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In the 1950′s and 60′s my brother Tom and I used to collect and trade baseball cards with our friends around school and the neighborhood. The heroes back then were men like Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Whitey Ford, Roger Maris, Sandy Kofax, Bob Gibson and Frank Robinson. It was a thrill to make a big trade … especially if you received one of your favorite players in exchange for a few “bad players”.

The greatest trade arrangement in the world came on a hill just outside of Jerusalem.
On that day 2,000 years ago Jesus offered the trade of a lifetime. His righteousness in exchange for my sin. A few years back I made the decision to take that trade. Jesus got me … a “bad player” … and He gave me His righteousness. When I surrendered to the King of Kings … Jesus put His righteousness … a riighteousness that I could NEVER earn … inside of me.

” … not having a righteousness of my own … but that which is through faith in Christ … ”
Philippians 3:9

By the way … be sure you don’t miss the trade deadline.

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mickey for willie written by: · February 18, 2009
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Mike is the Sports and Men's Ministries Pastor at Christ Community Church in St. Charles, IL. He worked with the Chicago FCA in a special inner city program called "SLAM" ... Saving Lives through Athletic Ministry. Mike graduated from Moody Bible Institute's Graduate School May of 2009 with MA in Biblical Studies. Mike has also had the privilege of being a guest Chaplain for the Chicago Bears.

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