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The Olympics: A Pattern for the Church?
The Olympic Games provide a wonderful foretaste of the Church in Revelation 7. Or do they have more in common with the gathering of nations in Genesis 11?
Read what UK theologian and missiologist Eddie Arthur has to say on this topic (Kouya.net).
Iranian Defector Dedicates Olympic Medal to Israel
Competing for Mongolia, Iranian defector Saeid Mollaei won a silver medal and dedicated it to Israel. Mollaei told the Israeli Sports Channel he is grateful for the support he’s received from Israel after defecting from Iran (due to pressure from his team to deliberately lose a match to avoid competing against an Israeli).
Read more (CBN News).
Madeline Manning Mims, Chaplain at the Olympics
What is it like to be a chaplain to elite athletes at the Summer Games? A sports ministry asked Olympic 800-meter champion and trailblazer Madeline Manning Mims.
Watch a short video on YouTube or below (Athletes in Action).