Tag Archives: Baseball

I don’t follow major league baseball all during the season, but when it comes to a team from my state battling it out for the World Series, I tune in. The games are not over until the last out of the ninth inning. However, anything can happen on the last ...

Many servants of the Lord have been devastated by a crushing failure in their personal lives or in public service. Perhaps they felt like Elijah. He had experienced a mountaintop victory, calling down fire from heaven to consume a sacrifice, and had defeated the prophets of Baal. Then Jezebel threatened ...

If the Christian life was a game of baseball, then who is at first base will determine how successful you will be in your Christian life. It is a matter of priorities. Let me ask you a question. What comes first in your life? Matthew 6:21 “Where your treasure is, ...

Mike Matheny, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball team, has been gaining headlines recently for his new book The Matheny Manifesto: A Young Manager’s Old-School Views on Success in Sports and Life.  That’s a long book title with a simple, yet heart piercing message for today’s parents. ...

Josh Hamilton breezed into success, seemingly enjoying a charmed life.  Lasting success, though, is not easy…and seldom comes until we reach the end of ourselves.  An outstanding high school athlete, he was chosen as the number one Major League Baseball draft pick in 1999.  A stellar minor league baseball career ...