And Why It Matters Whether you’ve followed international soccer for years, or you've been swept up in soccer fever this summer for the first time, you’ve likely seen countless scenes of coaches & athletes circling up on the pitch on your screens. A particular scene caught my attention through the course of the tournament: after each game, members of the US Men’s National Team huddled in a circle that grew from 6 players in the pre-cup friendlies to the entire team and coachi

“What do you do?” After learning someone's name, that's usually the next question we ask. Maybe we ask where they're from or how they know the host—but eventually this question comes. Why? Do we really care that much about another person's job? Not exactly. We ask because we're trying to figure out who they are. Notice the assumption beneath the question: what someone does tells us who they are. Activity determines identity. Now, the answer is helpful. If someone is a detecti

When many people hear the word worship, they most likely just think of music. They picture a church gathering, a worship team leading songs, and a congregation singing together. While music is certainly a beautiful expression of worship, the biblical picture is much bigger. Worship is not simply something we do for a few minutes on a Sunday morning—it is the very purpose for which we were created. From the beginning, humanity was designed to know God, enjoy His presence, and