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Mr. Irrelevant
The San Francisco 49ers used the last pick of the 2022 NFL draft to pick quarterback Brock Purdy. The last player chosen in the draft has been labelled “Mr. Irrelevant”, because few players chosen last ever make a significant impact … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Current Events, Leadership, Sports
Tagged 1 Cor.1, Brock Purdy, Chosen by God, Mr. Irrelevant, Super Bowl
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Making Improvements
Lionel Messi is recognized as one of the top soccer players in the world. However, he didn’t start out as one of the best. He had to work his way up. He said, “The day you think there is no … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership, Sports
Tagged 1 Timothy 4:15, illustration, Lionel Messi, Philippians 4:9, progress, self-improvement, spiritual growth
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Framing
Over the years baseball catchers have adopted a practice that is called framing. When a pitch is just out of the strike zone, the catcher will receive the pitch and immediately move his mitt into the strike zone, hoping to … Continue reading
Giving Your Body
Ron Hunt played major league baseball in the 1960s and ’70s. Hunt was a pretty good hitter, twice batting over .300 for a season. But he was best known for getting on base by allowing himself to be hit by … Continue reading
One Life to Live
The above photograph shows Buffalo Bills players kneeling to pray for an injured teammate. People all over the world are continuing to pray for Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who collapsed on the football field after making a tackle in last … Continue reading
Renewed Strength
A reporter once interviewed the legendary baseball player Ty Cobb long after Cobb’s years as a player had ended. The reporter asked, “What do you think you would hit if you were playing today?” Cobb replied, “About .290 or .300.” … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor, Leadership, Sports
Tagged Isaiah 40, senior citizens, strength from the Lord, Ty Cobb
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Reaching an Unlikely Goal
On November 8, 1970, there was a hard-fought NFL game between the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions. The game was close, and it came down to the final seconds to see who would win. The crowd gasped as … Continue reading
Questioning the Umpire
In 1991, major league baseball player Andre Dawson was called out looking by umpire Joe West. Dawson strongly disagreed with the call and was ejected from the game. The National League fined him $500 for this. Dawson paid the fine … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Sports
Tagged Andre Dawson, arguing with the umpire, faith, illustration, Jesus, Joe West, obedience
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Assessing Your Talent
When I attended the University of Kentucky in the mid-1980s, the men’s basketball program had an interesting tradition. Every year they would schedule an open tryout for any students who wanted to try to earn a spot on the team’s … Continue reading
Let’s Go, Christians!
This past October 2, Brandon Brown had just won a NASCAR race at Talladega and was being interviewed by NBC Sports reporter, Kelli Stavast. The crowd was chanting a vulgar, anti-Joe Biden phrase, which Stavast mistakenly took to be a … Continue reading
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