Andrew Luck’s response to Eric Ebron’s claim Chris Ballard issued an ultimatum in 2019:
Chris and I had a wonderful partnership, especially through my decision to retire, and we remain close. Any notion of internal pressures that influenced my decision are without merit.
The Anxious Generation was published two years ago today, in a very different world. Back then, the most common objection I got was resignation: "The train has left the station." "You can't put toothpaste back in the tube." "It's how the kids connect today."
Today, the world looks very different. It turns out that if our kids were all on a train and we learned it was heading toward a collapsed bridge, we'd find a way to stop it and bring them safely back to the station. That’s what’s happening now.
After the historic verdicts in Los Angeles and New Mexico, today is a great day to reflect on the capacity of people in democratic societies to take action, even when opposing some of the most powerful corporations in history. We're getting access to the courts. We're getting phone-free schools. We're seeing whole neighborhoods letting kids out to play, unsupervised, which is what we older folk all remember as the best part of childhood.
So I want to recognize:
--The mothers (and, right behind them, fathers) who rose up by the millions and powered the movement.
--The farsighted governors and legislators in red states and blue states who have been innovating on policy solutions.
--The leaders of a dozen of nations, who are raising the age to 16 for opening social media accounts (with a special shoutout to Australia, for going first).
--The teachers and school administrators who had their classrooms disrupted for 15 years, and who are now eager to think through new solutions as screens have taken over and obstructed learning.
--The grassroots organizations who have been dedicating their efforts to advocate for all of the above in their local communities.
--The millions of members of Gen Z who have been rising up, demanding agency over how they spend their lives in the digital era, and finding better ways to connect in real life.
And one final group: the survivor parents--the ones you saw in those pictures of people embracing on the front steps of the LA courthouse. I have met many over the years. I am in awe of their courage and tenacity, their willingness to tell their stories of loss, over and over again, to different audiences, in the hope that no other parent would have to endure what they have endured. At long last, juries and legislatures are hearing you, and are acting.
Together, we are calling the train back to the station. Together, we are rolling back the phone based childhood and reclaiming life in the real world.
The work continues. If you’re not already involved, join us: https://t.co/HdJDTKOQ3T
Arguably one of the Worst 10 Year Periods in NFL History.
No Rebuilds. No Playoff Success.
Straight Purgatory, Humiliation and Organizational Malpractice.
And all of Colts Nation Keeps Fighting. We are Loyal to a fault.
Pain. Nothing but Pain.
The Philip Rivers stuff is so dark for the sport of football.
The NFL and CFB have so neglected QB development while defensive coverages and schemes have evolved that a fat grandpa is a better option than any team's QB3.
If his body is even close to up to speed, I *agree* with the Colts that its probably right football move and I absolutely hate that the average young QB looks at a 2025 NFL defense and has no clue what they are seeing
Don't you just hate when your QB breaks his leg then plays through that and tears his Achilles then the backup goes in but hurts his knee too and your third QB isn't available either because he blasted his eye socket with a giant rubber band?
Don't you just hate that?
Simon the Zealot and Matthew the tax collector had, most likely, vastly different political views when they began to follow Jesus. One hated Rome (Simon) and the other worked for Rome (Matthew.) Yet Jesus called them both to be his disciples.
As they grew closer to him, I’m sure that both of their perspectives were transformed over time.
Let’s keep our eyes fixed on Jesus no matter what our current political views. He will transform us “by the renewing of our minds” as we grow closer and closer to Jesus.
And let’s love all our fellow believers as we make this journey of transformation together. Of course that does not mean we are silent or accommodating to sinful, harmful views. But it does mean that we “speak the truth in love”, not out of bitterness, arrogance or meanness.
“And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.” 2 Timothy 2:24