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April 17, 2006
Albert and Adi: Going Yard on Easter
Well, if you are citizen of Cardinal Nation (or just watch ESPN for that matter), you are likely aware that Senor Pujols went deep three times on Easter sunday, with the last time being in the bottom of the 9th inning to end the game. Brilliant.
His only home run that was more momentus? That would be the one in last year's National League Championship Series against Houston, which brought the series back to old Busch Stadium, where unfortunately the Cardinals promptly lost.
Albert and Adi, who is my brother, actually met once, in a Dobbs somewhere in West County. They talked about what is most important to both of them: their faith. Pujols talked about ways in which he and other players deal with temptation on the road. Adi still kicks himself for not going and buying a baseball for him to sign; the receipt he did have Albert sign has long since been lost.
Yesterday, I had the privelege of listening to my brother preach for Easter. I am not the most impartial judge in this case, of course, and I don't know the rightness of bragging on a sermon, but I like to think that Adi went yard too, in a sermon linking Isaiah 53, Gethsemane, and other events of Holy Week. And if you pay attention to the structure of the sermon, he went deep three times also. With three shots beginning in the Old Testament, flying through the New, and landing over the fence, smack down in our lives today.
Make sure you listen to Adi's conclusion after the lovely hymn in the middle, which is part of the sermon. Oh yeah, and get your glove out.
Adi's Easter sermon.
Adi's other sermons.
Church Life and Theology | By jackdas | 11:56 PM
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It's always a blessing to hear anyone talk about the sacrifice that Christ made for all of us who are unworthy. It's a distinct blessing to hear Adi's voice deliver that message and to see your pride in your brother come to life through words. I thank God for your family and the way you have touched my life...in a very distant but significant way.
Posted by: Shaheen at April 18, 2006 12:24 AM
