Daily Links 3-18-14

In today's edition: evangelism is like baseball, how to get rid of a telemarketer, what you really need in marriage, and more.

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This is interesting: how evangelism is like baseball. It's a good analogy and one that I think we would do well to keep in mind. I will say that when I was being trained in evangelism I was basically told that anything less than a decision by the other person for Christ was failure. That's a huge mistake to think that way. At least this article helps correct some of that erroneous thinking.

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One minor league team decided to wear uniforms that look like ugly Christmas Sweaters. Not exactly sure what they were thinking.

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Advice on how to get rid of a telemarketer from a telemarketer.

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The story of Wendell Smith, the sportswriter who paved the way for Jackie Robinson's major league debut. Nice quote from my friend Brian Carroll who has written a book on this subject.

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Mark Altrogge shares what you really need in marriage.

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The story of the first person to play on the All-Star team of both the National and American Leagues. It's not who you are likely to think of.

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This is a fun list: 50 things that will turn 50 in 2014.

Daily Links 9-20-13

E-reader covers, Google services you're not using, Jackie Robinson, and more in today's links.

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This is a really cool idea: e-reader covers designed to look like classic books.

You can find more of them here. Hat tip Book Riot

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Everywhere you go on the internet it seems that Google has some type of service to offer. Here are five services that you have probably overlooked.

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Barnabas Piper argues that the recent film 42 about baseball legend Jackie Robinson couldn't possibly capture what really made him great:

What made Jackie Robinson so great was precisely what made it so hard to capture his whole person on screen: his silence, stolidity, strength, and fortitude. He wasn’t a vocal activist in his playing days; he simply stood tall in the face of half a nation’s hatred and beat them at their own favorite game. Somehow Robinson managed this while bearing the hopes and expectations of millions of African-Americans on his shoulders. Actions speak louder than words, and Robinson was living proof of that. He changed America without saying a notable word.

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Learn the secrets of the service industry and you will save yourself some time and money.

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Turns out the Earl of Sandwich was quite the inventive fellow. Not only did create fast food with the sandwich but he gave birth to Starbucks, too. (Hat tip Food Riot)