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Emmaus: Making Faith Sense of Mental Health, Part One

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I have podcasted before on The Emmaus Road as a biblical text that helps us to make sense of grief, but as Luke 24:13-35 is one of my favorite texts, it has grown on me a bit more with some new and different insights and I wanted to revisit it again during this month of May. May is usually an emphasis on mental health and mental health is a massive issue in professional sports, especially soccer. So how can we integrate more of our Christian faith and belief with aides and helps with our mental health? I think certain texts in the Bible stand out to help us more.

Today, I share two lessons in part one of this months feature. The first lesson might be simply stated that God is always making the first move and coming toward us. Secondly, we might be blind (emotionally, spiritually, etc) for any number of reasons, but that doesn’t mean that God isn’t with us or near. I recently preached a sermon on this same subject that you can view here on the Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church YouTube channel.

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.

The Soccer Psalms – Psalm 137

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Psalm 137 is one of those parts of the Bible that can make someone cringe if we don’t look deeper into the text and historical context…known as an “imprecatory psalm” is calls about a curse for a particular city and its people. Can we do that as Christians? It’s a little bit longer of a reflection and meditation on today’s podcast, but where the Bible says “Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks…” I have translated it for soccer as, “Blessed is the club that steals your academy athletes…” Listen in to learn more about how we ought to see ourselves and God in the midst of evil.

The Soccer Psalms, is a self-published book available on Amazon. (You can also find The Football Psalms-a British version-if you appreciate the different terms around the game). Both books are available globally on Amazon and contain 31 psalms that have been translated into “soccer psalms” — with words, language, and metaphors that connect soccer to God’s Word. I also include some reflection on the context and writing as well as some questions for reflection. Check out the book below:

The Soccer Psalms: https://mybook.to/thesoccerpsalms

The Football Psalms: https://mybook.to/thefootballpsalms-uk

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.

The Soccer Psalms – Psalm 134

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Psalm 134 is a song that would have been sung by worshippers as they were leaving the temple in Jerusalem and are blessing the Levite workers who remain there readying the temple for the next day. In the Soccer Psalm version from my recent book, I’ve imagined Psalm 134 to come out like a song we might sing with the stadium cleaners and security guards as we leave the home ground with a victory and a sense of joy in our hearts. How can we bless those who work in these common spaces and share the joy of the Beautiful Game with these “less seen” people? That’s what we are talking about on today’s podcast.

The Soccer Psalms, is a self-published book available on Amazon. (You can also find The Football Psalms-a British version-if you appreciate the different terms around the game). Both books are available globally on Amazon and contain 31 psalms that have been translated into “soccer psalms” — with words, language, and metaphors that connect soccer to God’s Word. I also include some reflection on the context and writing as well as some questions for reflection. Check out the book below:

The Soccer Psalms: https://mybook.to/thesoccerpsalms

The Football Psalms: https://mybook.to/thefootballpsalms-uk

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.

The Soccer Psalms – Psalm 22

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Today, on the podcast, we look at Psalm 22 in both the Bible and the Soccer Psalm from my recent book. Psalm 22 is the most-oft quoted psalm in the New Testament. All four Gospel writers talk of Jesus saying the opening lines from the cross. The psalm gives language to a person who feels alone and abandoned. In soccer, it doesn’t take much for an athlete to feel this way or even a coach. We can feel like we are alone in much of what we are trying to do, but are we ever truly alone if God is part of our lives? We look at this and more.

The Soccer Psalms, is a self-published book available on Amazon. (You can also find The Football Psalms-a British version-if you appreciate the different terms around the game). Both books are available globally on Amazon and contain 31 psalms that have been translated into “soccer psalms” — with words, language, and metaphors that connect soccer to God’s Word. I also include some reflection on the context and writing as well as some questions for reflection. Check out the book below:

The Soccer Psalms: https://mybook.to/thesoccerpsalms

The Football Psalms: https://mybook.to/thefootballpsalms-uk

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.

The Soccer Psalms – Psalm 2

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Today, on the podcast, we continue going through The Soccer Psalms. I read the 2nd Psalm and Soccer Psalm from my recent book, and offer a reflection and mediation on understanding that there is evil in the world. How do we reconcile that evil with a God who is supposedly “good”? And the fact that this good God created the world and everything in it? Psalm 2 helps remind us that there is One in Jesus who rises above the kings and kingdoms of this world and the corruption inherent within and we are to follow Him.

The Soccer Psalms, is a self-published book available on Amazon. (You can also find The Football Psalms-a British version-if you appreciate the different terms around the game). Both books are available globally on Amazon and contain 31 psalms that have been translated into “soccer psalms” — with words, language, and metaphors that connect soccer to God’s Word. I also include some reflection on the context and writing as well as some questions for reflection. Check out the book below:

The Soccer Psalms: https://mybook.to/thesoccerpsalms

The Football Psalms: https://mybook.to/thefootballpsalms-uk

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.

The Soccer Psalms – Psalm 1

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Today, on the podcast, I read—Psalm 1 and Soccer Psalm 1—from my recent book, The Soccer Psalms. In the reflection and mediation questions, we consider what it looks like to live a life as a footballer and as a person that follows a road which seeks out the pathway of God. Psalm 1 is the first psalm in the Bible and it comes with a promise for the one who is different, who is distinct and set apart. Psalm 1 is a “pillar flanking” our way toward prayer and conversation with God.

The Soccer Psalms, is a self-published book available on Amazon. (You can also find The Football Psalms-a British version-if you appreciate the different terms around the game). Both books are available globally on Amazon and contain 31 psalms that have been translated into “soccer psalms” — with words, language, and metaphors that connect soccer to God’s Word. I also include some reflection on the context and writing as well as some questions for reflection. Check out the book below:

The Soccer Psalms: https://mybook.to/thesoccerpsalms

The Football Psalms: https://mybook.to/thefootballpsalms-uk

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.

Episode 303 in the 303 – A Celebratory Review of the Podcast

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A few weeks ago, we hit a major milestone with the From the Touchline podcast: 300 episodes. This is episode #303 and in honor of living and working and being in the 303 area code (Denver), we’re going to take a look back on the past. All the while, I’ve been working to create a new podcast opener (featuring today) as well as having new podcast cover artwork as we continue podcasting into the foreseeable future.

Thanks for listening today as I look back over the past 7-8 years of podcasting and sharing some of the highlights (and maybe a lowlight or critique) of what this podcasting journey has looked like and been. Beginning in February of 2018, I produced 14 podcast episodes that year and 2019 saw 16 episodes before beginning to commit to the weekly rhythm, routine, and work of a weekly podcast from 2020 on…we’ve only had one week (June of 2022) where we didn’t get a podcast done!

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.

First time guest appearance on How Soccer Explains Leadership podcast

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A few weeks ago, I was privileged to be a guest on the How Soccer Explains Leadership podcast with host Phil Darke. Over the course of the hour-long podcast, I reflected on my 24-year journey serving as a volunteer chaplain in professional soccer and some of the profound ways that the Beautiful Game intersects with faith, leadership, and personal growth.

In the episode (#165), I had the chance to talk with Phil about my passion for soccer, ministry, and how this relates to leadership. it was kind of fun to share my story of going from being a sub-average high school soccer player to college soccer team videographer to volunteer chaplain with the Colorado Rapids over two decades ago.

Not only did we cover my own soccer story, but we dove a bit into my experience in founding Soccer Chaplains United, and how I navigate my role as a chaplain with players from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, and some of the leadership lessons I have learned along the way. Additionally, I shared some insights relating to identity, performance, purpose, and calling from my interactions with players and coaches. One of the things I try to emphasize most is the importance of holistic care and leadership both on and off the field.

One question I ask, “Can I help athletes move…from a sense of performance driven identity into purpose identity…someone can even understand that they are ‘called?’ And a calling is, I think, higher than purpose…and so to understand a calling is so much more helpful for athletes.

We also had a chance to discuss my book, The Soccer Psalms, as well as my own sense of calling and purpose. An interesting aspect, as well, was in sharing some experiences in using life lessons from soccer in my marriage and parenting.

To hear more, listen to episode 165 of How Soccer Explains Leadership, available on all major podcast platforms.

Prayer – The Lord’s Prayer as a Game Plan for Life

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Prayer is one of the pivotal practices that Christian people focus in on during the season of Lent and the lead up to Easter. Prayer is perhaps one of the most foundational aspects of Christian living because it is about a conversation with God and sometimes we struggle to know what to say or what to pray when it comes time to spending time with Him.

Today, on the podcast, we look at Jesus’ teaching on prayer — specifically, what we know today as The Lord’s Prayer. But the Lord’s Prayer isn’t for the Lord — it’s for us and it’s the way that we can daily and hourly speak with God. So, whether your lacing up the boots on match day or for a training session, give a listen to how this prayer might help inform your football and faith life.

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.

Fasting – A Faithful Practice for Football

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As we go through the season of Lent, there are three spiritual disciplines and practices that Christians often observe — prayer, fasting, and giving. Last week, we looked at generosity and giving. This week we look at the spiritual discipline of fasting and some of its parallels and connections to soccer.

Today, on the podcast, we look at some of the biblical examples of fasting, some of the purposes and intents behind fasting, and what God really desires to see in those moments when we fast. If you’re a Christian athlete that is considering to fast, please make sure that you consult with a team dietician, athletic trainer, or physician ahead of time.

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.

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