Learning doesn’t happen by spectation
Text, I can read. Image, I can see. By video, I can follow along. But to learn, I must take part. No one can stand in for me in my interaction, my operation, my turn at my own helm. Learning that lasts begins where caution ends and trust begins. Trust that whoever made me an […]
Gifted and Talented
The difference between a gift and a talent is only this: on a talent, you owe a tithe; for a gift, you owe everything.
Why tone?
Muscle tone: the resting tension in a muscle. It’s not just about buff, cut, or 6-pack abs. Tone comes from effort, preparing muscles so we are ready to respond without delay.
A Physical Education
Active living isn’t just good for us; it’s God for us. A single daily dose and we become participants in our own re-creation!
Sweating away the ashes
The woman arrived with Lenten ashes marking her forehead. As she sweated through her workout, the ashes smudged, diminished and finally vanished. By end of class she was washed clean. An entire Lenten journey, right there in the YMCA workout studio.
How Heavy is a Cross?
If Lent was a 6 week training program to prepare you for the cross competition, what would you do to train?
One Bread, One Body
One bread, one body, one Lord of all One cup of blessing which we bless And we, though many, throughout the earth We are one body in this one Lord. How many times have I sung these words while taking communion and while others communed at our common table? Bread broken. Poured out wine. Each of […]
Stay in the presence of God
I love the way you worship, I told him. Because I did. I enjoyed the freedom he had to raise his hands shout his praise demonstrate his love of God Almighty. I get embarrassed, I told him. Because I do. I worry about what others might think if they saw me with raised hands speaking […]
Lindsey Vonn: Does Brave have to be Broken?
I read with some sadness, the article about Lindsey Vonn in the Washington Post, by Barry Svrluga. I have nothing but respect for what Vonn has accomplished, no qualms with the inspiration she has provided to the next generation of skiers, and I raise no argument against her claim to be the GOAT. I have not met […]
Toss the Leftovers
Remember that Thanksgiving when you shoved 17 plastic containers of leftovers in the frig, fitted them into every crevice, pressing the sandwich-bag filled with peas and pearled onions into the very back corner, wedged behind the sweet potatoes and the sliced ham you forgot you had? Remember when everything suddenly went dim because you had […]