CONFESSIONS OF A STARBUCKS PASTOR

Football Commissioner Roger Goodall (who reportedly earns $44M annually) stated in a press conference that "we all make mistakes". This was in reference to his initial limited penalization for Falcon tight end, Ray Rice's arrest for punching his now-wife in a hotel elevator and rendering her unconscious. The Football industry is a big deal to our country, taking in a whopping $9 billion each year. Goodall wants to make that $25 billion in the next dozen years. No Mr. Goodall, your improper response to an act of violence was not simply a "mistake". It was gross negligence. With your income and the billions of fan dollars at your fingertips, you fall far short of your pay grade. Now that at least 3 other players have either come forward or been exposed for child and domestic abuse, the Commissioner is more than alarmed. He says that every walk of life is exposed to such violence regardless of status or income level. Is that news to you? He proceeded to outli...

We've all heard the saying about not knowing what goes on in other people's homes. For some, we are the story no one sees. Yesterday I was flipping TV channels and stopped on the cable channel ID . A show was profiling true crime stories. I watch those once in awhile and began listening as I crocheted. First I heard the name of the town I had lived in 10 years ago. Interesting.  Then I heard the last name of some former neighbors. Coincidence.  When I heard their first names I looked up. What?  Staring back at me was an old family photo of our neighbors and former small group members with the children my daughter once babysat. We lived a bike ride away on the other side of the hill from their palatial home and watched the elaborate gardens, pool and landscaping be installed over a summer. They were the glamorous family most people in our church fawned over - always looking like they stepped out of a magazine and doing something exciting that cost more money than we ce...