Tennesseans are believin’
Five days before the Alabama/Tennessee game, Justin Peach bought an orange suit on Amazon.com for $25. “Aw man,” I said as I spoke with him…
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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…
Voices Only: ‘One Day’ (‘All my life I’ve been waiting for, I’ve been praying for …’)
I have heard the lyric “all my life I've been waiting for, I've been praying for” more times than I can count, usually connected to…
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…
How a little Christian university helped the Bucks win the NBA title
The Milwaukee Bucks won the team's first NBA championship in 50 years Tuesday night. Rochester University — a small Christian college in Michigan that is…
At 84, retired major-leaguer Lindy McDaniel still ‘Pitching for the Master’
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…
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…
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,…
The inspiring faith of Lera
'Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome this year’s 21st Duck, Lera Doederlein,” the announcer says in a video on NHL.com during the Anaheim Ducks’ season opener.…
After 22 tries, Freed-Hardeman’s Lady Lions are NAIA national basketball champions
Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn., is celebrating its first NAIA women's basketball national championship. After 21 trips to the national tournament without claiming the title,…
