Kevin Cushing

Kevin was a pastor’s kid, and quickly came to understand that loving God was the most important choice he could make in his life. As he got older he came to appreciate that a relationship with Jesus Christ was not only spiritually fulfilling, but intellectually and emotionally satisfying as well. Professionally, Kevin started off acting on stage and in media, and he wrote and directed some Christian films and documentaries when he was a young man.  He spent many years in motion picture and television development, and then as a marketing executive at a successful dotcom. Throughout his career, Kevin has maintained a close relationship and love for the local church and has been a sought-after speaker as well as writer of devotions and dramatic material used in worship.

A MESSAGE FROM KEVIN

IT’S NOT OVER

“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.  He who believes in me will live, even though he dies.” (John 11:25) In 2004, the Boston Red Sox made one of the greatest comebacks in all of sports history.  Playing their arch nemesis, the New York Yankees, they were down 3 games to none in the National League Championship.  They were on their way to losing the fourth game and the series at home.  They were being swept by the Yankees!  To the loyal Boston fans, this was just one more bit of evidence of what they called “the curse of the Bambino.”  In 1920, the Red Sox had traded their best player, Babe Ruth, to the Yankees.  Ruth went on to shatter baseball records, and the Yankees went on to win 26 World Series in the 86 years that followed, but for the same 86 years the Red Sox never won another World Series.  Their curse seemed very real. But in that championship series game 4 in 2004 a strange thing started to happen.  Down 4-3 to the Yankees in the bottom of the 9th, on the brink of elimination, Boston managed to manufacture a run (involving our own Dodger manager Dave Roberts) and send the game to extra innings.  They ended up winning the game in the 12th inning with a David Ortiz home run.  Still needing to win three games in a row, Boston managed to turn the momentum around.  They won the fifth game at home, and then needed to win games 6 and 7 in the hostile environs of Yankee Stadium.  Their veteran pitcher Curt Schilling pitched game six after some crude surgery had been performed on his ankle in the locker room, and as the game went on, his ankle was bleeding through his sock, but he managed to pitch effectively and will his team to victory. The Red Sox went on to win the series, four victories in a row, after being down in the bottom of the 9th and about to be swept by the Yankees.  Boston also went on to win the World Series in a sweep of the St Louis Cardinals.  They had gone from the brink of elimination to an 8-game win streak that broke their 86-year curse and win them a championship. This month, we are starting on a new series called “The Bible’s Greatest Comebacks.”  People in Scripture who were down and counted out, only to emerge victorious, with their life altered by an experience of God’s faithfulness.  As Jesus told Mary and Martha, at the death of their brother Lazarus:  “I am the resurrection and the life.”  In other words, “It’s not over til I SAY it’s over.” Come be inspired by these stories of heroes being stretched to their limits and learning how to win with God’s power.  I’ll see you in church! With Christ’s love, Kevin