One More For JC

Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:55-57) A couple of weeks ago I received an e-mail that my Little League teammate, Billy, had passed away.  For the next few days my mind was filled with memories of our baseball journey together over 30 years ago.  In our first year on the Senators, we landed on a miserable team that not only suffered through a winless season, but was the laughingstock of the league.  It was a very difficult year for me personally; in my tee-ball years prior, I was on the dominant team in the league.  We toasted two championships together, and in my mind, that success was going to surround me on every team I played.  However, that first year of Little League brought me quickly back down to earth. The following year found renewed hope; some new players were coming in, and the pla