Posted on July 12, 2007 by coffeeshoptheologian
Mike Cope, a minister at Highland Church of Christ in Abilene, TX, has a good post likening the difficult position of refereeing to ministry. I’ve reffed a few games here and there and participated in sports all my growing up years (are those over yet?) and am not the least bit surprised we’ve got a [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2007 by coffeeshoptheologian
For someone like me who was once a decent athlete, a nagging injury can be… uh, nagging. Galling. Frustrating to say the least.
So now, after years of consistent problems from torn ligaments suffered in both ankles, I’m quickly getting used to the idea that I am officially a sports ‘has been.’ I have arrived at [...]
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