Finding The Gospel in Ted Lasso
Do The Right Thing: Three Simple Rules
August 6, 2023
Sometimes doing the right thing causes us to take a stand even when it is outside of something that directly impacts us. Wesley called the people called Methodist to live by three “simple” rules which is we are honest with ourselves call us into a life that is quite costly and difficult to lead. What does it look like for us to do the right thing, especially when it is difficult?
The Most Unlikely Person
July 30, 2023
Who is the last person you would expect (or maybe the last person you would want) to help you in a situation like that? What might it look like for us to live as ones who show mercy in every aspect of our lives, especially to those we don’t want to or who have made our lives difficult.
Curiosity Not Judgement
July 16, 2023
This is one of the most quintessential “Lasso” moment from season 1 in which Ted confronts Rupert (ex-husband and series villain) about the attitude and actions that are intentionally causing harm to Rebecca (Ted’s boss and Rupert’s Ex). During this scene Ted dominates a darts game and challenges Rupert to open his mind beyond the assumptions that he quickly established about Ted. What if “curiosity rather than judgement” was how we approached our interactions with others as followers of Christ. Might curiosity beget conversation so that conversation might beget relationship. What if followers of Christ were known as those who care rather than those who judge?