
All in the family: baseball and Jesus
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Patrick and Katie Beth McCarthy’s oldest son, Miller, once told a reporter his family lived at the ballpark. “We just go spend the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Patrick and Katie Beth McCarthy’s oldest son, Miller, once told a reporter his family lived at the ballpark. “We just go spend the…
The news hit me like a fastball to the gut. “With overwhelming sadness, we need to share that the Lord called Josh home today,” Krista…
Lindy McDaniel, who remained active in teaching and preaching the Gospel nearly a half-century after his 21-season major-league pitching career, died Sunday, Nov. 15, from…
When Joe Chesser was 9 years old, his family attended church with Lindy McDaniel, a young pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. One Sunday, Chesser…
I love baseball. I may have mentioned that once or twice — or a million times. In my 15 years with The Christian Chronicle, I've enjoyed…
FLORENCE, Ala. — Josh Willingham stayed up most of the night praying. After going to the World Series with the Kansas City Royals in 2014,…
Our end-of-the-week review of important and/or simply interesting headlines from the world of religion. Got a tip for this column? Email Editor-in-Chief Bobby Ross Jr.…
Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this…
DETROIT — As a child, I dreamed of growing up to be a baseball play-by-play announcer. I never realized that dream. But I did make…
LOS ANGELES — Rex Brothers says he's “just a normal dude.” Except that he’s standing in the visitors’ clubhouse at Dodger Stadium as he makes…