May 30, 2018 | Diamond Devotions
Coaches can easily label their players…there is the kind who doesn’t really care, the kind who play because their parents want them to, the kind who are in it for themselves, the kind who would run through a wall for you, the kind who never stops working…etc....
Jan 28, 2018 | Diamond Devotions
Baseball is a liar. It gives rewards too quickly to the players who are simply bigger and stronger at an early age. And it causes some to believe they will never amount to anything. In truth, long term success in this great game isn’t based on early indications,...
Sep 11, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
It goes something like this: hanging curveball, monster home run, bat flip, slow trot, lots of yelling, someone gets drilled with a fastball, benches clear, media goes crazy, players are suspended, the debate continues. A bat flip after a home run always draws...
Feb 13, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
There are many things that should absolutely characterize a Christian player or coach. Hard work. Great attitude. Self-sacrifice. Love. Grace. Courage. And there’s one thing that can never characterize Christian players and coaches: pride. Pride. Arrogance....
Feb 27, 2014 | Diamond Devotions
I played on a field once that had lights, but the lights seemed to make things worse. Shadows were everywhere. It would have been better to have no light at all. At least then we would have stopped playing. Proverbs 21:4–“Haughty eyes and a proud heart,...
