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April 21, 2012

Humber Games: Christian Pitcher Is Perfect (Today)

Is White Sox's Phil Humber the new Jeremy Lin or Tim Tebow?

"God is so good," Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber said this afternoon moments after he threw a perfect game against the Seattle Mariners.

It's not a line he says only after winning--or after doing something amazing like throwing the 21st perfect game in major league history. Want proof? Just look at his Twitter feed. "If you're looking for answers, you've come to the wrong place," he says in his Twitter bio. "But, Jesus has them! Love Him and my beautiful wife. Also, I play for the #WhiteSox." Among his tweets:

Frankly, Humber had a hard baseball career until the White Sox picked him up last year, and he hasn't had enough of a high profile to draw the attention of usual Christian athlete media like BP Sports and Sports Spectrum. But journalist J.C. Derrick apparently had a short profile ready to roll, and World magazine published it this afternoon.

"For so long, I was trying to make it about me," Humber told Derrick. "I was going to make it happen because of how hard I was working. … But because of the road I took, I couldn’t deny the fact that it was God doing it, that God had a plan. ... . Wherever we’re at, whatever we’re doing, that God will be glorified in what we’re doing. And he can be glorified in our low moments or in our best moments."

Christianity Today recently covered Jeremy Lin, Tim Tebow, and other Christian athletes--and journalists' new interest in their faith.

Comments

PRAISE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST FOREVER!!!

wait, there's a Christian sports media? and there's a profile they prefer?