I was listening to Focus on the Family last week and heard Albert Pujols . I didn’t know he was a Christian. What I like about his conversion is how simple it was. He met his wife-to-be, Diedre, salsa dancing, and she said up front she wanted to be serious with God. Albert went to church with her, and wondered why people were walking up the isle at the end of the services. She explained what that was, what faith in Christ means, the difference between Heaven and Hell, and all that stuff. The next time they went to church, at the end during the alter call, Albert tapped her on the arm and said “I thought we were going.” So they went. Basically, he didn’t want to go to Hell, but hearing him talk about it, it was a common sense decision for Albert to give his life to Christ. From that point, baseball took a back seat. Jesus Christ is his Lord, and everything he does in his family, his sport, his life all comes from him. Albert said “God doesn’t need me, I need Him to survive in this world…He’s the one I give all my credits, all these hohnruns..” And Albert has given a LOT of homeruns to God…
Anyway, it’s clear to me that Albert is another amazing Christian in sports, which always makes me happy to see with the sport “industry” so full of ridiculous amounts of sin. I love how God places people in all areas of existence in order to bring others to Him. Albert is an excellent (and apparently successful) witness on his team, and has led a few of his teammates to the Lord. I love it! Praise God.
Check out the Pujols’ foundation website. There’s more to these people than baseball, and God is using them in some great ways.
I love baseball!
-j
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