September 15, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, September 15.
“Tinkers to Evers to Chance”. If you’re a fan of baseball, you know that those three names mean only one thing - double plays! In the first decade of the 20th century, these three infielders turned over 500 of them for the Chicago Cubs. The very first one came on September 15, 1902. And they led their team to four pennants and two world series victories.
Their names, over a century later, continue to be a metaphor for smooth efficiency and successful teamwork. Fittingly, Joe Tinker (shortstop), Johnny Evers (second baseman), and Frank Chance (first baseman) were inducted into the Hall of Fame together. An interesting side note - the three great players weren’t great friends. Tinker and Evers frequently feuded and once came to blows on the field during a game! Somehow, though, they put all that aside to reach a common goal.
The two greatest characters in the New Testament (after Jesus) are Peter and Paul. These two men, more than any others, shaped and inspired the new faith that they called “The Way”, and that we call Christianity. But they were two very different personalities, and scripture tells us that they clashed, sometimes publicly. They were both A type guys and so conflict was probably predictable.
What wasn’t predictable, was that Peter and Paul worked out their differences and found a way to work together. In his second book, Peter calls Paul his “beloved brother”. We, too, can work through our differences. We can choose to see value and humanity in each other. We can find common ground. Our success depends on it.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
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