Tag: Fitness

CHURCH FITNESS: Holy Communion and fitness are not traditional or immediately compatible. However, Tim Cheux, founder of Free & Fit, says that if practiced by making a conscious decision, with accountability, community and prayer fitness can be done as worship. This is his summary for Faith & Fitness Magazine of his full research report.

I came across the term muscular Christianity the other day when I was reading a book called Every Body Matters by Gary Thomas. Those two words put together resonated deeply with my soul. Muscular Christianity can be defined as a Christian commitment to health, fitness and manliness. It stresses the need for energetic Christian activism in combination…

FAITH AND FITNESS CULTURE: What is fitness to you? Sure, it’s exercising, eating well and getting rest. AND – it’s more! Faith & Fitness Magazine readers share their insights. Together, let’s explore more of what fitness is.

Wow. How crazy is life right now? This virus certainly has thrown a kink in our "normal" schedules right? The training studio I own was just shut down by the government. My kids are out of school until who knows when. My wife is an assistant principal and is running` non-stop to deal with the…

Leading into the final weekend before Arnold's and before my wife heads out to do a missions trip with her school, I wanted to spend time with my family all together and relax before crunch time. Will I be able to fight the family cooking temptation? Will I succumb to peer-pressure? Did I get to…

What's happened the last couple days? A whole lot of frustration. Let's just say that the phrase that's been replaying in my head has been: Trust the Process.

"I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer." ~ Martin Luther I know A LOT of really busy people. I do not know many people who stop everything and pray for three hours. I do realize the value of prayer and understand Martin Luther shining a light…

A few years ago, on a special Friday, I grabbed my bag, locked my office door, and said goodbye to a studio full of clients working out. I got in my car and headed to my twins' (Aleck & Emma Grace) school. On my way to eat Thanksgiving meal with them in the cafeteria, I…

I have a quick blog post today. I've been away from writing for awhile (at least as far as frequency in sharing/posting). I've always made a promise to myself and to my readers that I will be completely honest in what I write and share. And to be honest - I had a pretty rough…

    I once saw a T-shirt that said: “Let’s go somewhere and judge people". It cracked me up at first, but when you really think about it, it’s what we do. Actually, we do it A LOT. We do it every day. We judge people. We know we're not supposed to judge people, but…

As I was snapping pictures of our kids in front of animals and sculptures a few years ago at the NC Zoo in Asheboro, I was inspired to write this blog. It wasn’t the picture in front of the mighty elephants that inspired me. It wasn’t the picture in front of the life-size animated dinosaurs(an…

As we celebrated Memorial Day this week, my 14 year old son Aleck and I talked about war, heroes, sacrifice and gratitude. The conversation made me remember a lesson Aleck brought me when he was 2 years old. It is a lesson I put in my journal and now I'm sharing with you:) 12 years…