Jose Altuve got the Astros’ playoffs off to a great start with three home runs in Game 1 against Boston. They’d go on to win the ALDS 3-1. Only six days to Spring Training!
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A World at War: Retreat or Reconciliation?
We live in a world at war. A war that has been raging (Psalm 2) since Adam defied God and abandoned Eve to Satan’s deceit to get a taste of some forbidden fruit. From the beginning of this war, God’s enemies (Satan’s offspring) have waged war against God by attacking His subjects (the woman’s offspring),…
Astros Spring Training Countdown – 7 Days
I have watched baseball all of my life, and until last season had never seen a 7-6-3 tag out at first base to end a game. Amazing. And so was Yuli Gurriel, who applied the game ending tag on the Yankees’ Brett Gardner to cap his 3-hit, 4-RBI night. Only seven days until Spring Training!
History of the Lincoln County War by Maurice G. Fulton
A few years ago my family visited Ruidoso, NM for a summer vacation. In addition to climbing Sierra Blanca–the peak at Ski Apache, we enjoyed the rich history of the area, which is in Lincoln County.
Astros Spring Training Countdown – 8 Days
The Astros had a 5-2 record against the Yankees during the regular season, but it took plays like this (the throw was from Jake Marisnick) to get there. Only eight days until Spring Training!
Matthew 24:29: Have Stars Already Fallen from Heaven?
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. – Matthew 24:29 Most people who read Matthew 24 assume it is talking about the end of the world…
Astros Spring Training Countdown – 9 Days
Even if baseball fans didn’t watch this game, they can still almost instantly understand what is going on here, what the players, umpires, and fans are thinking, and what is at stake. If you don’t know the outcome, the ball was fair, and Marwin Gonzalez’ 8th inning grand slam won the game, broke the curse…
Young Earth or Old? The Battle Over the Authority of Scripture
The Washington Post recently published a book review of Reading the Rocks by Brenda Maddox. The review’s title, “When the earth’s story defies religious belief,” expresses the reviewer’s assumption that the earth’s story is not always in accordance with Scripture. As we are fallen people in a fallen world, such an assumption is not a…
Astros Spring Training Countdown – 10 Days
Until he was injured mid-season, World Series MVP George Springer was a legitimate AL MVP candidate–along with teamates Carlos Correa and eventual MVP winner Jose Altuve. Here, Springer helps Houston improve to 3-0 on the season with a walk-off three-run homer into the first row of the Crawford Boxes against Seattle on April 5. Only…
Good Reads 02/03/18
What I’ve Been Reading, Listening to, and Watching this Week Change could weaken fair lending office at consumer bureau What CNN Says: “Nestled inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is an office that goes after financial companies whenever they discriminate against Americans. That office just lost its teeth.” My Take: Mick Mulvaney is reining in…