Archive for June, 2006

Well, in the wake of a dismal showing from my team, the Czech Republic, in the World Cup I have been reading some articles about the future of Czech soccer and I came across a very cool quote from the Czech head man, Karel Brückner. This quote of course is in light of the Czech’s performance, or lack of performance, from the Ghana and Italy games.

“Soccer is about finding extraordinary solutions in critical situations, unfortunately, we failed in critical times.”

The Czech national team did fail in those critical situations, but as I read this quote I couldn’t help but think about us, as Christians. We are living in a unique time in history and I asked myself (and now you), “Will we step up and find extraordinary solutions in critical situations or will our impact on our culture and our world look like the Czech impact on the 2006 World Cup?”
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As I am away from Prague I make it a point to read the PRAGUE POST, the English newspaper of Prague, often to keep up with Czech happenings and as I was czeching it out today I found an interesting article, entitled Searching for Saviors. Now I was more than a little intrigued to see the title, but I was more than intrigued as I read it.

The article, sadly, isn’t about Czech seeking the Savior, in the sense I pray and long for the Czechs seeking the Savior, but it is referring to Czechs that want to see the historical churches, that are left empty across the whole country, saved. You know Christianity is an after thought when this is happening to old church buildings:
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Well, once again Mark Driscoll, over at TheResurgence, has cranked out another great blog post. This time it is about how we can’t get away from the Substitutionary Atonement of Jesus on the cross. I find it sad, and interesting, that people are turning from this truth and doctrine that is at the bedrock of Christianity. So check out the POST and pass the link on to others! Here is a paragraph that I really enjoyed!

Nearly 2,000 years ago a poor, homeless, single man in his early thirties was executed by crucifixion like many other common criminals. He never wrote a book, never traveled more than 200 miles from his home, never held a political office, never married or had children, and never ran a company. His name is Jesus Christ and history is divided into the periods before and after his life. Time magazine named him “Man of the Millennium,” and more songs have been sung to, books written about, and artwork painted of him than anyone who has ever lived. Moreover, a few billion people alive today worship Him as their only God and deeply love Him unlike anyone who has ever lived.

Amen!