On the Chopping Block
In this edition of A Public Witness we slide into the cultural battle sparked by the World Series to highlight how this moment provides both Christians and our larger society a chance to reckon with an ugly past.
Cleveland Club Restores Our Faith that We — & Baseball — Have the Power to Change
John C. Dorhauer, general minister and president of the United Church of Christ, thanks the baseball team in Cleveland for deciding to change its mascot away from Native American imagery.
World Series Umpire Lance Barksdale Recalls Pivotal Moment
HOUSTON (BP) -- Lance Barksdale was a 13-year-old pitcher in a baseball game in Jackson, Miss., and he wasn't happy with the home plate umpire. His moves attracted the attention - and wrath - of the man behind the plate, who - later - steered
World Series Crew Chief Embraces Mission Field
BOSTON (BP)-- Ted Barrett had made a deal with God, or so he thought, when he was a young umpire in the minor leagues. He promised
He’s a Major-League Pitcher — and a Plumber — Whose Faith Helps Keep Him Focused
ARLINGTON, Texas (RNS) — It’s not hard to stay humble when you’re unclogging a toilet.
Or when you’re throwing gopher balls to Miracle League ballplayers swinging for
What Baseball Can Learn from Religion
(RNS) -- The Boys of Summer are back and another baseball season is underway, but the game is declining in popularity, losing ground to endless digital
Dodgers’ Hitting Coach Ward a Spiritual Mentor to Players
LOS ANGELES (BP) -- Turner Ward was signing autographs in the players' parking lot after a game in Pittsburgh several years ago when
World Series Is Latest Challenge for Pastor’s Kid Colin McHugh
ATLANTA (BP) -- There's no telling how many hours Scott McHugh and his wife Teresa have spent watching their son Collin play baseball over
When athletic pursuit becomes secondary
I’m a baseball fan. In fact, since my earliest years, I have been a St. Louis Cardinals fan. Where I grew up in southern Illinois was only about an hour away from St. Louis, so we didn’t cheer for either of the Chicago teams (Cubs
Buckner partners with baseball club, academy to collect shoes
The Dallas Patriots, a select baseball club, and Premier Baseball Academy of Plano—working in partnership with Buckner International—hope to hit a home run for needy children this month by collecting a record number of new shoes for orphans and vulnerable children worldwide.
- 1
- 2