“When good soccer happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.” – Eduardo Galeano
There are few phenomena on this planet that truly transcend culture the way soccer does. Few phenomena so universally divide people either, of course. But for this one month every [...]
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A lover’s quarrel with the beautiful game
June 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books, Sports
Formational and relational transformation
May 25th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Books, Faith & Spirituality
One of the dangers you encounter when reading a book about the Christian life is that you underline all the most challenging parts of it and think of all the ‘lukewarm’ Christians out there it applies to. I first remember falling into this trap while reading The Cost of Discipleship by Bonhoeffer and being amazed [...]
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Is a church really a church if it exists only for itself?
May 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books, Faith & Spirituality
The tendency towards polarization in our society is rampant. We see it perhaps most clearly and prominently in political debates, but it happens all over the place, not the least of which being debates within and about the church. While polarizing voices do tend to get a lot of attention, it’s debatable whether they’re really [...]
Tags:church·Fuller Seminary·InterVarsity Press·missional·Origins Project·planting·Tim Morey