by Dirk Hayhurst | Aug 25, 2015 | baseball, General, Homosexuality, MLB, Spirituality
When I was fourteen, I made the worst decision of my life: joining my middle school wrestling team.It wasn’t the weight cutting or rolling around on dirty mats with sweaty boys that made it so bad. It wasn’t even the humiliation of wearing a singlet. It was what... by Dirk Hayhurst | Aug 12, 2015 | baseball, Coaching/Parenting, Spirituality
During a radio interview with TSN today, the question of religion in the locker room was brought up. The impetus: something to do with Roberto Osuna having strength in Christ, which is why he’s either successful, or doing his best, or focusing… or something. Whatever... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jun 19, 2014 | Spirituality
Dear Brother Dirk, I just finished reading Out of My League over the course of the last 3 days, and I came away broken-hearted. I purchased the book as a summer reading gift for my son, a college athlete, hoping to encourage him in his Christian walk. He’s at a... by Dirk Hayhurst | Feb 10, 2013 | Spirituality
At some point in my Christian walk I started to get bitter with certain things about Christianity. I’m really not sure where it all came from, but it was similar to that moment in life when you start to think your parents are uncool. I mean, you still understand... by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 16, 2012 | baseball, Spirituality
(Unedited, just like life). Friday Morning Ramble. Last night, lying in bed, I was thinking about things I could do with my life; of what I could or should do with myself now that baseball is gone. What are my skills? Baseball, talking about baseball, writing about... by Dirk Hayhurst | Sep 29, 2012 | Spirituality
Woke up this morning to a Facebook post about Donald Trump visiting Liberty university in my feed. I don’t know much about Liberty University other than it’s a Christian school. By Christian, I mean it’s one of those schools that has...