Colorado Rockies, Character and Baseball

Welcome to Every Thought Captive, I’m Phil Steiger.

In a recent article in USA Today, the Colorado Rockies were exposed, so to speak, as a team full of Christian players and management.  It was encouraging to read of a group of professional athletes and administration who were not only open about their beliefs, but who were also honest about how those beliefs were effecting their professional decisions.  For example, the manager, Dan O’Dowd, said, “We go after players of character.”

That is a refreshing piece of Christian thinking in a professional sport world that places little to no emphasis upon the personal integrity of their players.  Other players are famous for how infantile they are, for how often they disrupt their teammates, and for the teams that are willing to put up with them just to win championships.

A Christian ethic is willing to put first things first, and even in a world as competitive as professional baseball, it is willing to put the character of the player and the team ahead of other concerns.

This has been Every Thought Captive.  I’m Phil Steiger, pastor at Quail Lake Community Church and director of Dayspring Center for Christian Studies.  For more information, please visit everythoughtcaptive.org.