  I got 2 today that made me kinda sad.  The first from Anna Chaffin the principal at Russell High School.  It read as follows: Upon a mutual agreement, Jason Strader will not be returning as Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at Russell High School for the 2016-17 school year.  This decision was made at the year-end evaluation meeting with Mr. Strader.  Coach Strader was always a great role model for our student-athletes here at Russell High School and an impressionable ambassador for the Russell Independent School District.  We wish him and his wonderful family nothing but the best. Then I got another just a bit later from Coach Strader: I would like to thank Mr. Horne, Mrs. Chaffin and Mr. Sparks for the opportunity to lead the RHS boy’s basketball program this past season.  My family and I have the upmost respect for the RISD administration and the community, and we truly appreciate the support they have given us this year.  At the conclusion of the s