Joy and hope in October
October baseball did not disappoint, especially for diehard Texas Rangers fans. The action was great. So were the back stories. A Cuban asylum seeker. A…
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Keeping the faith: Texas Rangers win the World Series
ARLINGTON, Texas — I lived to see it. The Texas Rangers just won the World Series. Forty-one years after I first walked into the old…
Not praying for Texas Rangers’ wins, but thanking God for them anyway
MATANZAS, Cuba — I crouched in anticipation, sweat dripping down my face in a dark, sweltering room. With a 3-2 count and two outs in…
A big league education
It’s education time in Texas. A year ago, Abilene Christian University signed a contract with the Texas Rangers to become the Major League Baseball team’s…
A heavenly day at the ballpark
ARLINGTON, Texas — In my family, major milestones include births, weddings, baptisms — and one’s first time to attend a Texas Rangers game. I’ve followed Rangers…
COVID-19 claims Lindy McDaniel, retired major-league pitcher and longtime preacher
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…
10 favorite baseball stories featuring members of Churches of Christ
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…
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…
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…
