Spring Training for Christians - Crosswalk the Devotional - February 12

PLUS...10 Unexpected Reasons for Infidelity in a Marriage [Crosswalk.com Logo]( Crosswalk: The Devotional [Devotionals]( [Newsletters]( [e-Cards]( Spring Training for Christians by Shawn McEvoy We don't evaluate people by what they have or how they look. We looked at the Messiah that way once and got it all wrong... - [2 Corinthians 5:16]( The Message You've probably heard that God loves baseball. After all, He began his holy book with the words, "In the big inning..." Everyone who loves baseball like the Lord does feels a tremendous rush this time of year with another set of words: "Pitchers and catchers report." For the uninitiated, this phrase signals the official start of spring training, which brings with it new hope, and knowledge that at least there's a thaw and green grass in some parts of our country. In fact, the game I love, and the game of fantasy baseball off which it is based, are both so prevalent in my mind this week that as I sat down to write this I found my mind wandering. So, noticing that a good friend, fellow fantasy baseballer and pastor was active on his Instant Messenger, I began the following conversation: [CONTINUE READING →]( You May Also Like: [10 Unexpected Reasons for Infidelity in a Marriage]( Jen Grice Most articles speaking about adultery state poor communication, unhappiness, and lack of intimacy in a marriage as the reasons for infidelity. This may be true for some but when I was searching for resources on the Internet for my adulterous marriage, I never felt writers understood what I was really experiencing. We sought marriage counseling, only to be told our communication was mainly fine and we seemed very happy – when we did actually spend time together. The unhappi [CONTINUE READING →]( [Why Do So Many Women Show Off Cleavage in Church?]( John UpChurch Does the church have a "cleavage problem"? A trending article makes the case that we do... [CONTINUE READING →](                       Bible Trivia Question of the Day                                       Who gave his brother twenty rams as a goodwill gesture? A. Jacob B. Isaac C. Joseph D. Job [ANSWER THE QUESTION →]( [Crosswalk.com Logo]( [Read about Salem Web Network]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Email Preference Center]( | [View in Browser]( © 2022 Salem Web Network. All rights reserved. 111 Virginia Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219. This email is never sent unsolicited. You are receiving this email because your email address, {EMAIL}, is signed up to receive newsletters, updates, and special offers from Crosswalk.com - The Devotional. [Link](