Economic Movement, Automatic for the Uninitiated but not for the Rest of Us
Did you know that you can become a better runner just by running more? That’s what this article says. It came into my Google reader inbox this morning. It was reporting on the results from a training program for beginning women runners that had been published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Is this new […]
Can’t Fake Nice
Last weekend I was at an event – okay, a crazy event. It was unlike anything I have ever done. I’m a little embarrassed to admit it here, being that the title of the blog advertises that I am a Christian, but I was at a Vampire Diaries convention. Okay, I’ve said it. Now I feel better. […]
I am a Christian because….How Would You Fill in the Blank?
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ~ John 3:16 I’ve read it perhaps hundreds of times. Heard it read probably hundreds more. So why, when I hear the scripture for the day spoken in 6 languages, am I mesmerized? When […]
Standing Behind her As She Takes the Field
This morning my daughter took the field with a new soccer team. We have made many such changes over the years. New teams. New schools. New friends. Change is our norm. In fact, change seems the only reliable thing. And that can be exhausting. But each time she launches I hope. Today, I await the first very […]
Changing Habits – Harder and Easier than We Think
Change is hard. We are used to what we do. Oh, we may think we’d like a change – because we’re bored or unhappy or because things aren’t going well or because we KNOW there must be a better way to do this – but actually making the change is difficult. If you don’t believe […]
Wait Up, Can You Hum a few Bars?
So much of life yells, “Move Faster!” at me. Mostly, it is just me who is doing the yelling at me. I’m pretty sure the world is perfectly satisfied to leave me behind. Perhaps it is only my sense of self-importance that makes me want to keep up. Lately, it’s been more of a “Move […]
What Do You See from Perfectly Still?
Maybe my blurry photographs don’t mean I’m moving too fast; maybe they mean I’m being still long enough to capture the movement in the moment. That was the intro I typed into Facebook yesterday to invite people to look at a link I shared from a Christian photography site called Sight Psalms. Here is the […]
Sabbath in the Midst of Thinking and Doing
Let me just set something straight. Kinesthetic does not mean kinetic. Kinetic means constantly in motion. Something like an electron orbiting a nucleus or ants on an ant hill or small children on a playground. I find great joy in all those images, but that is not how I experience the Christian life. It is […]
My Father said, “You belong here”
Did you know that both beach volley-baller Kerri Walsh-Jennings and Baltimore Orioles ironman Cal Ripken received the same piece of advice from their dads? It was this: “Remember you belong here.” Now, both of these incredibly talented athletes came on the scene very young. Ripken talked about being 19 among all these 23-24 year olds […]
No Longer Taking Life for Granted, thank you, Chris
In a change of pace today, here (in 2 consecutive Youtube videos) is the Reverend Dr. Chris Graham, preaching at the Church of the Savior in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Graham, Chris to everyone who knows him, is nearing the end of his battle with ALS – Lou Gehrig’s disease – a heartless disease of the nerve […]