Retired MLB slugger and his wife are on a mission for God
FLORENCE, Ala. — Josh Willingham stayed up most of the night praying. After going to the World Series with the Kansas City Royals in 2014,…
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Roundup: Jesus and mass shootings, teen Christians die in wreck, guns in churches and more
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: Summer means VBS, Hawaii hospital toys, MLB ballgirl and more quick takes
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…
Take me out to the ballgame
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…
Oh, Brothers!
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…
Life of ‘The Rookie’ Jim Morris takes more extraordinary turns
ABILENE, Texas — Go play catch with Jim Morris. The Jim Morris, that is. The one whose real-life story Dennis Quaid portrayed in the 2002…
Pitcher Brad Ziegler signs autographs with a favorite Scripture
ANAHEIM, Calif. — More than three hours before the start of a Friday night game against the Los Angeles Angels, Oakland A’s relief pitcher Brad…
Major-league record: Ziegler puts up zeroes, gives credit to God
Baseball fans know Brad Ziegler as a submarine reliever who pitched an amazing 39 consecutive scoreless innings to start his career — a major-league record.…
After brain tumor, Bobby Murcer grateful for life
EDMOND, Okla. — New York Yankees legend Bobby Murcer, sporting a bald head after chemotherapy and radiation treatments, looked out the window and saw a…
Major-league coach puts faith not in game but in God
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Hours before a spring training game, a visitor finds Minnesota Twins bench coach Steve Liddle in a clubhouse office fiddling with…
