Tag: grace

        As I was talking to my new friend Rusty on the beach last week, I glanced over my shoulder to see his wife under their canopy digging in the sand. I could see she was digging a hole and then quickly covering it. She then took the little plastic shovel she…

“Mountaintops are for views and inspirations, but fruit is grown in the valley.” ~ Billy Graham With my gym being closed, I have settled into a great morning routine of reading God's word and studying using various books, sermons, and podcasts. In my studying earlier this week, I heard Pastor Louie Giglio talking about how…

As a gym owner, strength coach, and bodybuilder I've been thrown for a loop. I'm sure many of you feel the same. This is a different time for us all. We are out of our routine. If you are like me, it was a serious struggle in the beginning. The gym being shut-down and having…

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…

"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…

People say the hardest part of going to the gym is…going to the gym. I suppose there are many reasons this could be the case, but one I have struggled to understand as a strength coach is people telling me they need to get in shape before they start training…to get in shape. “I need…