Gentlemen – There are Ducks on the Pond!
Baseball fans recognize that opportunity knocks at the door when someone shouts out “ducks on the pond”! What? Baseball and ducks?
Arch McDonald, an old-time baseball announcer for the Washington Senators is credited with the metaphor “ducks on the pond”. It means that there are runners on base and the batsman has a great opportunity to knock in some runs. “Come on Chad, you can do it, there’s ducks on the pond”!
Every great baseball hitter lives for this scenario. Runners on base with the opportunity to get a hit, help their team win, and add to the RBI (runs batted in) column. For the great ones like Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, and modern day players Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez their slugging percentage actually goes UP when faced with “ducks on the pond”.
In Luke 10, Jesus shouts out to his followers a “ducks on the pond” opportunity. He proclaims that “the fields are white unto harvest” (verse 2). Opportunity awaits. Crops are ready to be harvested. Runners on base are ready to come home.
Through our relationships in Denton County and specifically with the Lewisville Independent School District they have invited, especially men, to come to their campuses and be involved with students, particularly boys with no dads or significant male role models in their lives.
Wow! Whether you prefer the terminology of “fields that are white unto harvest” or “ducks on the pond” opportunity awaits. The question is whether we will step into the batters box.
My prayer echoes that of Jesus, “that the Lord of the harvest will send forth the laborers” that men will step UP and not shy away from the opportunity to live out their faith, be a mentor, be a friend, be a smiling face to our next generation of boys!
Opportunities available this fall:
- Men Who Mentor — A weekly one-on-one hour mentoring session with a boy.
- Grateful Dads — A weekly 45 minute greeting time for students arriving at school.
- Boyz to Men — A monthly one hour lunch program geared toward elementary boys.
- Operation Success — A weekly math tutoring after school hour with middle schoolers.
To volunteer sign up at Volunteer – Loving Community
Ducks on the Pond!
Jim
