Posted on 01/25/2005 10:41:35 AM PST by raccoonradio
Links between baseball and the Bible/Christianity:
--Strange resemblance between Johnny Damon of the World Champion Red Sox and a certain Saviour
--Doesn't the Good Book begin with "in the big inning..."? :)
--A Balt. Oriole to then-manager Earl Weaver: "Coach, would you like to walk with the Lord and me today?"
Weaver: "Son, I'd rather you walk with the bases loaded."
--Song "The Ball Game" by Sister Winona Carr. It's on one of the "Baseball's Greatest Hits" compilations:
Life is a ballgame
Bein' played each day
Life is a ballgame
Everybody can play
Jesus is standin' at home plate
Waitin' for you there
Life is a ballgame, but
You've got to play it fair.
First base is temptation,
The second base is sin
Third base tribulation
If you pass you can make it in
Ol' man Solomon is the umpire
And Satan is pitchin the game
He'll do his best to strike you out
Keep playin' just the same.
Daniel was the first to bat
You know he prayed three times a day
When Satan threw him a fast ball
You know he hit it anyway
Job came in the next inning
Satan struck him in every way,
But Job he hit a home run
And came on in that day.
Prayer will be your strong bat
To hit at Satan's ball
And when you start to swing it
You've got to give it your all in all
Faith will be your catcher
On him you can depend
And Jesus is standing at Home Plate
Just waitin for you to come in.
Moses is standin' on the side lines
Just waitin to be called
And when he parted the Red Sea
He knew Christ would pardon all
John came in the last inning
When the game was almost done
Then God gave John a vision
And he knew he'd all ready won.
I had a pastor years ago who used to use this gag.
The King James version of the Bible, in Acts 15:7, actually contains a player's name: Peter Rose!
The Angles hail triumphant sometimes.
Here's another take on BASEBALL!! Enjoyed yours, hope ya like this one as well!!
THE LORD'S BASEBALL GAME
Freddy and the Lord stood by to observe a baseball game. The Lord's team was playing Satan's team.
The Lord's team was at bat, the score was tied zero to zero, and it was the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs. They continued to watch as a batter stepped up to the plate named 'Love.'
Love swung at the first pitch and hit a single, because "Love never fails."
The next batter was named Faith, who also got a single because Faith works with Love.
The next batter up was named Godly Wisdom. Satan wound up and threw the first pitch.
Godly Wisdom looked it over and let it pass: Ball one. Three more pitches and Godly Wisdom walked because he never swings at what Satan throws.
The bases were now loaded. The Lord then turned to Freddy and told him He was now going to bring in His star player. Up to the plate stepped Grace. Freddy said, "He sure doesn't look like much!"
Satan's whole team relaxed when they saw Grace.
Thinking he had won the game, Satan wound up and fired his first pitch. To the shock of everyone, Grace hit the ball harder than anyone had ever seen!
But Satan was not worried; his center fielder let very few get by.
He went up for the ball, but it went right through his glove, hit him on the head and sent him crashing on the ground; the roaring crowds went wild as the ball continued over the fence . . . for a home run!
The Lord's team won!
The Lord then asked Freddy if he knew why Love, Faith and Godly Wisdom could get on base but couldn't win the game. Freddy answered that he didn't know why.
The Lord explained, "If your love, faith and wisdom had won the game, you would think you had done it by yourself. Love, Faith and Wisdom will get you on base but only My Grace can get you Home:
'For by Grace are you saved, it is a gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephestians 2:8-9
Hint: They play in the Bronx.
Let's not forget JESUS Alou.
Ah yes! I was a youngster living in Houston during his playing years there in the early '70's. Always preferred Cesar Cedeno, though...
You'd figure that as a Mets fan, you'd be happy this hot stove season with all the team's acquisitions, but you'd rather be bitter against the Yankees than happy about your own team. Typical.
Speaking of heavenly team names, there's also the Padres and Cardinals, you could say.
Catholic cable TV network EWTN (Eternal World Television Network) once ran a promo (perhaps for those who might be confusing them with ESPN) saying, "You won't find sports on EWTN. But you will find the Cardinals and the Padres."
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