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Olympic Ministry - there are some alarms

Olympic Ministry - there are some alarms

There are three well established forms of Christian ministry associated with an Olympic Games and these three aspects of outreach and pastoral care have been highlighted in the Christian community\'s mind since the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics where they captured the imagination of Christians with effective publicity. .

  • United Cruise in Victory!!!

    Manchester United have gone back to the summit of the Premier League with an easy 3-0 win at home to neighbours Bolton. United had many chances and it was Scholes who opened the scoring on his return to Old Trafford before Carrick finished the route late in the second half. Bolton are now 2nd bottom of the table and in desperate need of points if they are to avoid the drop.

  • Historical Sports

    It\'s such an interesting question – \'What are the historical sports?\' - that a closer examination reveals some very interesting results.

  • Hockey drama from 1980 through to 2010

    Recently the Federal Cabinet Papers from 1980 were released and among these was the data associated with the 1980 Moscow Olympic boycott that the Australian Government led by then Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser tried to impose upon all Olympic sports – for Russia\'s invasion of Afghanistan.

  • Who plays what sports?

    This is a fascinating question as who plays what sports.

  • United end City's dream in dramatic derby!

    Manchester United have beaten Manchester City in a sensational encounter at Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

  • Sport and Art

    Sport and Art has been linked for as long as sport has been part of life. For hundreds of years the British have had paintings on the "hound chase". My wife Delma and I way back in 1994 toured Buckingham Palace in the heart of London and viewed several such massive art works.

  • ANZAC and SPORT

    There are three images of Anzac and Sport that resonate with Australians.

  • Blackburn Surprise United!!!

    Manchester United had the chance to go ahead of Manchester City with a home fixture against bottom of the table Blackburn. Blackburn however didn't read the script and went ahead early. After the break, Rovers doubled their lead before Untied rallied and went level with 20 minutes remaining. Rover however, took one of few chances with 9 minutes remaining to cause one of the biggest upsets of the season.

  • Sport and Christian media philosophy

    In December 2009 Christian Today Australia approached me to write a daily sport article. I was a regular columnist with Christian Today and had become an advisor to the online publication, moreover I had written \'field hockey\' for The Australian newspaper for 24 years to 1994.

  • Catching the waves

    Surfing Australia\'s High Performance Centre at Casuarina in the Tweed, on the New South Wales north coast is a three way joint effort - The Australian Sports Commission, Surfing Australia and the Domain Resort.

  • United join City at summit

    Manchester United has overturned a 5 point gap with Manchester City after destroying Wigan 5-0 at Old Trafford. United since being knocked out of the champions league have been in great form and have won 4 on the bounce. Berbatov was the start with a 5 star performance that included a hat trick.