Sportily’s Lydia Ravenhill shares what she has learned about life, and about faith, through football.
Tag: Football
Football to faith
Nathan Youlton, PSALMS – Strategic Sports Minister One rainy November Saturday morning, two years ago, PSALMS started a pop-up football session in North Gloucester, aiming to reach out on behalfContinue reading
Back of the net!
An amazing celebration of the World Cup with a day-long football extravaganza, bringing local schools and communities together in the Cathedral Nave
Volunteer’s blog: What the Cathedral football tournament meant to me
A volunteer’s story
Play football INSIDE Gloucester Cathedral!
Jesus fished with the fishermen and taught with the teachers; would he play football with the footballers …?
Eternal Champions
I love football! Since the age of about 6 it has been my favourite sport, and has had the ability to occupy my attention for hours on end – playing,Continue reading
“Leicester City – the team of teams”
So, the underdog finally won the big prize. Leicester City, little Leicester City, are the new English Premier League Champions. A simply amazing story! I’ve been watching football for overContinue reading
The power of fear
The news this week has been full of the debate and vote on air strikes against IS in Syria, and violence and loss of life in so many countries. MyContinue reading
Is top sport becoming suicidal?
FIFA is caught in a huge soccer scandal with massive financial corruption being investigated. Every week there are yet more, tedious Premiership controversies about conduct on and off the footballContinue reading
Why were we so sure that England would win?
The evidence was against us. England has not won a Football World Cup since 1966. That’s 48 years of hoping and praying for a miracle! It was recognised that weContinue reading
