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Theology should permeate every aspect of our daily lives. Sports are no exception to this.

Ever mindful of the importance of being relevant and connecting theology with our culture, I have decided to adapt a special edition of Coffeehouse Theology to address the beliefs of baseball fans. I’m calling it Coffeehouse Phillieology.

It’s a bold, fresh, contextually sensitive look at whether or not rally caps are effective, whether beards help players hit better, and even digs into the lucky glove and lucky shorts superstitions. We’ll look at the curses afflicting certain baseball towns and whether or not God really does have it out for certain fans and teams. Particular attention will be paid to Philadelphia and its quarter-century championship drought. 

Issues such as pitching inside or brushing back batters and the morality of certain sliding techniques are explored from a strictly biblical perspective. The nature of truth as related to the strike zone will be addressed specifically. Readers will learn if there really are such things as balls and strikes.

By the time you’re done reading Coffeehouse Phillieology, you’ll have a clear picture of the triune God’s place in the baseball diamond and the Biblical perspective connected to everyday issues players face in the batters box, on the field, and in the dug out.

And if this sounds too good to be true, too delicious a pun to pass up, you are absolutely right.