Episode six (season 1) opens with Coach Lasso dealing with the after shock of an official 'separation' for wife, Michelle. He finally takes off the wedding ring which has gained some camera prominence up until this point. The ensuing day is fraught with struggle for Lasso as he looks to cope. His response? He decides to 'bury' himself in his work. No, correct, that — bury is too morbid...'bathe' is better. What do we do when things aren't going well at home, or at work? Men, especially tend to retreat and dive more fully into places where they believe they can experience achievement or success or receive praise to compensate for the hurt and loss. But does that form of

Last October, partner church Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church (CCPC) made their way to Juárez, Mexico for the 28th time in a nearly 34-year history. Every year, CCPC goes down seeking to make an impact in a neighborhood just a stone's throw away from the boarder, with the University of Texas - El Paso's college buildings in plain sight. La Iglesia Maranatha and Pastor Jorge Mata has been serving in the Felipe Ángeles neighborhood for those many, many years. One of the annual traditions for the family mission trip of CCPC is to play a "friendly" soccer (fútbol) match prior to the week's worth of work on a Sunday in a local park. This trip was no different as team members,

Last summer, I was blessed to visit Cambridge, England for a Sports and Christianity Conference. While I was there, I was interested to learn a unique piece of football history. Apparently, the first known instance of codifying (or writing down) the rules of association football happened in Cambridge. In 1848, a group of Cambridge University students wrote out a set of 11 rules. They nailed these to the trees surrounding Parker’s Piece, a large grassy park in central Cambridge. Today, on the From the Touchline podcast, I look at the final rule, Rule 11: Every match shall be decided by a majority of goals. Our final life and faith lesson from these Cambridge rules will take a look at what

This morning, fourteen members from Wilderness Church flew to Primo Tapia, Mexico to serve at the La Hermosa Orphanage. The church team requested soccer gear from Soccer Chaplains United’s Community Project request program. You can follow the teams progress and blog updates below. La Hermosa Orphanage Pastor Jakeb Chambers (pictured below, right) has been partnering with La Hermosa since their inception in 2018. The orphanage was built by a local church, and resides on the property. The pastor of that church was himself an orphan, and was adopted by the pastor that served before him. What a legacy! The team is traveling to lead a soccer camp and provide some aid, stability during a time of transition. La Hermosa recently

The 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup is over and the time for the Soccer Chaplains United devotional is winding down. This is the last week on the podcast and author Jordan Medas reads the final weekly devotional for the podcast. We pray that your New Year is off to great start and that you discover new ways to Worship God wholeheartedly this year! We encourage you if you haven't purchased the devotional, it's available on Amazon in Spanish and English and Portuguese. The links below are for the US AmazonSmile website where your purchase also helps our organization (if you designate Soccer Chaplains United), but if you have Amazon in or near your country, you can purchase it through there