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Daily Wisdom and challenges from
Scripture, illustrated by the game.
“Time!”
He liked to work quickly on the mound. Knowing his game plan and what he wanted to do to the hitters, he was ready for the next pitch as soon as he received the ball from the catcher. Without much hesitation, he nodded in agreement with the number put down, then got...
read moreNobody Can Change Everything, Right?
Baseball is such a great game. It's the only game where the defense has the ball. It has no time limit. Players who aren't good at offense must still often hit for themselves, while those who aren't good at defense can still often be found by the ball. It's a game...
read moreAlways on Time
The key to hitting is timing, and the key to pitching is disrupting timing. It really is as simple as that. If you want to be a great hitter, you need great timing. If you want to be a great pitcher, you need to change speeds and disrupt the hitter's timing. It's...
read moreAll We Need, All in One
There's more to it than making out a lineup, writing a practice plan, or teaching guys how to properly run the bases. Wrapped up in the title of "Coach" is a variety of roles that go far beyond what most understand. A good coach is a mentor, friend, cheerleader,...
read moreYou Don’t Have to Be Great for God to Use You
He honestly couldn’t believe it. Truthfully, he thought it was a joke. Really, there was no way. Overwhelmed, he staggered away from the paper taped to the outside of the coach’s office. Somehow, he made the team. But he wasn’t that good. He hadn’t done anything to...
read moreBeyond Your Reputation
His reputation preceded him, and it wasn’t good. For years, he did his own thing, often to the detriment of the team and those around him. He was selfish and everyone knew it. His reputation preceded him, and it wasn’t good, either. He wasn’t selfish, but he just...
read moreSomebodies and Nobodies
Every great coach knows that a championship culture isn’t built on one coach or one player. Not even the greatest coach or greatest player can win singlehandedly. It takes everyone, the stars, the nobodies, and everyone in between. The 1927 Yankees don’t win, of...
read moreIntroductory Speech
He made no attempt to ‘wow’ them with his introductory speech. It was largely unimpressive to those who heard it. A few minutes before, the press conference highlighted his track record and character. As a result, the players expected something overwhelming from their...
read moreRBIs, Teammates, and God’s Word
Today's Reading: Psalm 1:1-3 Questions to think about: What are your goals on the field? You've thought about them, but what are they, really? What about off the field, as a person, as a Christian, in your relationships, your future work, and so on? Regarding both...
read moreSpring Training and the Resurrection of Christ
We didn’t know it at the time, but the 1991 World Series between the Atlanta Braves and the Minnesota Twins would become one of the best we’d ever see. Surprisingly, each team featured only two future Hall of Fame players, Jack Morris and Kirby Puckett from Minnesota,...
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