OU women’s softball team makes history as its coach serves Jesus
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 14 June 2023
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
The University of Oklahoma women’s softball team made history recently when it became only the second team to win three national titles in a row. But OU’s coach, Patty Gasso, and her players are making headlines for another reason: their Christian witness.
Author: Jim Denison, PhD
Narrator: Chris Elkins
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast for Wednesday, June the 14th, 2023. |
| 0:07.0 | Today's article is written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins of the Denison Forum. |
| 0:13.0 | The University of Oklahoma women's softball team made history recently when it became only the second team to win three national titles in a row. |
| 0:23.3 | But that's not why I'm beginning today's article with their story. |
| 0:27.3 | According to their head coach, Petty Gassow, the Lord told her several years ago, |
| 0:32.2 | you're not here to win games, you're here to open the door, here to win souls. |
| 0:37.3 | Now God is honoring her commitment to the Great Commission in remarkable ways. |
| 0:42.3 | Team Captain, Grace Lyons, was asked by an ESPN reporter how she and her teammates |
| 0:48.3 | handle the pressure of their competition and maintain their joy. |
| 0:52.3 | The reporter might not have expected her answer. The only way that you can |
| 0:56.1 | have a joy that doesn't fade away is from the Lord. Any other type of joy is actually happiness |
| 1:01.7 | that comes from circumstances and outcomes. For more, see the remarkable letter to softball video |
| 1:08.2 | Lyons recorded about her faith story. A link to it on the Denison |
| 1:12.8 | Forum website is in today's daily article, episode notes. Lyons teammate Jada Coleman shared how, |
| 1:19.5 | after winning the Women's College World Series, her freshman year, she was happy but didn't feel |
| 1:25.1 | joy. I didn't know what to do the next day. I didn't know what to do |
| 1:28.9 | that following week. I didn't feel fulfilled and I had to find Christ. Coleman continued, I think that is |
| 1:35.8 | what makes our team so strong is that we're not afraid to lose because it's not the end of the world if we do |
| 1:41.4 | lose. Obviously, we've worked our butts off to be here and we want to win, but it's not the end of the world if we do lose. Obviously, we've worked our butts off to be here and we want to win, |
| 1:46.1 | but it's not the end of the world because our life is in Christ and that's all that matters. |
| 1:52.0 | I'm writing this daily article to convince you that Jada Coleman's worldview is crucial not only for her and her teammates, |
| 1:59.0 | but for the future of our society. Yesterday, I claim that the |
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