Ramblings from the Ol' Broadcaster

Feeling a little “soap boxy” today for my blog. So you have been forewarned. Moses – Murderer David – Adulterer and Murderer Peter – Denier of Christ Paul – Killer and Imprisoner of Christians Would any of these men, as described be welcome in your church? Before you just jump up and say “YES!” What if their names were Joe, Jim, Bob and Tom? Would Tom the murderer be welcomed with open arms into your worship service? He should be. But honestly, would he be? Or would there be a group over here and a group over there staring and pointing and talking about Tom? Would anybody in your church, including the Pastor, go up to Tom and welcome him and tell him how awesome it was for him to be in God’s house and you are honored he chose to worship with you? Or would Tom have to awkwardly make his way to a seat and feel like a leper in your service? How would people react if Jim the adulterer walked in? Would they look to the rafters to make sure the roof would fall in? Or how about thi...

Authors Note:  This blog post is written as a general observation concerning ALL Youth Baseball Leagues.  If you feel  this was written about a particular coach, you probably need to read it again, because you fall within the category of coach I am talking about. Ah, Youth Baseball season.  That wonderful time of year when the kids hit the diamond, mom and dad get their team gear and coaches yell at player and umpires like every game was game 7 of the MLB World Series.  I was a little league umpire for 30 years.  I was also an umpire at the American Legion, High school and even college levels.  I can say without a doubt the coaches who caused more problems happened at the most fundamental level, when the focus should have been spent on the fundamentals, learning and having fun.  Sadly, many of these coaches wanted to pretend they had a shot of managing the Reds someday and wanted to show off their yelling and arguing skills instead of showing th...