‘…run the race that is before us and never give up.’ Hebrews 12:1 ‘I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.’ 2 Timothy 4:7 Warming up Running hard Injured Officials Supporters Where are you in the race? Where would you like to be? What...
Bible study group. That’s pretty much the Ten Junk Miles podcast in a nutshell, only instead of toasting the week or pieces of scripture, the group mainly just crack wise.
Last night, I asked my husband this question: “What if I can’t finish the race?” He answered, “It’s not just about the race.It’s about the whole journey. You set a goal and worked hard to achieve it. Lots of people start marathons and don’t finish. Lots of people have b...
Also, my pastor Bill, who gives the analogy that when you receive the praise (for example after a good race), accept it graciously like a rose. At the end of the day, when you are on your own, offer all the roses in a bouquet up to God and say, “All these belong to you, yo...
30 run to 1 minute walkbreak. As usual, I will set the pace. The goal for the group, especially this week is tofeel likeyou could run farther…but you’re not going to. Running more miles than scheduled is a recipe for injury. My goal is to get all of you through your race day...
As I again drift down a rabbit hole ofBoston Marathon momentsand memories, I remember the speech then-President Barack Obama gave at the 2013 memorial service for the victims of the bombings. In it, he quoted scripture: “Run with endurance the race that is set before us.” ...
They help you hold onto your pace, or even run faster on race day. They prepare the body to run stronger when fatigue kicks in. They increase mental toughness in runners of all levels and abilities. They help you tune in and feel the pace. ...
I think that the endurance that James talks about in the above scripture resembles what I learned as an athlete. It is simply the ability to keep going with a Kingdom purpose when I am challenged. When I was a teenager, I don’t think that I could have told you why I did all ...
Not a great move, to say the least. God was so angry that he afflicted Pharaoh and his household. It was only at this point that Abram confessed that Sarai was his wife. It is unclear in the scripture if Abram felt any remorse. I would like to think that he did. Whether he did ...
In reading about Rosie, we can think of all the people we know who want to get in on the finish but who cleverly arrange not to run the race. They appear in church on Sunday wreathed in smiles, entering into the celebration, but there is no personal life that leads up to it or ou...