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Category Archives: Sports
Aware of the Moment
James Hahn was victorious in the Northern Trust Open this past Sunday. He won the tournament with a thrilling 25-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole. It was Hahn’s first PGA Tour win. I noticed something interesting on one … Continue reading
Don’t Stay Down!
Several years ago, during a Monday night football game between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants, one of the announcers observed that Walter Payton, the Bears’ running back, had accumulated over nine miles in career rushing yardage. The … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Players
One the opening day of the 1954 baseball season, the Milwaukee Braves visited the Cincinnati Reds. Two rookies began their major league careers with that game. The Reds won 9-8 as Jim Greengrass hit four doubles in his first big … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership, Sports
Tagged finishing well, good start, Henry Aaron, illustration, Jim Greengrass, perseverance, Philippians 3:12
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Only Opinion that Counts
In Men at Work, George Will noted that baseball umpires are professional dispensers of pure justice. As an example, he wrote about a time when umpire Babe Pinelli called Babe Ruth out on strikes. Ruth made an argument that many … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Culture, Leadership, Sports
Tagged Babe Pinelli, Babe Ruth, George Will, God is the judge, God's wisdom, illustration, morality, Proverbs 8:14, public opinion
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Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day 2015 found the Ohio State Buckeyes visiting the Michigan State Spartans for a Big Ten showdown in men’s basketball. The game had a thrilling finish. With the game tied and the game clock winding down, the Spartans had … Continue reading
Right Direction
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson is serious about running footraces and competing in triathlons. He is so devoted to these endeavors that his wife has called it his “second job”. But he still makes mistakes every now and then. He recently … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Sports
Tagged 2 Corinthians 7:1, illustration, Jimmie Johnson, mistakes, repentance, sin, triathlon, wrong turn
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Making His Case
13-year-old Abby Campbell, of Ashland, Kentucky, is trying to make a case for Pete Rose to finally be included in baseball’s Hall Of Fame. The Ashland Middle School seventh-grader has begun a project called “4,256 reasons why Pete Rose should … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Sports
Tagged Abby Campbell, Acts 1:8, Ashland, Ashland Middle School, evangelism, Hall of Fame, illustration, Kentucky, Pete Rose, witnessing
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Focus on Your Game
Golfer Russell Knox is not known for hitting the ball a long way off the tee. He came in at number 120 on the PGA Tour last year in driving distance. Knox comments about this: “I played with Bubba (Watson) … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Leadership, Sports, Uncategorized
Tagged Bubba Watson, illustration, PGA Tour, Russell Knox, serving the Lord, spiritual gifts
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Strict Training
Paul the apostle must have been a big sports fan. He liked to use examples from athletics to show how we should live for God. In 1 Corinthians 9:25, he writes, “Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict … Continue reading
Still Going Strong!
It is a great achievement in golf to be able to shoot your age. Few people ever accomplish this feat, but Sid Beckwith, of Clermont Florida, has done it over 1,000 times. He first shot his age when he was … Continue reading
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