David Beckham was ridiculed by many when he agreed to take a 70% pay cut to join the LA Galaxy, but two ‘unique’ clauses in his contract at the MLS club would change everything. It remains one of the greatest transfers in football history. 31 years old, then England international bekham When he left Madrid in the summer of 2007 for the glitz and glamor of California, he decided to embark on a new challenge. He spent the last 15 years playing against the elite teams of Europe, winning trophies with Manchester United. real Madrid, so when he packed his stuff for a league that was only 10 years old,…

We live in a 24-hour news age where we are constantly bombarded with information from websites, social media, and television. There is some fascinating news that you may have missed because of this flood. Here are nine such events and discoveries from 2022 that you may not have heard of. 1. The earliest known star chart was found in an ancient Christian manuscript. The oldest known map of the constellations, Hipparchus’ catalog of lost stars, was found on parchment stored in the Bible Museum. The map was written in the fifth century on sheets of parchment that were recycled half a millennium later. save the christian manuscript “Codex Climaci Rescriptus”…

I’ve seen this many times. An American on a short tour walks through our church doors in Iraq. Bright-eyed, full of enthusiasm for cross-cultural service. Maybe he’s read a book or two about missions. Maybe this is a book I wrote about short-term missionaries—because I love their ministry! But then comes the criticism: “Your church is too Western.” I know I shouldn’t, but at that moment I always get defensive. I wonder how you could look at a church of over 20 nationalities and call it Western. Our urban church may seem globalized, but I don’t think it’s Western. I suspect that the short-term missionaries thought we should sit on…

“Man does not live by bread alone, he lives by every word that comes out of the mouth of God.”Matthew 4:4 Here Jesus is quoting Deuteronomy in the Old Testament because after fasting for 40 days, weeks and weeks and weeks, he is tempted and the devil tempts him to turn stones into bread. Matthew 4:4 Shows How Much Jesus Valued for God’s Word Jesus looked at him and said: “Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God.” Do you believe this? Do you live by every word that comes out of the mouth of God, which is more…

The United States national team has been shaken by allegations of domestic violence involving former coach Gregg Berhalter. Current national team star Giovanni Reyna is at the center of a controversy that has seen the young player’s family become involved in an incredibly public accusation. Reyna’s parents, her mother Danielle and father Claudio, were disturbed by Berhalter’s public statements detailing that an unidentified actor was nearly sent home from Qatar. While Gio’s name was not directly disclosed, it was soon clear that he was the subject when the Borussia Dortmund player confirmed this in an Instagram post the next day. Outraged by the comments, Danielle called US Football executives, including…

“Now, Lord, let your servant go in peace according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared before the face of all men, a light to illuminate the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.” Luke 2:29-32 Read Luke 2:22-39 Churches that still use the church’s ancient liturgy sing Nunc Dimittis, the words of Simeon recorded in Luke 2:29-32, in our Lord’s offering every Sunday after the Lord’s Supper. Ancient Simeon was ready to leave this life, but God had revealed to him that he would not die until he saw the Messiah of the Lord, the promised Messiah and the Redeemer from…

Comment on this story Comment Emeritus Pope XVI. John Paul was a tireless traveler with a charming smile. His successor is a scholar of a scholar. One used charisma to encourage the herd; the other is the written word. Now comes a much younger man, a master of new technologies, to pursue his mission of evangelizing and teaching. Location: A Midwestern college campus, not Rome. Reverend Michael Schmitz, a priest in the Diocese of Duluth, Minn., serves University of Minnesota Duluth students—but that’s not the surprising part. Entering its third year, Ascension Press’s “Gospel in One Year” podcast reaches audiences on a scale unimaginable before the digital age. The podcast…

Reading time: 3 minute Donald Trump Jr sells his MAGA scripture, We are the People’s Bible. And you might think it’s some kind of satirical story, but it’s not. The story of the Huffington Post Donald Trump Jr. Holy Hell Reached Through Bible Fundraising Video tells the story of a new scam by our old friend friend enemy of democracy. And if you think This sounds too crazy to be true and if it is, please make a videoyour dream has come true. To quote George Ducay, Oh. We the People Bible If you like neo-fascist design, the Bible looks pretty stylish. It has black letters on a black background…

Three years later, I finally finished reading the entire Bible. For the first time in my life, I read the Bible word for word; I didn’t skip verses, skim chapters, skim genealogies, or find a way through entire books. I didn’t have a plan. I started with my favorite Bible, Mark, and let the Spirit guide me from there. It is this time of year when people finally decide to read the Bible regularly. According to my last unofficial count, there are about 5 million different reading plans to help you understand the Bible. You can read with CS Lewis, read something called a “Bible summary,” read the Bible chronologically,…