Our Greatest Failures

Sometimes it takes having our most precious possessions taken from us to gain perspective on what really matters. Back in 2012, Ted Kluck wrote about the imminent fall of cyclist Lance Armstrong after his doping was discovered. The country was learning that Armstrong was leader of “the most sophisticated … successful doping program sport has ever seen.” Kluck commented that his demise reminded us that “God will not be mocked, and that idols eventually fall.” But he also noted that “even thoug...