The story behind ministers spending an afternoon in a ballpark suite.
By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle
ARLINGTON, TEXAS —Fishing is about more than fishing.
That was the gist of a Top 10 country song released in 2011.
Trace Adkins’ “Just Fishin’” details a father’s deeper desire for simple time spent with his daughter:
And she thinks we’re just fishing on the riverside
Throwing back what we could fry
Drowning worms and killing time
Nothing too ambitious
She ain’t even thinking about
What’s really going on right now
But I guarantee this memory’s a big one
And she thinks we’re just fishing
A baseball game is about more than a baseball game.
That was J.C. Bailey III’s thinking when he invited a group of North Texas ministers — and The Christian Chronicle editor-in-chief — to enjoy a Texas Rangers game from his law firm’s suite.
Fans who pay close attention to the advertising along the Rangers’ home run wall at Globe Life Field might recognize the name Bailey & Galyen. With Phillip Galyen serving as president, it’s the MLB team’s official law firm.
Members of Churches of Christ who pay close attention to giants in the faith might recognize the name J.C. Bailey.
This column appears in the online edition of The Christian Chronicle.
Faith. Family. Fastballs. 