By Brad Welborn, Louisiana College sports information PINEVILLE - One of the great things about baseball is the way it transcends culture. No matter where you learned the game or the way you play it, the bases are still 90 feet apart and the mound is still 60 feet, six inches from the plate. For three guys from The Bronx, New York, they found that truth on the field, but gained so much more during their time at Louisiana College. On May 6, Algenys “Al” Diaz, Ronnie Diaz, and Eric Encarnacion, three Wildcat baseball players, will graduate from Louisiana College. They will walk across the stage, accept their diplomas, shake the hand of President Dr. Rick Brewer, and end the day as college graduates. While the degree is of high importance, the things that each will remember most from their time at LC will be the bond they shard with their brothers on the baseball field. “What I love most about our team is the family atmosphere we share,” head coach Mike Byrnes said. “These three guys are brothers to the guys that they’ve been playing with, and they’re going to remember each other from now until the day they die. “In 10 years, nobody is going to care how many home runs you hit or how many strikeouts you had. They’re … [Read more...]
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Kelley extols God’s mercies in NOBTS ‘State of the Seminary’
By Marilyn Stewart, NOBTS Communications NEW ORLEANS -- The past is proof God's mercies never fail, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary President Chuck Kelley said in his "state of the seminary" address in Leavell Chapel following the spring meeting of the board of trustees. Kelley pointed to the seminary's 100-year history to make his point. "We serve an amazing God who delights in doing awesome work to nurture His children and extend the work of His Kingdom," Kelley said. "I would submit that 'exhibit A' of that statement is New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary." Prior to relating highlights of the academic year, Kelley looked back to the seminary's founding in 1917 in New Orleans, a city with few Baptists at the time, and said the Southern Baptist Convention intended the training center for ministers to be "a mission station as much as it was to be an institution." The trials and challenges faced by the institution in its 100-year history are evidence that God is always faithful, Kelley said. "I thank the Lord for putting us, and me, in a hard place," Kelley said, adding, "It is only in the difficult places that you get the clearest view of the glory of God and the deepest experience of the richness and … [Read more...]
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