by Matt Landry | Aug 30, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
As I’m heading toward home base, a battery died. It wasn’t mine; it was my catch partner’s car battery. When I received the call that he was going to be late, I was worried that finally on day 29, someone wasn’t going to make one of our games of catch. That wasn’t the...
by Matt Landry | Aug 29, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
I should have borrowed Randy’s catcher’s glove from yesterday! Today I played with Senior softball player from Lawrence North High School, Ella Hogan. I met her and her parents at the softball field on campus. There’s lots of construction happening everywhere at the...
by Matt Landry | Aug 28, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
How about one more game of catch at Victory Field, home of the Indianapolis Indians, before I wrap up the month? After today’s ballgame between Indy and the Iowa Cubs, I met up with church member and Victory Field usher, Randy Reid. I see him often at church and at...
by Matt Landry | Aug 27, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
I went back in time today! It’s true! I played a game of catch back in the 1860’s. This afternoon my family met up with the White River Base Ball Club before they faced off with the Bluegrass Barons from Lexington, Kentucky. I helped Sparrowhawk, the team manager,...
by Matt Landry | Aug 25, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
Today, I met up with my friend and clergy colleague Rev. Nathan Whybrew, who serves as the Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Wabash. Actually, I should say that I met up with pastor and coach Nathan. He is a baseball coach with three boys who all play...
by Matt Landry | Aug 24, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
Before the heat index is predicted to rise above 100, I played a game of catch with a bearded woodworker. No, I didn’t play catch with Jesus, but I did play with one of his followers! Charles Cantrell is a member of my church, Castleton UMC, and a woodworker. He met...
