Apologetics 315: Debate: Walter Martin vs Madalyn Murray O’Hair

Apologetics 315: Debate: Walter Martin vs Madalyn Murray O’Hair: In this classic 1968 debate on the Long John Nebel Show, the late great  Walter Martin debated the outspoken atheist activist  Madalyn Mu...

An oldie but a goodie..

Spring

Spring has sprung here in the south, and baseball is in full swing.  My son plays on the eight year old team and while he may seem like a natural at times, he could care less.  "I just want to play with my friends." he says to me when asking him about his ball and bat future.  In the dark corners of my mind are the voices of a forty-something year old dad crying "But son, you don't understand!  Dad has high hopes for you and your career as a future major league player!  This kind of attitude is not what's going to get you there, nor is it going to financially provide for that well manicured retirement home with the leather recliner and 72" big-screen that dad will one day need!"  All joking aside, I couldn't be happier that he primarily wants fellowship with his buddies.  Sure, there are the nights he walks off a little upset at losses, but it quickly becomes a faded memory once he exits the field and spies the merry-go-round on the way to the parking lot.  "Give God your best out there son and let Him handle the rest." is usually what I say to him just before game-time.  That way he knows that once the game is over, he's done all he can do and God had a reason for the win or the loss.  It does my heart good to see him come away from a defeat with sweat on his brow and a smile on his face because I know he understands. 

In a day and time when every parent wants their kid to be the quarterback or Snow White in the school play, it's important for our children to know that being happy with themselves doesn't require the acquisition of the top position on the team or even getting top billing in every musical.  Sometimes it can mean you're the best second or third chair trumpet in the band, the holder or kicker who turn bad snaps in to field goals, or that you love your friends you play with no matter what the outcome.  Allow them to love what they do and the only disappointment you'll have will be the day they stop playing.