1. Euro 2012 photos
I’ve been enjoying watching some of the Euro 2012 matches on watchespn.com, though I can’t say I particularly have a vested interest in any one country. The Big Picture has a great collection of photos of fans from the first few days of the tournament, held this year in Ukraine and Poland.
2. Cristianismo Hoy
It sounds like Christianity Today may begin publishing a Spanish language magazine in 2013:
The decision marks a significant step to engage the United States’ exploding Latino church community—nearly 15% of Latinos in America are now evangelical, according to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, and that number continues to rise. “Cristianismo Hoy aims to provide a credible, balanced, and unifying evangelical voice for Spanish speaking church leaders in the United States and around the world,” reads the new edition’s working purpose statement.
3. Civility in America
There’s an interesting new infographic out on civility in the US. Here’s the intro paragraph:
A rancorous political environment is primarily responsible for driving a “national civility disorder” and most Americans say politics is increasingly uncivil, complicating resolution of major issues and deterring qualified people from entering public service. Weber Shandwick and Powell Tate partnered with KRC Research to conduct the third annual poll on Civility in America: A Nationwide Survey.
4. La Vida Plena
EFCA Today magazine has an inspiring story on business discipleship ministry in San Jose, Costa Rica, written by Daniel Jenkins who leads the ministry there (HT R.J. Caswell):
Many organizations teach the poor job skills and business practices. But as the church, we bring something more: the gospel of Jesus Christ. This gospel calls us to la vida plena, or “full life,” and it transforms every aspect of our lives, including our work.
5. Dying for Land
If you’ve seen the 1980s movie The Mission, based on historical events in South America in the 1700s, watch this video to see what life is like for the Guaraní in Brazil today:
Repaso is intended as a thought-provoking compilation of news and commentary from the past week related to the intersections of faith, development, justice and peace. As always, I welcome your thoughts on any of the links and ideas in this roundup!
[Photo credit: Andres Kudacki/Associated Press via The Big Picture]
If you don’t have a vested interest in any particular team, you should root for Spain. We’re the best! Viva Espana!!
Well, I suppose I DID pick a photo of Spanish fans for the header image…
hmmm… so u r just switching to whatever nation is suggested to you eh? (i will leave the implication hanging)
i must say the spirit of this tourny has been marvelous, listening to the seemingly endless & deafening singing of the irish fans during their 2nd match (which they lost & were horrible in) was inspiring…they were outplayed the whole match but the fans sang louder than any i have heard in a long time
bravo good goodwill & sportsmanship
Well, I do like Spain, but I was also pulling for Netherlands… despite their disappointing performance. And I have a love/hate relationship watching Portugal. But you’re right – that Irish singing was amazing. And I’m glad Poland and Russia haven’t declared war on each other after their fans’ skirmishes in Warsaw.