The first time I was humbled as a presenter was while teaching Sunday School to middle school students. I was in my mid-20s and, in my mind, pretty young and hip (which was probably never true). I was given the opportunity to teach Sunday School for the first time – or rather, they found someone brave (or dumb) enough to teach the middle schoolers. I thought back to my own Sunday School experience, and not once did I have a teacher anywhere near an age I felt I could relate to. Man, how lucky...

My youngest son graduates from high school in less than a week. Last year, the head of the school invited me to give the graduation address. She gave me the option of speaking then or waiting until this year, when my son would be graduating. I asked him what he preferred, and in typical Shepherd fashion he had a thoughtful response. “I think you should give it this year instead of next year,” he told me, “because next year I’d rather have it be about my classmates without any unnecessary...

I was hired on to the U.S. Men's National Team staff at the beginning of 2020. Gregg (Berhalter) had been the Head Coach for a year and he used that time to work with the staff and player leadership group to establish the desired team culture. Even though Gregg had a vision and mission for the team, he wanted everyone's input to determine the team's core values. The criteria for the team values was this: What are the values that represent America at its best? After lots of effort and...