My young KSR Baseball Podcast partner, Trey Huntsman, will be graduating from UK this morning. Even though I put on a baseball uniform as a player, and later as a coach, for 45 years, I have learned much about baseball and life from Trey. (College coaches and pro guys…when you think you know it all, …
Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get–we make a life by what we give.” “Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” (2 Corinthians 9:6) Keith Madison SCORE International
“The key to being a good manager is keeping the players who hate you away from the ones who are undecided.” (Casey Stengel) In this world, no matter how hard you try, some people will not like you. In times when you feel alone or rejected, it is so good to remember that God loves …
Our society confuses love and lust. God’s love is unselfish. “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13) Our society confuses wisdom with knowledge. True wisdom comes from God and it’s available to all who believe. “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should …
I need to write the following verses on a dozen Post It notes and attach them to my bathroom mirror, dashboard, refrigerator and other places I’m face to face with often. You may not have an issue with this, but if I’m not careful, I can easily convince myself that my sins aren’t as bad …
If it is wisdom that you need, there are many wise men and great books that can help. If it is encouragement you need, there are people with that gift who can encourage you. But, if you believe sin is preventing you from approaching God, there is only One who can help, God’s son, Jesus …
At 15, there was no doubt that if I worked hard and learned how to go to my left a little better, I would one day be playing basketball at the University of Kentucky. At 17, I thought, if I could just learn to throw a breaking ball for a strike on a consistent basis, …
Sometimes, I try very hard to be good. On the rare occasion that I accomplish this, I fall in to the sin of self-righteousness! Other times, I work so very hard to do good things in order to be a good Christian and please God. Most of the time, this leaves me feeling physically and …
When we become too religious and less Christ-like, we impose rules and regulations upon ourselves that none of us can live up to. Jesus came to free us from the bondage of sin AND rigid regulations. That’s good news! “God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written …
Sometimes the challenges in life are so large that we don’t known how to pray. Yesterday our pastor shared that in ancient Judah, King Jehoshaphat received word that a vast army of his enemies was approaching to invade his kingdom. Jehoshaphat had nowhere to turn except to God in prayer. It’s a beautiful, honest prayer. …