Seven courts. Two teams on each court. Nearly two hundred players, along with coaches, family members, tournament staff, and several dozen basketball officials. Whistles echoed every few seconds. Coaches instructed players. Parents cheered from the sidelines. Shoes squeaked across the hardwood. Missed shots clanged off the rim. This was my fourth summer working a girls' basketball team camp as a referee. As an official, you know people are watching. Coaches question your call

For the past couple of months we have been trying something different with our Men’s Ministry at our church. We started a Men’s MEATing. It is a “Bring Your Own Meat” event where the attendees bring whatever meat they want, and we grill it or cook it over the campfire. We also sit around talking and playing cornhole. It has been a lot of fun. And momentum is building. This past week, a young man came to the MEATing and was watching us play cornhole. We invited him to play. On