Steven M Cates

“That’s the good thing ’bout God. Since He can see right through your heart anyway, you can go on and tell Him what you really think.”
― Ron Hall, Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together

“Baseball’s just a game as simple as a ball and bat, yet as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes.… Baseball is cigar smoke, hot roasted peanuts, the Sporting News, Ladies’ Day, “Down in front!”, “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.” … This is a game for America, still a game for America, this baseball! ADAPTED FROM “THE GAME FOR ALL AMERICA BY ERNIE HARWELL”
― Mike Matheny, The Matheny Manifesto: A Young Manager's Old-School Views on Success in Sports and Life

“Following Jesus is not about diligently keeping a set of rules or conjuring up the moral fortitude to lead good lives. It’s about loving God and enjoying Him.”
― Francis Chan, Multiply: Disciples Making Disciples

“But I found out everybody’s different— the same kind of different as me. We’re all just regular folks walkin down the road God done set in front of us.”
― Ron Hall, Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together