Jeff Suppan This is Jeff Suppan who played high school baseball here in the Valley. He was KEY for the Redbirds winning the World Series. I’m told his brother Mark goes to our church. (Mark, I would like to meet you sometime.) Jeff is a free agent but I hope he decides to stay with Cardinal Nation. I’m also told that Jeff has a restaurant here in L.A. called “Soup’s Kitchen.” I’ve never been there, but if it’s as good as Jeff can throw… then it’s as good as it gets !!!
The N.B.A. is up and running. I can’t really explain it to you but I love the game of basketball. It’s fun. It’s fast. It good for you to get out and run up and down the court. It requires teamwork to be successful. And there are always those who do NOT want you to be successful. In fact, there are some who actually want you to lose. Yet, when you win, even though it’s just a game, there is a certain satisfaction that you have knowing that you’ve done your best and have overcome all obstacles. All of the above statements could be true as it relates to serving in the Church. It’s fun. It’s fast. It’s good for us to be involved. It takes teamwork to be successful and there are always those who are against you. Yet, when you overcome, you have this feeling of joy knowing that you stood up against those who oppose the work of the Lord. Having said all that… jump on in. Get involved. Join your church. Serve the body of Christ. Become a part of the TEAM. We’ve got a great Head Coach and he’ll ultimately help us win. It won’t be boring. And it’s always better to be IN THE GAME than watching from the sidelines. And all God’s people said???? AMEN
I think many of you know that my father raised me to root for the St. Louis Cardinals. We grew up in the Midwest and most people pull for the Cards or the Cubs. Dad actually took me out of school on several occasions where we would drive to St. Louis to catch a couple of ball games. This past week MY family and I were watching game 7 of the National League Series against the New York Mets, and it was interesting to watch my children cheer when the Red Birds won the game. I thought to myself…. “Isn’t it interesting that their love for the Cardinals was something that I taught them in the same way my father taught me?” And then I had a far more convicting thought…. “I hope that they will ALSO have a love for Christ the way my father taught me to have.” Why do we strive to teach our children so many trivial things when the essential matters of faith and devotion are so lacking? Please, God, allow me to be a father that teaches my children to have a love for You that will cause them to shout and cheer for the things of God.
This is Jeff Suppan who played high school baseball here in the Valley. He was KEY for the Redbirds winning the World Series. I’m told his brother Mark goes to our church. (Mark, I would like to meet you sometime.) Jeff is a free agent but I hope he decides to stay with Cardinal Nation. I’m also told that Jeff has a restaurant here in L.A. called “Soup’s Kitchen.”
