Jul 28, 2026 · 21 min · 8 segments
This week Ed is joined by Jesse Bradley, a former professional goalkeeper who is now the chaplain at MLS Team the Seattle Sounders. Ed and Jesse have an awesome conversation about the growth of…
Jesse BradleyGuestEdHostThank you for coming on The Big Man Up Top.
And I have to thank you too for your podcast because at the intersection of football and faith, there's so much exciting stuff happening right now.
and we're seeing that with the world cup you know hosting in america that hasn't happened since 94. you think 6 billion people watching this is the biggest sporting event in the history of the world and then of course the americans we just lost our team lost but we had three incredible matches i went to two of them here in Seattle, and it was pulsating.
And then I've never seen so many of the athletes, so many of the players sharing about their faith.
And I'll just give you for our American team, we've never done this before, but Mark McKenzie, he's one of the players.
But they've gathered together publicly because this is a generation that's saying, this is who we are.
And I think sometimes faith gets compartmentalized into one day, one hour, you know, Sunday morning.
Thank you for coming on The Big Man Up Top.
And I have to thank you too for your podcast because at the intersection of football and faith, there's so much exciting stuff happening right now.
and we're seeing that with the world cup you know hosting in america that hasn't happened since 94. you think 6 billion people watching this is the biggest sporting event in the history of the world and then of course the americans we just lost our team lost but we had three incredible matches i went to two of them here in Seattle, and it was pulsating.
And then I've never seen so many of the athletes, so many of the players sharing about their faith.
And I'll just give you for our American team, we've never done this before, but Mark McKenzie, he's one of the players.
But they've gathered together publicly because this is a generation that's saying, this is who we are.
And I think sometimes faith gets compartmentalized into one day, one hour, you know, Sunday morning.
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Atheist to Bible Epiphany
Jesse recalls first steps toward unexpected faith
Players Pray Center-Stage
How the US squad shows fearless conviction
Pressure Melts After Chapel
Players leave chapel with lighter, redefined souls
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