“What Do You Want Your Dash to Represent?”

January 6, 2011 by  
Filed under Blog, cultural manliness, Faith, manliness, Sports, Virtue

Tebow DocumentaryI just saw this ESPN Documentary about Tim Tebow.  It’s going to be on ESPN in a just a little bit (5pm Mountain Time), but if you’re not reading this right away (which most of you won’t be), I’m sure that ESPN will replay it.

It looks interesting, but I don’t have ESPN, so I won’t be able to see it right now.  As I watched the trailer, I had an eerie feeling in my gut, especially when they were showing him in the stadium after a game and the band girl screamed “I touched him!” as if his “cloak” was able to heal.  The trailer really depicted him as some sort of savior.  Seems to be a weird mix of Tim Tebow’s dedication and determination, even against extreme odds, and an idolization of him as a super-human.  Watch the trailer below and let me know if you felt the same way.

Tim Tebow is a good man.  He is devoted to his walk with Christ and does great things for the community.  He inspires many and is a ray of hope in our world.  Good job, Tim.

He has an awesome quote in there, “what do you want your dash to represent?”  This quote is important for all of us to think about.  tim-tebow-broncosHe was saying that each of our tombstones will have the year we were born and then will have the year we died.  In between these numbers will be a dash.  The dash represents the years of our life.  “What do you want your dash to represent?” is really asking the question “What is your life all about?”  That’s why I posted this video.  It’s a great question to ask yourself.  Are you a man of great integrity and character?  Are you a man of virtue?  A you a holy and devoted man?  Are you constantly trying to get better?  Are you constantly trying to grow?  What sort of legacy are you leaving?  If yes, your dash will represent greatness.  If not, it may represent something else.

This would be a great video and topic to segment into another post about “cultural manliness”, but that’ll have to wait.

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Great Opportunity

September 30, 2009 by  
Filed under Blog

This video is for a conference that will change your life.  The FOCUS National Conference 2010.  It will take place Dec 30, 2009 through Jan 3, 2010 in Orlando, Florida.  It’s a great opportunity and I highly encourage you to attend.  If you’re a college student and/or young adult, you won’t regret going to this conference.  Check it out at www.FOCUSConference.org.  This year’s conference will be my 8th FOCUS National Conference!

I’m most excited about Thursday, December 31st… this is the day that I’ll be giving two impact session talks for the men in attendance.  You don’t want to miss this.

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