He may not have won a World Series game, but the August 31 midnight trade for Justin Verlander was what put the Astros over the top on their way to their first World Series title. In Game 2 of the ALCS, Verlander gave up one run in a complete game outing to beat the Yankees…
Author: Bill
Identity Politics: Who are We?
Wherever we look, identity politics seems to have taken over the political debate. Barak Obama was a master at it: Want to shut down the government and let everyone fend for themselves? That’s not who we are. Oppose health care for the needy? That’s not who we are. Shut down colleges with differing views? That’s…
Astros Spring Training Countdown – 6 Days
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!
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…