Reaching young people for Christ through sport
Have you ever had a conversation with someone and it would appear they are not listening to you at all. We have heard that old saying, the light’s on but nobody is in, or maybe you have been guilty of someone talking to you and you haven’t heard a word that was said to you.
Maybe we are not concentrating, or we can be distracted or we have so many things on our mind that are more important. There can be many reasons why [Read more...]
February 14th is Valentine’s Day. It’s a day when love is celebrated as people often send a card, chocolates or flowers to the one they love.
However, February 14th 2012 is not a date people associated with Glasgow Rangers F.C. will want to remember. It’s the day they officially went into administration as a club, being deducted 10 points in the league by the Scottish F.A. As a result of it. [Read more...]
In the Ballykeel Development Centre this season we have been looking at the bigger picture of the Old Testament. We started off with the story of Creation in the first few chapters of Genesis and have progressed through the main stories and events since then and have now arrived at the life of Joseph… remaining still in Genesis. [Read more...]
Mention the month of “January” to many people in the world of football and they immediately think of The Transfer Window. Yes, it’s that time of the year again, and if it is anything similar to last January it will be an exciting end to the month.
What a enthralling time it was in the transfer market last January when Fernando Torres transferred from Liverpool FC to Chelsea FC for the staggering sum of £50 million while Andy Carroll transferred from Newcastle United FC to Liverpool FC for a cheaper price of £35 million. [Read more...]
Do you ever think to yourself you are a bit different from everyone else and therefore not as good or “as cool” as everyone else, and because of this there’s no real point in trying to be successful in life?
If this is the case consider what Ellie Challis is achieving in life.
As a baby Ellie was struck down with meningitis. As a result of this she lost both arms and both legs. On seeing her for the first time after a six hour operation to remove her arms and legs her mother Lisa says she was so shocked she cried continuously as “there was so little left of her.” [Read more...]
