Lydia Brownback is the author of the On-the-Go Devotional series (Crossway); Fine China Is for Single Women Too (P&R, 2003); and Legacy of Faith: From Women of the Bible to Women of Today (P&R, 2002) and a speaker at women's conferences. Lydia is an editor at Crossway Books, and she blogs at The Purple Cellar....

Lydia Brownback is the author of the On-the-Go Devotional series (Crossway); Fine China Is for Single Women Too (P&R, 2003); and Legacy of Faith: From Women of the Bible to Women of Today (P&R, 2002) and a speaker at women's conferences. Lydia is an editor at Crossway Books, and she blogs at The Purple Cellar....

  As fans of baseball (and spring!)  here at Gender Blog, we mark the opening of the Major League Baseball season with this two-part series by David Prince on baseball and biblical manhood. Yesterday's Part I is available here.

  Today marks the opening day of Major League Baseball season. As fans of baseball (and spring!)  here at Gender Blog, we begin the week with a well-done two-part series by David Prince on baseball and biblical manhood. Part II will appear on Tuesday.

Today's post was originally run March 5th at DesiringGod. Dr. John Piper is a member of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. 

Mike Seaver continues his series of posts (I, II, III, IV and V) on Intentional Manhood. They originally appeared last year on Mike's blog Role Calling. Mike serves on the pastoral staff of CrossWay Community Church of Charlotte, North Carolina. Mike and his wife Kristin have been married since 2000. They have three daughters.