What does it mean to “run in such a way as to get the prize”? (1 Corinthians 9:24-27) Whatever it means, it is not just talking about the race. While the race is the focus and the ultimate goal of one’s training and attention, the race is simply the part of the athlete’s life that…
Category: personal development
What’s behind the door?
Imagine that you were standing in front of a door that had everything you have ever desired or wanted behind it. If you were told you could have everything behind the door, would you be able to open it? This is one of the illustrations James K.A. Smith uses when he tries to convince us…
mind matters
Physical training consumes the body but principally reveals what is in your mind. It doesn’t matter what type of physical training, all of them teach you about what is in your mind. In fact, the lessons are all the same, but only the medium or emphasis is different. Have you learned how to listen to…
Would you hire an ex-offender? #infrastructure of #love
Citylab.com has published a very interesting article detailing the compelling benefits of hiring ex-offenders. My first thought was, would you do this? Well, employers that have done so have reaped considerable benefit from the practice. Employees with criminal records are less likely to quit, reducing turnover costs. They have fewer disciplinary problems, reducing disciplinary costs….
the will transforms the desire into an intention
When I first started distance running, I was in the middle of a cluster headache episode while teaching my first class at GW. I had stopped working out and was struggling, inefficiently, through teaching my course. I knew something had to change because the quality of my teaching and the quality of my life was…
Why is it so hard to find a church? The old wine is good…
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing, but expecting different results. Jesus puts it this way: Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with…
Make haste slowly. 146 days until we #RunRichmond
146 days out from the Richmond Marathon, what is this marathon training cycle teaching me? To slow down. Not just my training paces, but in thinking about my preparations for the marathon I need to slow down. I have to slow down to think carefully about what I want to accomplish. I have to slow…
Engineering is an Identity
Society is reliant on our ability to harness technological advances in order to facilitate economic, social, and political activities that make us “human.” Our ability to do so has advanced to a point where now the boundaries between policy and engineering design are no longer clear. This is especially true if you have the same…
Love Redeems: Reflections on Crime and Punishment
It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to read fiction, and I like to at least read one every few months to make sure that my heart remains full and refreshed. I read plenty of narrative prose for my research and day job, and I read plenty of prose for learning about Christ…