Feb 13, 2018 | Diamond Devotions
Baseball is a harsh game. If you haven’t prepared well, you have no chance of performing well. You can’t hide when it’s your turn at the plate. The game will expose your flaws, weaknesses, and lack of discipline. You reap what you sow. While...
Aug 9, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
“Get us out of the jam.” Those were the words of my coach as he handed me the ball, our team leading 8-0. It was my first appearance at the varsity level. I was a freshman. The bases were loaded. The guy at the plate for them was huge. A pitch or two...
May 9, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
Baseball gives immediate feedback. That pitch obviously didn’t work. That play wasn’t made. That ball was hit well. That throw was on target. Baseball also gives long term feedback. That guy has really gotten better. I wonder why this guy hasn’t...
Feb 7, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
The greatest lie any of us are sold is that what we do right now, in this moment, is limited to right now and this moment. Yet, any great coach or player can tell you, looking back over a season or a career, that where they are right now is the result of hundreds and...
Jan 26, 2016 | Diamond Devotions
Despite having several pregame and in-game rituals as a player, I don’t believe in karma. The idea of karma doesn’t work with the truth of Jesus. Karma says you’ll get what you deserve. Jesus says his grace gives you what you don’t deserve....
