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It Takes Time to Cook. Lessons for Thanksgiving

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Here in the United States, we observe the holiday of Thanksgiving. It’s a time when family and friends come together and give thanks and share a table. More and more these days, though, we can lose sight of the time and preparation that it can take for a good meal to be prepared, cooked, and then shared. We live in a microwave society where we want things with the convenience and quickness that comes as simply as pressing a few buttons and waiting just moments for food.

Today on the From the Touchline podcast, I share from Philippians 1:3-6, the words of the apostle Paul as he encourages the believers in Philippi that God would be faithful to complete the good work that he started in their lives. It’s a message that needs to be heard for the one who is coach, for the one who is the athlete, for the one who is on the staff — really for all of us, whether we are in football or not. God will be faithful to complete the good work. It takes time to cook!

From the Touchline is a short-feature (10-15 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney, Founder and Executive Director of Soccer Chaplains United and Volunteer Chaplain to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Rev Brad and occasional guests touch on various issues around the topics of faith, family, and football (soccer).

Also, don’t forget that you can listen in our app, SoccrChapUtd, in the Apple and Google store.

Ready, Set, Retreat! Brief Lessons on Getting Away.

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Getting away is a hard but necessary thing, especially when you’re in a caregiving kind of role. Jesus knew that he needed to get away and to get rest and he knew that his followers and friends needed to get rest and a bit of retreat. And even though Jesus never really gets the rest he needs, he still gives us this invitation that we find in Mark 6:31, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”

Today on the From the Touchline podcast, I share a few brief lessons that I’ve had to learn in my own times and attempts to get away and to rest and retreat. I don’t always hit the mark, but I think there are some valuable lessons to pass along.

From the Touchline is a short-feature (10-15 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney, Founder and Executive Director of Soccer Chaplains United and Volunteer Chaplain to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Rev Brad and occasional guests touch on various issues around the topics of faith, family, and football (soccer).

Also, don’t forget that you can listen in our app, SoccrChapUtd, in the Apple and Google store.

Lost Sons: Elder Son Mentalities

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Every year, around the middle of November, I usually highlight some aspect of the life and work of Saint Martin of Tours. Saint Martin’s story is where the origins of our English words, chapel and chaplain come from. His most poignent moment, perhaps, is when he robes a distressed man in the cold of winter. A part of my own practice and study has been to look at tother robing moments in scripture to learn from what it might mean for continued ministry of chaplaincy.

Today on the From the Touchline podcast, I read and reflect on Jesus’ parable of The Lost Son found in Luke 15:11-32. My reflections center around the posture and attitude of the elder brother and his response to the father and to his younger brother. What makes him so angry? What makes him refuse to enter into the celebration of his younger brother’s safe return?

From the Touchline is a short-feature (10-15 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney, Founder and Executive Director of Soccer Chaplains United and Volunteer Chaplain to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Rev Brad and occasional guests touch on various issues around the topics of faith, family, and football (soccer).

Also, don’t forget that you can listen in our app, SoccrChapUtd, in the Apple and Google store.

Pause a Minute to Peruse Peru: An Update

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Soccer Chaplains United Chaplain Greg Aydt took a few minutes, recently to share an update from this past summer’s trip to Peru. You can see the gear we packed out for Saint Patricks Presbyterian from our previous story. Greg shared the following highlights:

  • A small team from St Patrick Presbyterian Church in Collierville served with Peru Mission in Trujillo, Peru.
  • The team served in the morning at Geneva School, a distinctly Christian school started by Peru Mission to serve the urban poor in that area by helping with ESL, reading, chapel, and PE.
  • Also served in their medical clinic and constructing a building for the school
  • Able to give away all of the soccer gear from SCU’s Community Project
  • Students from 2nd-10th grade were overjoyed and incredibly grateful to receive different pieces of gear from the US
  • It was well deserved as they spent most of their week in PE destroying the gringos in soccer
  • The PE teacher wasn’t sure what to think about these Americans flying all the way to Peru to help out. He was a bit reserved and confused the first day. But as the week went on, he participated more, showed off his soccer skills as a former pro, and was grateful to collaborate with the Americans.
  • The highlight of the week was to give the PE teacher a Memphis 901 FC jersey signed by the entire mission team from St Patrick.
  • These gifts to students and teachers were a great way to build a bond of trust and point them, in a very small way, to the far reaching, overwhelming generosity of our God

When you financially support Soccer Chaplains United a portion of your gift automatically goes to help our community projects and requests. You can give specifically to help cover our costs by making a gift through PushPay — simply select Community Project from the selectable funds. Your financial gift helps us purchase new soccer equipment, sponsor individuals projects and organizations, and to cover associated costs of providing Bibles, soccer equipment, and other outreach tools locally and around the world!

All Saints Day: Colorado Rapids Community

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November 1 in the church calendar is All Saints Day. It is a time to acknowledge all known and unknown saints throughout all moments in time. Often times, church communities will take some time on the Sunday closest to November 1 to honor, recognize, and commemorate those who have “gone before,” the “communion of saints,” the community of those who believe in God.

Today on the From the Touchline podcast, I take some time to honor and memorialize people who have been part of the Colorado Rapids Community and have since died. From Kelvin Norman in 2005 to a couple of youth players who died just a month and a half ago, I share a list of some 16 names of people that have been connected to the club and my time there. Where appropriate I share a short story or memory of them. The hope and encouragement is that we need to take time to remember and honor people who have been part of our lives and we part of theirs.

From the Touchline is a short-feature (10-15 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney, Founder and Executive Director of Soccer Chaplains United and Volunteer Chaplain to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Rev Brad and occasional guests touch on various issues around the topics of faith, family, and football (soccer).

Also, don’t forget that you can listen in our app, SoccrChapUtd, in the Apple and Google store.

Giving Season begins in advance of ColoradoGives Day!

Soccer Chaplains United, like many Colorado-based non-profits participates in ColoradoGives Day. ColoradoGives Day is part of the ColoradoGives program sponsored by Community First Foundation. Through ColoradoGives.org donors and philanthropic-minded people can support local, Colorado-based non-profits that meet certain criteria. Those nonprofits are then eligible to receive a portion of an incentive fund that adds to the donation total.

Early giving began November 1 which means that all donations made through ColoradoGives.org will be counted toward our December 9 efforts.

Check out our ColoradoGives Page

This Year’s CO GivesDay Goal? $10,000

Last year, we raised just under $5,000. This year, we are hoping to see that number increase. Because of the number of chaplain losses this year and replacement for next year, we’re looking to raise $45,000 in our last quarter of 2025.

Soccer Chaplains United is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which relies on the generous support of individual donors and church partners to carry out its work of chaplaincy in soccer. 

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