Billy Sunday

Hello, I’m Joe Pursch, and this is a Transforming Moment. One of the greatest base stealers in professional baseball, he came to Christ in 1886 during a battle with alcohol addiction. Four years later, he left baseball at the top of his game, refusing a huge paycheck in favor of traveling the country preaching the Gospel. Long before Promise Keepers rallies, he could fill a stadium with cheering men who would listen to his story of the cross, a story he always ended by calling the Devil out at home plate, jumping down onto the stage and jamming a thumb over his shoulder like an angry umpire. Yes, watching Billy Sunday was quite an experience. He was larger than life, and a man perfectly suited to reach the men of his generation, by the thousands. Billy Sunday is proof that God always has a chosen person for every hour in history. And, remember, no matter what the score, God always rallies in the ninth. I’m Joe Pursch, and this has been a Transforming Moment.