"'Am' always follows 'do' in American culture." - Alex Himaya, Senior Pastor, theCHURCH.at I was sitting in church a couple weeks ago, and when our pastor said this, I knew I had to include it in this post. I don't think it's a profound statement, but I do think it points out a troubling truth. Our culture tends to define us by our accomplishments. We see it all the time. Let's use Dan Marino as a quick, easy example. Dan Marino is arguably one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game, but every time the debate comes up, the first argument against Marino is the fact that he never won a Super Bowl. The critics ask, "How can he be the greatest if he never won a Super Bowl?" Really?! Trent Dilfer won a Super Bowl, and if I had to pick between the two, I'd take Marino every time (no offense, Trent). "If you ain't first, you're last." - Ricky Bobby The problem, as Pastor Alex went on to point...