Articles for tag: Cincinnati Reds

January 3, 2019

The Past, Present, and Future of the Restoration Movement (Part 1 of 3)

(Part one of a three-part series) By Steve Carr Let me start with the story of two movements. By virtue of reading this magazine, I’m sure you can guess the first one, so I’ll introduce you to the other. About four decades after the inception of the Restoration Movement, American innovation led to the creation of a game that would quickly become the national pastime: baseball. Abner Doubleday is often credited with creating the game, but historians have virtually refuted this. Regardless of who started it, the history of baseball is robust. It continued to spread rapidly across the United

April 4, 2016

Christian Standard

Culture & Public Square

Is Baseball Really Dead?

By Joe Boyd Some of my favorite family memories are the yearly trips into Cincinnati from my home in eastern Kentucky to watch the Reds play baseball. There”s nothing like walking into a Major League Baseball stadium for the first time, turning a corner, and seeing that vast green grass ocean spread before you. Baseball is a throwback to an older, slower time. There is no clock. Games play out at their own pace. Unlike other popular sports, losses are expected. A team can lose 80 games and still win the World Series. The season is a marathon, long like

February 17, 2008

Christian Standard

Conferences & Gatherings Organizations & Events

2008 NACC: Outside the Program

By Staff The convention program doesn”t contain all the opportunities for those who come to Cincinnati this summer. Below are just a few possibilities for fellowship, learning, inspiration, or fun: Before the Convention Reds Baseball Game (7:15 p.m. Monday) The Cincinnati Reds are playing the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tickets are available at www.reds.com. Big Band Gospel Concert (7:30″“9:30 p.m. Monday) Ralph Carmichael introduces Big Band Gospel””a blend of the matchless message of God”s love with the sounds of swing. The Good Twins will open the evening. Whiz Kids Day (Tuesday morning) The NACC and CityCURE, a Cincinnati urban ministry (www.citycure.org), will

February 17, 2008

Christian Standard

Conferences & Gatherings Organizations & Events

2008 NACC: Come See Cincinnati

By David H. Ray Among my greatest childhood memories are trips with my dad to attend the North American Christian Convention in cities across the nation. I confess, in the earliest years, my excitement was not so much about the convention as in getting to go to places I”d never been before. Though we took in most of the convention, Dad always allowed a little time to see the city, too. The NACC has always been more than just a convention. For many, it becomes a part of a family vacation. So I”m excited to invite you not only to