Richard Kendrick

Like many parents, Richard and Pam Kendrick dedicated themselves to the passions of their children. Namely, baseball. It seemed little Steven came out swinging from the beginning. It wasn't long before Kendrick (Richard) found himself coaching tournament-level youth baseball, taking both his son and daughter's teams to national championships as they grew. Through it all, it was always Steven leading the way forward. This was true right up to his first year at college on a full scholarship, when the dream came crashing down in an instant. At just 19 years old, Steven "Stevo" Kendrick had already made a name for himself within the baseball community. Having played competitive ball practically since he was big enough to swing a bat, Stevo was more than an athlete. He was a leader for his community and school, and the guiding light of his father's life. Everyone knew he was destined to do big things. Trying to make sense of it all, his father provides not only a beautiful memorial to his son's memory, but help and advice for parents of young sports stars to remember what's most important while pursuing the dream. Kendrick looks back on Steven's life of excellence and draws out messages of hope, inspiration, and healing for sports families and parents suffering through the unique grief of losing a child.

Like many parents, Richard and Pam Kendrick dedicated themselves to the passions of their children. Namely, baseball. It seemed little Steven came out swinging from the beginning. It wasn't long before Kendrick (Richard) found himself coaching tournament-level youth baseball, taking both his son and daughter's teams to national championships as they grew. Through it all, it was always Steven leading the way forward. This was true right up to his first year at college on a full scholarship, when the dream came crashing down in an instant. At just 19 years old, Steven "Stevo" Kendrick had already made a name for himself within the baseball community. Having played competitive ball practically since he was big enough to swing a bat, Stevo was more than an athlete. He was a leader for his community and school, and the guiding light of his father's life. Everyone knew he was destined to do big things. Trying to make sense of it all, his father provides not only a beautiful memorial to his son's memory, but help and advice for parents of young sports stars to remember what's most important while pursuing the dream. Kendrick looks back on Steven's life of excellence and draws out messages of hope, inspiration, and healing for sports families and parents suffering through the unique grief of losing a child.

You are sitting on an airplane at the moment the rapture occurs. Suddenly, millions of believers disappear leaving only a pile of clothes behind. Here is the thing, you thought you would go in the rapture or that you knew when it would come, yet here you are. This presents a problem. You are sitting on an airplane that is now seconds from fiery destruction as the pilot is now gone. Likewise, you could be in an automobile running 65 mph down the road watching a now driver-less car head straight for you - with only a second or two before a fatal front end crash. However, let's stick with the airplane as this is the most recognized example of the vanishing operator. It is two seconds since the rapture and five seconds before your plane deposits your corpse into the ground at its next "stop". Here is where you stand: 1. You cannot be a part of "the dead in Christ" - they were the first to be raptured. That ship has sailed and you missed it. 2. You were not in the "alive and remain" group either. You always thought you would be part of this group, but it turns out you misjudged a few things in your life and missed that boat too. 3. There is always the last group of righteous dead - the "martyrs for Christ". Just one small problem - you're not bowing before the blade. You're on an airplane that is but seconds from an express trip to hell. Unfortunately, that leaves only one option now. The unrighteous dead. That's right, I said the unrighteous dead as in Great White Throne Judgment unrighteous dead. You did not make the rapture and you will not survive to be a martyr. That leaves only one possibility - you are lost for eternity. Your first response to my words will most likely be that I am wrong. Am I? Let's look at this logically. 1. Obviously you were alive when the rapture occurred so it was not possible to be resurrected with the dead in Christ. Scratch them off the list. 2. However, you clearly did not qualify to be raptured with the living saints. This means that when Jesus Christ came back for His sheep He did not count you among them. Scratch them off the list also. 3. There was always the backup route of martyr. Here is the thing - five seconds from now you will die in a fiery crash that will vaporize you instantly. The airplane cannot demand that you turn from Christ as a condition to live. It would not matter how many times you attempted to renounce Allah or plead to Christ. You're not going to be a martyr when you die. That brings us back to the inevitable, terrible truth - you will perish and suffer the fate of the non-believer. If you had enough in the tank to qualify as an overcomer you would be gone already. But you're not because you didn't. It doesn't get any plainer than that. There are many false doctrines concerning the rapture and the timing. Most center on the flesh of men, and wanting to believe that which agrees with who we are, and not who we are in Christ. This is one of the most comprehensive works on the Pre-trib Rapture you will ever read. It is not a collection of the same evidences that you find at every turn (even if you fail to grasp those evidences). Rather, it is a collection of some of the most detailed and in-depth studies that have ever been penned. You will see a few familiar points in this book. However, even those familiar positions will take a new twist, delving deep into the roots of the rapture which are found in the very earliest words of the Torah. The Lord continues to open up the understanding of the rapture for this final generation. We are the terminal generation. Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus.