Why we all need the Major League Baseball playoffs
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 2 October 2025
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Summary
The Major League Baseball playoffs are underway. This year’s storylines—from underdogs chasing history to dynasties led by stars like Shohei Ohtani—remind us that even the best records don’t guarantee success. As in baseball, investing too much of ourselves in things likely to bring us disappointment can leave us feeling wounded. But Jesus warned we should expect suffering in this world. In fact, Jesus was quite clear that we should expect a level of suffering in this life that is directly related to our decision to obey him. Today, we discuss how the Holy Spirit helps us discern what is a quick hurt versus an injury that requires rest before we continue on.
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning and welcome to Denison Forum's Daily Article Podcast. |
| 0:06.6 | It's Thursday, October 2nd, 2025. |
| 0:09.8 | I'm Josh Miller, the chief of staff here at Denison Forum, filling in for Chris Elkins |
| 0:14.6 | in narrating today's daily article, authored by our senior editor for Theology, Dr. Ryan Denison. |
| 0:23.6 | The fallout from the government shutdown continues to dominate headlines this morning, |
| 0:30.6 | as the news finds new ways to profile the same basic dysfunction. |
| 0:35.6 | Not much has changed from what I wrote on Tuesday, and to be |
| 0:39.8 | honest, I just didn't feel any sense of peace or purpose from the Lord to cover the same ground |
| 0:45.8 | again today. So instead, I'd like to write about a story far closer to my heart, the Major League |
| 0:52.8 | Baseball playoffs. Now, if you're not a baseball fan, |
| 0:56.9 | please don't turn this off quite yet. Even if you don't plan on watching a single pitch |
| 1:01.8 | between now and the moment baseball crowns its champion, I think there's an important lesson for |
| 1:07.3 | each of us in what will transpire across the coming weeks. |
| 1:11.8 | As a Texas Rangers fan, or some might say fanatic, I'm sadly without a team to root for |
| 1:18.4 | this postseason. Despite having the best defense in baseball and one of the best rotations, |
| 1:25.1 | the Rangers' anemic offense and leaky bullpen eliminated them from |
| 1:29.7 | contention two weeks ago. As such, I get to watch without all that much emotional investment |
| 1:36.5 | in the outcome. While I trade that privilege for Texas to be in the tournament in a heartbeat, |
| 1:42.7 | it does make it a bit easier to enjoy the |
| 1:45.4 | storylines that make this year's playoffs unique. If, like me, you're in search of a team |
| 1:51.9 | to follow over the next month, the ringer and the athletic both have great rundowns of |
| 1:57.7 | the most interesting narratives this fall. If you're a fan of underdogs, the Brewers, Padres, and Mariners, are all looking for their first |
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