Have you become jaundiced about the sports world?  Check out this story by Gwen Knapp about inventor Tim Jahnigen who invented a durably soccer specifically for low-income children in impoverished countries, where playing “football” is a simple joy sometimes denied such kids because the harsh environment tears up cheap material.  Knapp further elaborates on this story in an interview here.

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Geoffrey Reiter

Geoffrey Reiter (Associate Editor) is Professor and Coordinator of Literature at Lancaster Bible College. He holds a BA in English from Nyack College and a PhD in English from Baylor University, along with an MA in Church History from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the author of several academic articles on genre fiction and philosophy and has also written for Christianity Today online. An author of fantasy and weird horror, his poetry and fiction have appeared in The Mythic Circle, Star*Line, Spectral Realms, and Penumbra.