Faith In The Game
STORIES BY ATHLETES OF FAITH
Faith in the Game is a blog containing submissions by athletes of faith. Each of them was asked one question: Tell us a story about a time when your faith was most present in your life. Rather than tell us about their faith, we asked them to show us.
These stories are oftentimes uplifting, and at all times profound, raw, honest, introspective and heartfelt. These are not the sort of stories you hear in a press conference. Some of them take place on the field; others, off it. They are presented without agenda or judgment. On many levels, we think you'll find them fascinating, as they pull up the veil on a side of sports that is rarely revealed but very often present.
This blog is moderated by author and father Ben Petrick, a former Colorado Rockies catcher thought to be the only professional athlete to have his career shortened by Parkinson's Disease, along with writer and father Scott Brown. In addition to their professional and family lives, both men are also coaches of youth sports. A selection of the stories they've collected will soon appear in a book, and together they're also working on Ben's autobiography.
If you'd like us to email you when new stories appear on the blog, please send us a note at info@imagine-books.net.
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Announcing Ben Petrick’s new book
We are excited to announce a new book by Faith in the Game founder Ben Petrick titled 40,000 to One. You can order the book and read about it in greater detail by visiting BenPetrick.com.
40,000 to One is a collection of stories written by Ben, detailing his meteoric rise as a prospect with the Colorado Rockies, his diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, and the courageous saga that followed. Amazingly, Ben played parts of five Major League seasons while hiding the disease. When he finally retired, Ben became primary caregiver to his daughter — the “One” in the book’s title — during the day while his wife worked. Eventually, Ben underwent two dramatic surgeries in an effort to improve life for his wife and child.
Several of the stories in 40,000 to One have appeared in some form on Faith in the Game, though the majority are original works. In all, we’re confident you’ll agree with nationally syndicated columnist Sharon Randall, who wrote of 40,000 to One:
“Ben writes with a kind of honesty and grace that both breaks your heart and makes it soar. He makes me want to be not just a better writer, but a better person. Never maudlin, truly inspiring, he and his book are a treasure.”
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Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle is a great friend to Faith In The Game, providing us with thoughts to pass on to our readers. They’ll be shared periodically on this blog. Here is today’s —- it’s a bit of a quick one:
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” — Abraham Lincoln
Make a difference today.
Love,
Clint
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Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle is a great friend to Faith In The Game, texting us often with thoughts for the day. They’ll be shared periodically on this blog. Here is today’s:
Give all your worries to Him, because He cares about you. — 1 Peter 5:7
God has a great race for you to run. Under His care you will go where you’ve never been and serve in ways you’ve never dreamed. But you have to drop some stuff. How can you share grace if you are full of guilt? How can you offer comfort if you are disheartened? How can you lift someone else’s load if your arms are full with your own?
There are certain weights in life you simply cannot carry. Your Lord is asking you to set them down and trust Him.
Travel light, my friends.
Make a difference today.
Love,
Clint
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Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle is a great friend to Faith In The Game, texting us often with thoughts for the day. They’ll be shared periodically on this blog. Here is today’s:
“I am the Lord. There is no other.” — Isaiah 45:18
We pay a high price for self-obsession. You’ve seen the chaos. Quite possibly you’ve created some on your own. The husband ignoring his wife. The parent ignoring his child. Grown men seducing the young. The young taking advantage of the old. The bullet proof athlete. The jackass Hollywood celebrity.
When you do what you want, and I do what I want, and no one gives a lick as to what God wants, humanity implodes.
“The infection of the person leads to the corruption of the populace…Extract God; expect earthly chaos and, many times worse, expect eternal misery.” — Max Lucado
Make a difference today.
Love,
Clint
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Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle is a great friend to Faith In The Game, texting us often with thoughts for the day. They’ll be shared periodically on this blog. Here is today’s:
“Where God’s love is, there is no fear, because God’s perfect love drives out fear.” — 1 John 4:18
We fear rejection so we follow the crowd. We fear not fitting in. We fear to blend in. We fear sleeping alone. We fear not being loved. We fear we’re not good enough. But God flushes those fears. Those saturated in God’s love don’t sell out to win the love of others. They don’t even sell out to win the love of God.
“We all need improvement, but don’t need to woo God’s love. We change because we already have God’s love. God’s perfect love.” — Max Lucado
Make a difference today.
Love,
Clint
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Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle is a great friend to Faith In The Game, texting us often with thoughts for the day. They’ll be shared periodically on this blog. Here is today’s:
“The Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace and patience.” — Galatians 5:22
If you find patience hard to give, you might ask this question: How infiltrated are you with God’s patience? You’ve heard about it. Read about it. Perhaps underlined Bible verses regarding it. But have you received it? The proof is in your patience. Patience deeply received results in patience freely offered.
God does more than demand patience from us; He offers it to us.
Make a difference today.
Love,
Clint
