Sep 11, 2018 | Diamond Devotions
He could guarantee them one thing: if they kept doing it their way, refused to be coachable…they would fail. It might not happen immediately, since they were pretty talented, but it would eventually catch up with them. He knew that one day they would face...
Aug 28, 2018 | Diamond Devotions
It’s not an easy thing to be a coach or a team leader. There’s no exhaustive training for it, nothing that covers all the bases, no class to take that prepares a coach or leader for everything he will face. Adversity and confusion comes from all angles and...
Jan 22, 2018 | Diamond Devotions
I coached a guy once who knew it all, at least in his own mind. I played with guys who knew it all, at least in their own minds. I’ve been that guy who knew it all, at least in my own mind. What do you do with that guy? Check out Proverbs 23:9–Do not speak...
Jan 15, 2018 | Diamond Devotions
His swing was broken, but he wouldn’t listen. Somehow, the plummeting batting and on-base averages weren’t enough for him to admit his need for help. Not only that…his life was broken, too. A series of rebellious decisions, in the face of pleading...
Dec 20, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
Over the years, baseball and addiction have sadly often walked in tandem. Alcohol, tobacco, drugs, steroids, women, attention…the list goes on. Somehow, we remain seemingly shocked when a human player does human things, unlike the heroes we often make them out to...
