“All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance — an inheritance that is kept in…

At this time last year, I wrote that 2018 was the best year of my life. Well guess what?! I’M DOING IT AGAIN! 2019 FOR THE WIN! I’m back at The Bourgeois Pig for the fourth year in a row to spend a day reflecting on the year that was…

It’s 9:28 p.m. and I’m alone in my office. It’s just me, my laptop, and a small oscillating fan. A copy of Eugene Peterson’s The Contemplative Pastor rests on the planked desk beside me. I have never been a pastor, but I do desire to be more pastoral. This is…

Thanks to a one-armed, bearded geologist who died 117 years ago, my wife, Sam, and I are moving 1,700 miles across the country next week. Allow me to explain. I long despised the desert. A pudgy Midwestern son, I swell and sweat in 80-degree heat, much less 120. What is…

It’s hard to say when my career started. In high school, I ran the school paper (an All-KEMPA school paper, at that) and blogged about fantasy baseball. In college, I hosted multiple podcasts. My writing was featured on ESPN.com. I ran digital media for a professional hockey team. Someone actually…

2018 has been the best year of my life. 2018 has also been one of the busiest years of my life. Between leaving my career in sports to start my own business, getting engaged to the love of my life, traveling to, like, half of the 50 states, and writing…

A lot can change in a year. I’ve gone from steadily employed at one of the world’s biggest sporting organizations to a one-man business with little more than a logo and average website (I swear I’ll get to it soon). Once perpetually single, I’m immersed in a more-than-serious dating relationship…

Hi. It’s me, Kevin. It’s been awhile. S̶o̶r̶r̶y̶. Big things have happened over the last six months. I left my post as Content Manager at U.S. Soccer. I started a business. I began dating the most beautiful and amazing woman. I spend most of my days at coffee shops or…

I’m drinking coffee from my couch for the first time in my life this morning. What did y’all do to Kevin Orris? A year ago, I hated coffee. Only a few sips in my life, hot or iced, proved as much. Even those chocolate covered coffee beans disgusted me. But…