Scripture Sunday: John 11:25

✝Happy Easter Everyone✝

With it being Easter Sunday, I thought it was appropriate to show off some cards of Cutch that show him wearing his cross armband over the years while playing for 4 teams.

John 11:25

Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die. 

What are your Easter Sunday plans?

Scripture Sunday

It's a Scripture Sunday on the blog, but I am continuing to show off red and green cards as we get closer to Christmas

Today's card is a 2017 Topps Inception red parallel numbered to 75 copies and a green parallel (not numbered)

The inception of Christmas colors being red and green is the Reason we celebrate the holiday in the first place.  

It is because of Jesus Christ that we "deck the halls" with red and green.

The green represents Christ's eternal life just as the evergreen trees remain green all winter long.  The red represents his blood shed during the crucifixion.

Romans 8:18

For I consider the sufferings at this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

Scripture Sunday using serial numbers

I thought I would do something a little different today using a serial number on a baseball card to come up with today's bible verse.

First up the card

This is the 2019 Bowman Chrome National Exclusive gold parallel.

Cutch is wearing his famous armband with the cross on it as he connects with his swing.

The serial number is 44/50

Today's verse

John 12 44:50

⁴⁴ Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. ⁴⁵ The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me. ⁴⁶ I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

⁴⁷ “If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. ⁴⁸ There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. ⁴⁹ For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. ⁵⁰ I know that his command leads to eternal life.  So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”

Scripture Sunday is Back

It has been a long time since my last Scripture Sunday.

Today I am going to show off my latest card pickup that features a cross.

It is the 2017 Factory Set sparkle foil numbered to only 175 copies.

These are tough pulls because you can only get them in the factory sealed sets and each set only has about 5 of these randomly inserted. 

1 Corinthians 16:13-14

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like , be strong.  Let all that you do be done in love.

Happy Father's Day

Last year I wrote a story about why my dad is my hero and how he is the greatest role model to me.  I also showed off some Andrew McCutchen related Father's Day Cards too.  Go check out those cards as Cutch was a frequent athlete used for Panini's Father's Day release each year.

Last year after a brief hiatus of not being used for Panini's annual release, Cutch was back.  He represented the San Francisco baseball club and proudly wore his Cross armband as he so often does.

Proverbs 20:7
The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.

I chose to use this verse to help get me back on track with Scripture Sundays.

Scripture Sunday - Isaiah 66:13

As one who his mother comforts, so I will comfort you.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

Scripture Sunday - He Is Risen!

John 11:25

Jesus said to her "I am the resurrection and the life.  The one who believes in me will live, even though they die"

Scripture Sunday

With it being Palm Sunday...

Here is a blue parallel of Cutch from his 1983 insert from 2018 Topps.

John 12:12-13
The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!"

Scripture Sunday Corinthians 15:33

It's Opening Day weekend!!

The above relic card is from 2017 Topps.

Corinthians 15:33
Do not be misled, bad company corrupts good character.

I chose this verse because a coworker of mine recently confided in me that he has been struggling with an addiction.  I was proud to hear that he has chosen to correct this beast that he wrestles with and that he has already relieved himself of the company he had once kept.  Hopefully that is the start of good things to come for him.  I will keep him in my prayers and pray that he gets some good spiritual advice to no longer need that addiction in his life or to be tempted by those he once called his,friends.

Scripture Sunday - Isiah 40:31

I have been very tired as of late and yesterday, the Lord gifted me with a sign that I need to get some rest.

As I was driving home from work I hit the biggest pothole near the stadium where the Trenton Thunder play.  I drove for about a mile when I realized I had a flat tire.

There was no repairing it.  It was toast.

The lack of places that could mount a tire late on a Saturday forced me to take a day off from the exhaustion that has become my life.

Cutch looked tired in this 2017 Archives card as he is sitting down on second base.

You can see Cutch was bearing his cross arm band in the card.

Scripture Sunday - Exodus 21:24

Exodus 21:24
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot

Scripture Sunday Proverbs 3:5-6

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.  In all your ways aknowledge him, and he will make straight your path.

Thought it would be a good verse in light of C.C. Sabithia announcing his retirement following the 2019 season.  I chose to use a 2016 Donruss Career Stat parallel conplete with Cutch's cross armband he has been proudly wearing since 2015.

Scripture Sunday - 1st John 2:28

1 John 2:28
And now dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

Scripture Sunday Roman 8:38-39

Roman 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ our Lord.

I chose this verse because I found out yesterday that my coworker (Bill)'s mother had passed away.  While I sometimes didn't enjoy working with Bill because of his negative attitude, I respected him and always felt sympathy for him.  For the past year as his mom was regressing health wise he would go to visit her and sit by her bed talking to her.  Bill and I also would discuss baseball cards and sports weekly.  He hasn't collected cards since the junk wax era and constantly would talk about how many 1990 Upper Deck Juan Gonzalez rookie cards he had and how he had wished he held onto them along with all his 85 Clemens cards.

All week long I will be showing off Andrew McCutchen 1/1 cards exclusively in Giants uniforms.

Today I chose an online exclusive Topps Mini Update Gold parallel.

Scripture Sunday. Job 9:29-31

Job 9:29-31
If I am condemned,
Why then do I labor in vain?
If I wash myself with snow water,
And cleanse my hands with soap,
Yet you will plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes will abhor me.

Scripture Sunday Matthew 12:36

Matthew 12:36
And I tell you for every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgement.

The above card is a cyan test printing proof from 2016 Donruss.

Scripture Sunday Proverbs 12:22

Proverbs 12:22
The Lord defeats lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.

Scripture Sunday Psalms 73:26

With the year coming to an end it is important to remember all the adversity we overcome in our lives. 

No matter how hard things may get the Lord is there to help us.

Psalms 73:26
My mind and body may grow weak, but God is my strength; he is all I ever need.

10th Day of Christmas: John 3:16

It seems appropriate to use this verse this Sunday with Christmas Eve being tomorrow.

John 3:16
For God So loved this world that He gave His one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

Here is another autograph of Cutch from a 2018 serially numbered 12/25.

I predicted that I would have a bunch of new autograph parallels to chase and it was thrilling.

Cutch has gotten so many new autographs to chase this year in Topps products.

Where were all these cards when Cutch was a Pirate?

Scripture Sunday - James 4:10

James 4:10

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.