My mother told me you rang yesterday with news of the posters being sent to me, then this morning at 6.30am they arrived on our doorstep. Now that's service! Thanks for your help with getting them to me.""

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This is driven home in the season 1 finale, ‘The Hope that Kills You’, when Ted makes a climactic speech: Still, I am not entirely convinced that such a faith–in things simply eventually working out well for good–is completely misguided. It brings to mind Mere Christianity’s popular quote, ‘If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.’ [1] The desires this world cannot satisfy point us toward God, just as the desire to believe in something does. Rare is the person who believes in absolutely nothing, who hates to hope or have faith. Certainly, we can each think of examples of people who tout such concepts, but do they enjoy hating hope? No. Hating hope, avoiding faith and belief in something more than the controllable is miserable. This is where Ted Lasso’s practice is so interesting, for even though his belief is not placed in God, his religion is arguably hope itself. He honours the part of himself that sees the good in belief and encourages others to do the same. He seeks to liberate hope, and the part of oneself that is made for another world. As mentioned, in my own life, this show has had an especially strong draw for my Christian friends. I have been trying to put my finger on why that is. Perhaps it is that Ted rarely swears, despite the salty and typically-British language of all the other characters. Perhaps it is the emotional depth of the show, despite the at times surface-level nature of Ted’s optimism. Having watched it through several times, and discussed it with many people, I think it might be the infectiousness of the belief and hope that Ted preaches. It exemplify when Nathan Shelley, newly anointed as an assistant coach, informs Ted that he doesn't think they could win against Manchester City F.C.. Riled to a point of near-anger, Ted roams his house until he produces a smaller "Believe" poster from his bathroom, proving to both Nate and Beard that belief is so important, it followed him to the bathroom.The poster is shown to be a condensation of a larger phrase that Ted brought with him from America — " Do you believe in miracles?" — something that applied to the underrated Greyhounds.

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Biblically, one finds belief as the hallmark message of John’s Gospel, while the synoptics preach a message that emphasises the command to ‘follow Jesus’ rather than ‘believe in Jesus’. The word ‘believe’ appears in every chapter of John except chapters 15 and 18. Both the synoptics and John’s gospel make it clear that our beliefs, our faith and hope, are best placed in God and not in the things of this world. God alone is the solid foundation. It is here that, despite Ted’s Bible-belt origins from his roots in Kansas, his objectless belief seems to be more rooted in some mixture of positive thinking, prosperity gospel, and toxic positivity. Viewers can catch up on seasons one and two of Ted Lasso, now streaming globally on Apple TV+ on the Apple TV app.Audry is the Program Administrator of the MDiv at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is also a student in the same programme and interns at her church. She holds a BA in Business Administration with a minor in Communications and Media, the latter of which she chose based on her love of thinking about pop-culture theologically. These days, she enjoys learning how to employ the fun and beauty of humanity and creation--alongside advising on excellent strategic organisation and communication--within Christian institutions for the edification of the church. This is where Ted Lasso’s practice is so interesting, for even though his belief is not placed in God, his religion is hope itself. Ted’s infectious optimism is a clear theme in the whole show, as witnessed in the opening sequence during which Markus Mumford’s theme song plays. Ted is in the stadium stands, surrounded by seats vandalised with criticisms against the team. As he sits down, the blue vandalised seats turn red; first his own seat, then spreading out slowly, covering the criticisms, until the chairs spell his name. It symbolises how Ted wins the team and fans over despite their rooting against him at the beginning. With all the excitement, you can have this printable BELIEVE poster I made, looks great when hung over your door!

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After their loss, Ted talks to them and rip the BELIEVE sign himself and tells the players that it's just a sign. They need to believe that they can do the best they can instead of depending on a piece of paper. Because 'Believe' is something that is coming from within, not from the outside. Perhaps the Christian viewer could feel threatened at the power of belief in something not directly named as God. And perhaps not.Audry Goertzen reflects on the significance of hope and faith in the smash-hit comedy series Ted Lasso, for the next instalment in our series on “bingeing” the arts during the pandemic.