The World Cup will generate $13B this year.
Human trafficking generates $236B every year — 18x more.
Behind that number are real people being exploited for profit.
The scale is massive. So is our ability to respond.
Visit https://t.co/lPDotGFoit to take action. 🧡
The whole Bible points to Jesus!
39 Old Testament books
27 New Testament books
66 Books in all, and they all point to Jesus.
In Genesis, He's the breath of life
Exodus, the Passover Lamb
Leviticus, He's our High Priest
Numbers, The fire by night
Deuteronomy, He's Moses' voice
Joshua, He is salvation's choice
Judges, law giver
Ruth, the kinsmen-redeemer
First and second Samuel, our trusted prophet
Kings and Chronicles, He's sovereign
Ezra, true and faithful scribe
Nehemiah, He's the rebuilder of broken walls & lives
Esther, He's Mordecai's courage
Job, the timeless redeemer
Psalms, He is our morning song
Proverbs, wisdom's cry
Ecclesiastes, the time and season
Song of Solomon, He is the lover's dream
Isaiah, He's Prince of Peace
Jeremiah, the weeping prophet
Lamentations, the cry for Israel
Ezekiel, He's the call from sin
Daniel, the stranger in the fire
Hosea, He is forever faithful
Joel, He's the Spirits power
Amos, the arms that carry us
Obadiah, He's the Lord our Savior
Jonah, He's the great missionary
Micah, the promise of peace
Nahum, He is our strength and our shield
Habakkuk and Zephaniah, He's pleading for revival
Haggai, He restores a lost heritage
Zechariah, our fountain
Malachi, He is the son of righteousness rising with healing in His wings
In Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John, He is God, Man, Messiah
Book of Acts, His Spirit is the fire from heaven
Romans, He's the grace of God
Corinthians, the power of love
Galatians, He is freedom from the curse of sin
Ephesians, our glorious treasure
Philippians, the servants heart
Colossians, He's the 2nd Person of the Godhead Trinity
Thessalonians, our coming King
Timothy, Titus, Philemon He's our mediator and our faithful Pastor
Hebrews, the everlasting covenant
James, the one who heals the sick.
First and Second Peter, he is our Shepherd
1, 2, 3 John & Jude, He is the lover coming for His bride
In Revelation, He is King of Kings & Lord of Lords
(He Is (lyrics) by Aaron Jeoffrey)
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Today, South African football mourn the loss of a talented player whose passion, dedication, and love for the beautiful game inspired many. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family, loved ones, teammates, and everyone affected by this devastating loss.
May his soul rest in eternal peace. You will never be forgotten, Jayden. 🕊️💛💚🇿🇦
#RIPJaydenAdams
Today, as every day, we remember Diogo Jota and André Silva, who tragically passed away one year ago.
Through immeasurable loss and incalculable pain, the impact they made and the legacies they left behind - not only within the footballing world, but in the hearts and minds of so many around the world - has shone through over the last 12 months.
All of our love, support, thoughts and prayers continue to be with Diogo and André's families, friends and all those whose lives were touched by them.
Forever in our hearts, forever our number 20 ❤️
WARNING: Longer post (but worth reading or bookmarking for later).
Your life has seasons.
Each one is unique. Characterized by its own distinct desires, struggles, opportunities, and identity.
But one reflection I've had recently is just how easy it is to completely disassociate with the present season.
To give all your time and energy toward a longing for some nostalgic memory of a prior season or an anticipation for some beautiful state of a future season.
You look back at the past and all you see is sunshine. Because it all worked out. You forget (or glaze over) the struggle you endured. You're here today. You made it. You're alive. You're doing fine.
You look forward at the future and dream on what could be. You'll have so much more. More freedom. More purpose. More health. More deep connection. More everything.
The past is beautiful and the future feels limitless. So, logically, you slowly start to treat everything about the present as the bridge. A dash connecting your past and your future. A gap to be crossed as quickly as possible.
Everything you do today is in anticipation of some eventual end state.
I'm doing this now, so that I can have that later.
Unfortunately, the danger of that dissociation with the present is significant. You may spend your entire life living for a future that has a decidedly mirage-like property. You inch closer, but when it's right in front of you, it disappears and reappears on the horizon.
You may spend your entire life skipping through the present, deferring your presence, your joy, and your very humanity to a future that never comes.
In a classic French fable, a young boy is gifted with a magic ball of golden thread. He's told that if he simply pulls on the thread, time will leap forward. The catch, of course, is that once it's pulled, it can never be put back.
The young boy takes advantage of the newfound powers. Each time he's faced with a boring day at school, a frustrating set of chores, or a scolding from his parents, he pulls the thread, skipping through to the good parts.
As an adult, he continues, leaping through mundane struggles in his marriage, the friction of having a newborn, and the boredom at work. He finds himself pulling on the thread more and more, avoiding even the most minor inconveniences of his life.
But when he wakes up one day and sees an old man looking back at him in the mirror, he's filled with regret. He realizes in that moment that as he chose to skip through the boredom, struggles, and friction, so too did he miss the real texture of being alive.
How often do we all do the same? How easily do we default into this disassociation? Disconnecting from the present in anticipation of some future.
A mentor recently asked me this:
"Where are you going and why are you in such a rush?"
It hit me hard.
And to be honest, I haven't stopped replaying those words since he said them.
Why are you in such a rush?
The world wants you to rush into everything. Rushed decisions. Rushed conversations. Rushed relationships. Rushed timelines.
In doing so, you slowly relinquish your agency. You give up your claim on your own life. Surrender authorship to a pen that was never even yours.
In a world that wants you to rush, the ultimate act of rebellion is presence.
Be in the season you're in. Don't romanticize the past, don't fantasize the future. Be here. Be now. Be in this. All of its texture, depth, and struggle. All of its joy, tension, and pain. Sit with the uncertainty. Become friends with it. Fall in love with it.
Because every single thing you do today is something your younger self dreamed of and something your older self will wish they could go back and do.
The good old days are happening, right now.
And the next time you find yourself skipping through the present, remember these words:
Where are you going and why are you in such a rush?
Bafana Bafana enter the history books as they progress to the next round of the FIFA World Cup for the first time ever thanks to a Thapelo Maseko goal in the 2nd half
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