There’s nothing wrong with feedback. The problem is most people are living FOR feedback, rather than FROM feedback…
With regard to thinking sports are petty, how do we determine that sports are petty? If sports are petty to God, what else is unimportant to Him? If he is only concerned with the “big things” of life, what exactly constitutes a “big thing”?…
Many times what we see from people is not the “real” issue. It’s just the spewing out of all the crap inside. This is just another reason why Sports Ministry is so vital to refining a person towards holiness…
It was also a lesson made possible only by Christianity. I really don’t know anything about Galarraga’s or Joyce’s beliefs, but I do know that it was Christianity that taught the world the virtues of humility and forgiveness…
Want to start up some interesting conversation? Float this question out into your next gathering, whatever kind it is. Whenever I have the opportunity to do this, I have never been disappointed and am always stimulated by the responses that quickly come.
As unique as this story is, perhaps the most under-reported aspect of it has been the sportsmanship and maturity exhibited by both the pitcher and the umpire. I really don’t think either of them could have handled the situation any better…