Jeff Adams


Culture Clashes

July 3, 2010

OK, whew! Give me a second to catch my breath. I need to finish processing this. Let’s see. Germany walks all over Argentina 4 to 0. I was just sitting down to take it all in when Germany scores in the third minute! It was crazy!

Then, Paraguay holds off the Red machine of Spain until the very end before going down 1 to 0 with great dignity. They left everything on the field.

All I can say it that I’m glad they give us a couple of days off to catch our breath, think, process, eat, drink, etc. Oh yeah, time for some fireworks here in the USA. The real fireworks start again Tuesday.

What a rich mixture of cultures in the World Cup! And, the multi-cultural setting of South Africa is icing on the cake. Culture fascinates me! Just a few days ago I mentioned our last new member reception with at least half a dozen cultures represented in my living room.

What does the Bible have to say about cultures? What do cultures have to with The Mission? That’s on our agenda tomorrow morning as we celebrate the 4th of July and press on in our study of  The Mission.

  • dan danley

    soccer culture question during the uganda and paraguay game there was a buzzing sound. sounded like it came from the crowd but lasted to long for that what was it and what for?

    • http://www.kcbt.org Jeff Adams

      You have to be talking about the vuvuzelas, the plastic horns that South Africans seem to love so much. Also, that must have been the only game you watched, because that same buzz dominated the sound of each and every game! They buzz on and on during the entire game.

  • JLC

    Muchas culturas con sus lenguas, razgos particulares, música, folklore, cosmovisión, implican mayor diversidad… que se traduce en miles de etnias, y que redunda en mas y mayor Adoración para nuestro Dios. La Misión tiene que ver toda la gente que integra esas culturas…

    Al final Todo es de El, por El y para El

    Saludos Cordiales,

    JLC