Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a severe ankle injury last Sunday which will require extensive surgery for repair.  While the star quarterback hopes to gain a full recovery, these types of injuries present unpredictable issues about whether a complete recovery is possible.

On the financial side, Prescott was reportedly offered a five-year contract worth $175 million. Instead he opted for a one-year deal reportedly around $30 million, not a bad paycheck. The quarterback was thinking that if the season was successful, this year’s open bidding might result in a more lucrative contract.

Now, with a severe injury, his financial future is cloudy.

Investors have learned that buying houses and renting them to college students is a good way to make money.  They have also learned that building businesses that cater to students brings a good return on their investment. This includes pizza parlors, bars, and coffee shops. These businesses have done well in many situations because of the students who patronize them.

However, over the past eight years there has been a significant decline in student enrollment in colleges as the chart below demonstrates. Across the country today, news reports a significant reduction in in-class teaching, with some schools going to online instruction only.

We have heard the rhetorical question, how do you eat an elephant?  Of course the answer is one bite at a time.  That’s how Wycliffe Bible Translators tackled translating the Bible.  It has now been translated into 700 languages! This project has consumed 75 years and countless numbers of volunteers around the world.  Scripture tells us, “so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it”. (Isaiah 55: 1, NIV)

At times, like many of us, I have lost my temper never with a good result. King David taught “Refrain from anger and turn from wrath do not fret—it leads only to evil”. (Psalm 37:8 NIV)

Often, the results of our expressed anger are not immediate, other times with  immediate serious consequences. Novak Djokovic was favored to win the U.S. Open this weekend. But became angry after losing a game. In an act frustration he smacked the ball very strongly backwards, without looking, striking a referee in the throat.

The Center for Disease Control has issued a moratorium on evictions for nonpayment of rent through December 31, 2020. This order covers all tenants who expect to earn less than $99,000 this year and joint filers expecting to earn less than $198,000. While renters can still be evicted for reasons other than not paying rent, failure to make rent payments alone is no longer grounds for immediate eviction through 2020.