In celebration of the end of Advent, Soccer Chaplains United's devotional ebook, The Light is Coming, will be free on Amazon on Christmas Day. The Light is Coming is our rewrite and revision of the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup devotional offering. It is now available on Amazon globally via the link above. With one year passed since we wrote for the Men's World Cup, this devotional has been edited and re-written to remove time references, make it less "2022 World Cup" centric, and to also make it easier for individuals and teams to utilize in any 8-week span. Our 2022 World Cup devotional remains available for sale on Amazon and is available in Spanish and Portuguese as well. Follow

Christmas is almost here, just a few days remain. Today, we listen and reflect on the sixth and next to last antiphon: O come, Desire of nations... This title for the Messiah, for Jesus, begs the question: is he really the Desire of the nations? We look at the words of Haggai the prophet to learn more. On the podcast during this season of Advent we have been exploring themes within a particular 'hymn' that has helped worshippers prepare for Jesus's arrival. Since the 8th century, the Church has been singing the “O” antiphons. An antiphon is a short sentence sung or recited before or after a psalm or canticle. The “O” antiphons are so named as each line begins

I had the privilege of being interviewed by Chad Burmeister on the You Matter to Christ podcast which recently aired. The interview, about 30 min long, had me reflecting on a bit of my own journey as a chaplain and as a Christian. One of the most interesting questions that Chad asked me was, "What would the younger self say to my self today?" I usually have pondered this question in reverse and I felt like this was a great twist to a common way of reflecting. You'll have to listen to the podcast to hear what I said! You can hear the podcast here. It is also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and other listening apps, you

We'd like to say thank you to everyone who took part in the ColoradoGives Day and made a gift to Soccer Chaplains United. From November 1 to December 5, Soccer Chaplains United was able to raise $5,057 through the ColoradoGives Day program toward its year end fundraising needs. Currently, we are estimating a deficit of about $10,000 as we pass the midway point of December. Thank you for considering giving a year-end gift toward our organization and work if you have not already. Soccer Chaplains United is non-profit, 501(c)3 and depends upon the financial support of our partners to carry out our work of developing chaplaincy across all levels of soccer. Please consider making a contribution today to help us

Today, I am really pleased to announce the volunteer Tacoma Defiance chaplain, Jubal McDaniel, will become the West Coast Chaplaincy Manager for Soccer Chaplains United. The role will "officially" begin January 1, 2024, but in truth, Jubal has been doing the work for some time. With the chaplain growth that we experienced in 2023 (8 chaplains and 40% growth), the importance of continuing to support our existing chaplains and continue to discover and develop new chaplains is leading to this new organizational structure augmentation. As "Chaplain Manager," Jubal will be tasked to 1) support chaplains within the Pacific timezone and 2) work to discover and develop out new chaplains for new chaplain opportunities that arise. Jubal joined Soccer Chaplains United