Here’s a lesson Christians can take from the Alexander Isak transfer saga
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Max Avard2025-09-08T10:01:00
When footballer Alexander Isak forced through his transfer from Newcastle to Liverpool, he destroyed his legacy overnight, says Max Avard. Whether leaving a job or a church, Christians should remember that how we leave matters to God. And it should matter to us
I had a conversation with my friend at the pub recently about a secret addiction we’d both been struggling with.
We’re both out of the woods with it now, but not for long, I suspect.
Come January, it will return.
Our addiction – cue your eye roll – was to the…
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