Saturday, October 18, 2025
If you’ve seen the movie “42,” the story of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball, you know there is a particular scene that is very hard to watch. Jackie, while playing the Philadelphia Phillies, is hit with a tidal wave of racial slurs hurled his way by the Phillies’ manager, Ben… Read more
Friday, October 17, 2025
I love my wife dearly. I tell her all the time how much I love her. But what would she think if the only sign of that love was my words? What if I insisted on my own way in everything? What if I put all of my needs above hers? What if I never… Read more
Thursday, October 16, 2025
What I’m about to say may not be very popular, at least here in the Midwest where Hope is located: I’m a Braves fan! I have been my whole life. And though the season didn’t end as I’d hoped, it was an exciting season nonetheless. But more important than winning ballgames, I’ve been impressed with… Read more
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
For 15 years, I was a baseball umpire (spanning all levels from T-ball to NCAA Division III). My dad got me into it when I was 13 years old. One of the most important lessons he taught me was to be the calm one on the field. My dad told me I was never going… Read more