It Only Takes A Spark...

With one slip of the tongue, our lives can be changed forever. It happened in Norman, Oklahoma over the weekend when Baseball Coach Larry Cochell said a racial slur to an ESPN Sportscaster.
The following is a press release from the University:
NORMAN, Oklahoma. -- Oklahoma head baseball coach Larry Cochell resigned his position Sunday night. OU President David L. Boren made the following statement ...
“I have tonight accepted the resignation of Coach Larry Cochell as head baseball coach at the university. No one takes any pleasure in what has happened. A good and caring man has made a terrible mistake for which he must assume responsibility. "Athletics Director Joe Castiglione has designated Sunny Golloway as the interim head baseball coach for the rest of the season.”

So with one slip of the tongue a man who won over 1,000 games, an NCAA National Title for the University of Oklahoma and was an active member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes is done with his career in baseball.

What we say can hurt deeply. As a body of believers Paul spoke about the unity of the spirit we must have in Ephesians 4. As a body that comes to worship, we must be of one heart and one mind. A body that loves and appreciates each other. A body that looks beyond each other’s faults and sees a beautiful individual that is sanctified by Jesus Christ. Can we put away our differences and really be the church that Jesus wants us to be? I’m thankful for the Central family this morning. Be that light to a dark world this week!