Yesterday, we released a special edition podcast, Emmaus - Coping with Grief. In the light of a couple of recent deaths of former footballer's, this special edition podcast under From the Touchline is designed to give some coping skills to those who are perhaps faced with a sudden and shocking loss or death. In my experience as a chaplain in hospice care,  as well as serving parishioners in the church and the football (soccer) community — death, especially the death of a young person can take a tremendous spiritual and mental toll. I have found that the account of the two travelers on the road to Emmaus, found in the Gospel of Luke 24:13-36, had helped me to identify where I am

Today, we released Spiritual Fitness Exercises as a podcast episode under From the Touchline. In this episode, I suggest some helpful starts to get your spiritual fitness journey underway. I have always had trouble with some of the devotional and spiritual discipline parts of my walk with Jesus and I share a few suggestions to help spur you on. From devotional resources to prayer apps and more. Tune in and send us your feedback or topics that you might like to hear in a future episode. From the Touchline is a short-feature (10 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney and occasional guests touching on various issues around faith, family, and football. Check out the Soccer Chaplains United App and go

How spiritually fit are you? In this edition of From the Touchline, Rev Brad recalls the cross-training movement of the early 2000's and applies the principle of being cross-trained for one's spiritual fitness as well as one's physical and mental fitness.  Inquiries and feedback can be sent to podcast@soccerchaplainsunited.org. From the Touchline is a short-feature (10 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney and occasional guests touching on various issues around faith, family, and football. Check out the Soccer Chaplains United App and go to the Media section. Under podcasts you will see a new podcast for 8/21/2019 entitled "Spiritual Fitness." If you don't have the app yet, you can download the Soccer Chaplains United App from the Google and App Store. Search "SoccChaplain"

Do you pray? Struggle with words? Don't know what to say? Rev Brad shares a couple of stories of a simple prayer that he has learned to pray over the years. Check out our new section in the podcast area entitled "Prayers." Inquiries and feedback can be sent to podcast@soccerchaplainsunited.org. From the Touchline is a short-feature (10 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney and occasional guests touching on various issues around faith, family, and football. Check out the Soccer Chaplains United App and go to the Media section. Under podcasts you will see a new podcast for 5/23/2018 entitled "From the Touchline - An Introduction" If you don't have the app yet, you can download the Soccer Chaplains United App from

Rev Brad Kenney looks briefly at the life of Saint Brendan the Navigator. Brendan's life was one spent exploring the world that God was sending he and others out into, but Brendan begins his journey on top of a mountain praying, to discern if God is really calling him into this amazing journey. Maybe God is calling you to something amazing. Maybe you need to get away to a mountaintop to pray. Rev Brad also reads a portion of Brendan's mountaintop prayer from Celtic Daily Prayer. Inquiries and feedback can be sent to podcast@soccerchaplainsunited.org. From the Touchline is a short-feature (10 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney and occasional guests touching on various issues around faith, family, and football. Check out the Soccer