We all need to rest. God needed to rest after He worked for six days to create the heavens and the earth as Genesis 2:2 tells us: "By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work." Jesus pleaded with his … [Read more...]
If Jesus Was Your Personal Trainer
What would it look like? How would your life be different? Would your exercise prescriptions, as provided you by Him, be different than what you're doing now? Would your "diet" be different? What would your level of fitness be? Would you be using your time differently? What … [Read more...]
Weekly Health Devotional: Hebrews 12:1 Running Without Additional Weight
Long distance runners know the importance of not carrying around any unnecessary weight during a race. Every bit of weight you can strip off can help. I remember the days when the numbers you'd wear on the front of your shirt were made of paper. Before races, I would cut the … [Read more...]
Weekly Faith and Health Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-20 Power to Change Behavior
Athletic power requires a combination of strength and speed. A soccer player must have good leg power to kick a ball through a goal from a distance of 20 yards. Athletes must train in a specific way to gain this power and to have athletic success. To be successful in living … [Read more...]
Running and Praying
"When you go for a prayerful run, you can pray as if you are talking to someone right next to you. The words are important, but you don't have to make up your own prayer extemporaneously......" read more about running & praying and the book Running - The Sacred Art: Preparing … [Read more...]
Weekly Faith and Health Scripture: Colossians 2:20-23 – Rules and Dieting
Many people follow a strict diet to try to lose weight. Most of the time this doesn't work for them and it's not surprising because according to this scripture, this strategy goes against God's design for us. Colossians 2:20-23 says "Since you died with Christ to the basic … [Read more...]
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