1 Peter 3:10 – “For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile”
Don’t you hate when you bite your tongue? It happens when you least expect it and it really hurts! But it’s in the Bible you know…well, not exactly, but the same principle is…
Read MoreGenesis 24:12 – “And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.”
Talk about being in the right place at the right time…The parents of a young baseball player named Conrad Gregor, traveled five hours over Memorial Day weekend to see their son play for the River Bandits, an affiliate team of the Houston Astros. With his team down in the sixth inning, 2-1, Gregor launched a three-run homer over the fence, straight to a fan who made an over-the-shoulder basket catch, narrowly eluded by another fan’s grasp. The fan who made the catch - Conrad’s father, Marty!
Read MoreEphesians 2:10 (Amplified Bible) "…[taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live]."
One of my favorite movies of all time is Shawshank Redemption, based on a true story of Andy Dufresne, a man wrongly accused and imprisoned for murder. He spent 19 years at Shawshank Prison, until he escaped through a tunnel, the length of five football fields, that he partly forged with a small rock hammer, and the remainder through raw sewerage.
Read MoreGenesis 1:1 “In the beginning, God...”
Get it, in the big-inning? Inning? Baseball? I believe God is a baseball fan! Just kidding with you, because I'm a big baseball fan. Spring training is a tradition that baseball teams and fans look forward to every year. No matter how the team did last year, players are full of hope that a new season will bring a fresh start. And it’s true, in spring training, every team is tied for first. Expectations are high, confidences are high, spring is the season of new beginnings.
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