Faith and Work on Baseball

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Peter Block, Walter Brueggemann, John McKnight
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Once upon a time Pennsylvania had a law that no inning of baseball for the Phillies or the Pirates could begin after 6pm on Sunday because on Sunday night you went to church. In St. Louis and other lo...
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The Greatest Hitter in the World
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The Pastor's Workshop
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Genesis 50:20, Exodus 4:10–12, 1 Samuel 17:, Matthew 18:1–4 , Romans 5:3–5, Psalm 139:14
A young boy was heard talking to himself as he wandered through his backyard, sporting a full baseball uniform, jersey and cap included, as well as a ball and bat. "I'm the best hitter in the...
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The Only Opinion That Matters
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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Most of us have heard of Babe Ruth, but have you ever heard of Babe Pinelli? Pinelli was an umpire in Major League Baseball who once called The Great Bambino (Ruth) out on strikes. When the crowd bega...
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Eliot's Vision for Harvard Athletics
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The Pastor's Workshop
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Proverbs 12:22, Micah 6:8 , Ephesians 4:25 , Philippians 4:8, Psalm 15:1-2
Charles William Eliot (1834–1926), was an educator and long-time president of Harvard College(1869–1909). During his many years at Harvard, Charles W. Eliot frequently expressed reservations about spo...
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Sabbath-Keeping and Legalism
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Walter Brueggemann
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Genesis 2:1-3, Exodus 20:8-11, Deuteronomy 5:12-15, Mark 2:27-28, Matthew 12:8, Luke 6:5
For the most part, contemporary Christians pay little attention to the Sabbath. We more or less know that the day came to reflect, in U.S. culture, the most stringent disciplinary faith of the Puritan...
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What I am Supposed to Do?
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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The American Golfer George Archer had a relatively successful career on the PGA tour, winning thirteen PGA tournaments, including the 1969 Masters. As he drew closer to retiring from the sport, he was...
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What am I Supposed to Do?
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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The US Golfer George Archer had a relatively successful career on the PGA tour, winning won thirteen tournaments, including the 1969 Masters. As he drew closer to retiring from the sport, he wasn’t ex...
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Finding the Right Pastoral Work–Life Balance: A Few Unbalanced Thoughts
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Dan Baumgartner
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John 15:null
I might not be the best person to be writing this. After an eleven-year career in business in my twenties and early thirties, I’ve been an ordained pastor now for nearly twenty-seven years. There are...
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A Sin to Play Football
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The Pastor's Workshop
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Exodus 20:8-10, Mark 2:27-28, Colossians 2:16-17, Ecclesiastes 3:1-4, Romans 14:5-6
A number of years ago, when sabbath laws were still a contentious issue, a church group was picketing a stadium just before a Sunday game. When Tampa Bay Bucs coach John McKay arrived, the minister co...
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What Business They Were In
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Chris Stroup
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Colossians 3:23-24, Matthew 25:14-30, Isaiah 43:19, Proverbs 16:3, Romans 12:2
In the late 1800’s, no business matched the financial and political dominance of the railroad. Trains dominated the transportation industry of the United States, moving both people and goods throughou...
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Knowing the Result in Advance
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Max Lucado
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Romans 16:20 , Exodus 14:13-14 , Daniel 6:22-23, Romans 16:20, John 16:33, Psalm 46:10-11
On several occasions I have known the name of the victor before the end of the contest. Being a pastor, I’m often unable to watch the Sunday football games. While I am preaching, the teams are playing...
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Getting to the Bottom of the Problem
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Max Lucado
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Genesis 3:1-15 , Numbers 21:6-9, Isaiah 53:4-6, John 3:16-17 , Romans 5:12-19, Psalm 51:10-12
I love golf. If only it loved me in return. Alas, it is a one-sided romance. My golf swing is the stuff that keeps an instructor awake at night. One kindly compared it to an octopus falling from a tre...
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Opening Prayer for Labor Day Weekend
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Blessed Jesus The Carpenter, the Rabbi, The Healer, the Good Shepherd, The One who washes feet, the Ruler of all that is seen and unseen We bless you and thank you for the good gift of you and the go...
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Liddell’s Sabbath Exception
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Randy Alcorn
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Randy Alcorn relates meeting Margaret Holder, born to missionary parents in China and interned by the Japanese with Eric Liddell, the “Flying Scotsman,” whose story is featured in Chariots of Fire . ...
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Albert Einstein
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- Business
- Taxes
The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.
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Always Make Sure You Are Aiming at the Right Target
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Vance Pitman
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If you were lucky enough to watch the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, you probably remember swimmer Michael Phelps bursting onto the international scene. Phelps won six medals in those ga...
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Prayer for Commerce and Industry
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- Work
- Labor Day
Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ in his earthly life shared our toil and hallowed our labor: Be present with your people where they work; make those who carry on the industries and commerce of thi...
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A Responsive Prayer for Labor Day Program
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Walter Rauschenbush
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Almighty and merciful God, we ask you to hear the desires and prayers of our hearts for all who labor. For all who till the land and break the rocks, For all those in frequent peril of the sea, For t...
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Edgar Bergen
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- Business
- Hard Work
Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?
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John Koessler
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- Sabbath
Sunday observance of the Sabbath was the subject of forty-seven acts of Parliament and often debated by American legislators in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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Office Space
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- Work
Bob Porter (Paul Willson): “Looks like you've been missing a lot of work lately.“ Peter (Ron Livingston ): "I wouldn’t say I’ve been missing it, Bob.”
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The Heroes of the Bible (mostly) had Regular Jobs
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John Ortberg
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Most of the heroes in the Bible had what we would think of as secular vocations. Isaac developed real estate, Jacob was a rancher, and Joseph was a government official (in charge of agriculture, the e...
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Mastering our Craft
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Gordon T. Smith
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- Work
The wonderful word master used to describe the person who is at the top of his or her craft, whatever the profession. It was a title that one could work toward and with some degree of confidence ascri...
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Matthew Henry
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- Sabbath
The streams of religion run deep or shallow, according as the banks of the Sabbath are kept up or neglected.
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Blessing for Those Who Labor
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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This prayer may be offered with or without the congregational response. Due to its length, consider using two or more liturgists to lead the prayer. VOICE ONE: Almighty God, Maker of Heaven and Eart...
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Ten principles about Christian Giving
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John R. W. Stott
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It is an expression of the grace of God. It can be a charisma, that is, a gift of the Spirit. It is inspired by the cross of Christ. It is proportionate giving. It contributes to equality. It mu...
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Prayer for Agriculture
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Almighty God, we thank you for making the earth fruitful, so that it might produce what is needed for life: Bless those who work in the fields; give us seasonable weather; and grant that we may all sh...
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O God, you have bound us together in
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Reinhold Niebuhr
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- Work
- Labor Day
O God, you have bound us together in this bundle of life; give us grace to understand how our lives depend upon the courage, the industry, the honesty, and the integrity of our fellows; that we may be...
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Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner)
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I just want to lie on the beach and eat hot dogs. That's all I've ever wanted.
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John Wesley
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Make all you can, save all you can, so that you can give away all you can. Actual quote: "Having, First, gained all you can, and, Secondly, saved all you can, Then, 'give all you can.'&qu...