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Soccer vs Cricket

Generation Next embraces the A-League is an interesting article comparing the crowd at yesterdays football (soccer) match and the crowd at the cricket match next door.

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Here’s a snippet:

Yesterday, generation next chose soccer over cricket. There were more aviator sunglasses at the SFS than on the set of Top Gun. Twenty-something women in tight shorts almost outnumbered the blokes with designer sideburns. They all marched through the gates to the techno beats of an outdoor DJ, who bleeped and tweaked alongside the main entrance.

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Why I’m NOT going to the Grand Final

The big game is tonight and I’m not going. I’m not going because I worship the Creator and not creation. I’m not going because I worship the Saviour and not soccer.

Mariners Fever

We finished at our old church in January and it was a genuine temptation to not start at our new church until March, so I could spend February watching all the big Sunday night matches. How stupid! That would have been serving a false god (soccer) instead of the True and Living God (Jesus).

If you know me at all, you’d know that I love soccer, but I hope you also know that I love Jesus more.

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C.J. Mahaney Podcast

Sovereign Grace have just begun a new podcast: Leadership Interview Series. It’s particularly aimed at Pastors in thinking through Christian leadership, but is beneficial for all listeners. Josh Harris is the host along with Jeff Purswell and C.J. Mahaney (he’s now blogging).

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I’ve only listened to the first few minutes, but the show notes have links to some great books and resources. I look forward to learning from CJ’s cross-centred wisdom.

Click here to subscribe in iTunes.