Join me, Max Locato, for Max Locato's Because of Bethlehem, in theaters nationwide December 5th,

6th, and 7th. Together, we will remember that the Christmas season is more than a pretty tree

with presents piled underneath. It's a time to reflect on the true gift of the season. Join me,

along with special guests, Matthew West, Ann Wilson, C.C. Winans, and more. Tickets are on sale now

for this special in theaters only event.

Hello, friend. This is Max Locato. Thanks for tuning in. It's an honor to be with you.

As we study God's Word together, may our time uplift and encourage you. If you could use some hope,

I pray you find it here today.

Hello, dear friend. I hope you're doing well. Today's episode finds Jacob confronting

his checkered past. He didn't want to. He didn't want to face the brotherhood

trick all those years before. If you, like Jacob, are afraid, maybe even ashamed to face your

past, remember this promise. Everyone who is in Christ has become a new person.

Well, Fred Snotgrass led an extraordinary life. He played professional baseball for nine years.

He succeeded as a rancher. He succeeded as a banker. He was an exemplary family man,

model citizen. He even served for a time as mayor of Oxnard, California.

Yet when he passed away in 1974, his obituary headline did not highlight his achievements.

Rather, the New York Times heralded his most famous failure. The headline said,

Fred Snotgrass, 86 dead. Ball player who dropped 1912 fly. It's true. He dropped a fly.

He dropped the ball. Short infield pop up in the last game of the 1912 world series.

Had he caught the ball, the then called New York Giants would have won the title.

But Snotgrass took his eye off the ball. They fell to the grass. His error led to two runs,

a lost game, and a mistake that would follow him the rest of his life. We've done the same.

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