Brad McCoy, father of Daniel Colt McCoy (the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns), athletic director of Flippen Sports and published author of the book Home Field Advantage spoke to parents as a part of Lipscomb’s annual Family Weekend.
Family Weekend is a popular time for many Lipscomb students to reunite with their parents and give their family an opportunity to visit the city and engage in fun-filled festivities for an entire weekend.
McCoy was the guest speaker Friday night and spoke to parents about “the home field advantage” they can give to their children and the importance of being “intentional.”
McCoy introduced the audience into the discussion by asking, “What does the word intentional mean in our lives? What is intentional in our lives, and how does that captivate us to do better?” Leaving the audience to contemplate, McCoy talked about personal anecdotes and real life experience as a father of three.
In order to explain how to be more intentional, McCoy presented four cultural issues that prevent us from being the kind of people we want to be:
- First is our “lust for laziness.”
- Second is “the want to be popular instead of respected.” In reference to the meaning of this statement, McCoy referred to Rick Ashley’s tweet saying “I am tired of the approval addiction…Let God’s love push out the need to be applauded by the crowd.”
- Thirdly, “we have this culture that says we have no obligation to responsibility…because it is easy to quit things.”
- Fourth, is “our fear of failure.” McCoy referenced a tweet from well known Christian author Max Lucado, saying “Fear should not define us; it should refine us.”
In closing, he referred to Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” McCoy encouraged the audience to think about their obligation as parents, as well as students, to live as an intentional being.
Photo Credit: Whitney Jarreld