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Women of Encouragement

Posted on 11. Aug, 2008 by Mark Doebler.

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I made mention in my post last night about the women who came to cheer on the men at PK.? I’m not sure what the total number of women was, but I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt that it impacted the guys big-time.? There was a huge cheer inside for the [...]

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You’ve Got Mail – Philippians 1

Posted on 21. Jul, 2008 by Mark Doebler.

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Long before Rick Warren showed up on the scene, the Apostle Paul was writing about and demonstrating what it means to be “Purpose Driven”. Philippians is a spectacular example of living a life with purpose. To read this letter is to hear the passion and deep commitment of a man to a cause. What’s so amazing is that this letter was written from prison. No whining or crying here. This was no “health and wealth” success story to motivate others to get on board. No… this is a man in difficult circumstances that accepted them in stride and continued his commitment to the cause of Christ… a life filled and lived with purpose.

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Baseball – Boys to Men III

Posted on 03. Jun, 2008 by Mark Doebler.

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I want to thank the excellent writers/contributors over at the Gender Blog for some wonderful material. I love taking examples from our modern experiences and using them to reveal spiritual truths. That is firmly in the tradition of Jesus’ teaching in the NT. This is the final piece on using baseball to teach our kids (and ourselves too) some valuable spiritual principles for life. If you haven’t read the first two, do yourself a favor and check them out. Here’s the last one in it’s entirety from The Gender Blog. For more articles like this, make sure you go by their blog.

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Baseball – Boys to Men II

Posted on 30. May, 2008 by Mark Doebler.

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I mentioned a couple of days ago that the Gender Blog had a great series geared toward men utilizing lessons learned from baseball. Today, I want to share another chapter from that series.
This one is particularly striking because it addresses elements (failure, losing) that help build real character in our boys, helping them to [...]

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Baseball – Boys to Men

Posted on 28. May, 2008 by Mark Doebler.

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The writers over at the Gender Blog have posted another great article on manhood. They have just begun a series of posts on how to teach truths about manhood to boys through the (slow) sport of baseball. But there are plenty of lessons here for the big version of boys too, otherwise known [...]