I have several clients at the gym who work with me for 30 minutes, twice a week. A few of them ask for things they can do on their own. One person asked for a core workout, and as I was writing her a plan, […]
Tag: spiritual life
Set Free to Move
There are over 600 muscles in the body, and standing upright is not the work of one muscle. It requires the coordinated strength of the back, hips, legs, and core. With that in mind, the story of the woman who had been bent over for […]
Five Postures of a Kingdom Heart
I came out of the gym to a glorious sunset, but I nearly walked past that moment of beauty God had placed right in front of me without capturing it. You know, it’s easy to move past those moments when you’re tired, overwhelmed, or when […]
What Is Your Why?
What is your why? This question gets asked a lot when goal-setting. Your why is supposed to give you the passion and determination needed to get started and keep going. My grandmother lived to be a few months shy of 100 years old, so my […]
Readiness Can’t Be Rushed
Most of the things that matter in life, simply cannot be rushed. Children need time to grow and mature. Muscles need time to be built and defined. The deep roots of a tree do not form overnight. Like each of these, readiness can’t be rushed. […]
And Consider This
In my devotional time this week, I’ve been focused on the word “Consider.” It wasn’t a quick glimpse. I kept coming back to the word over and over. It’s the kind of word that deserves unhurried attention. And the reward for me was discovering three […]
The Only Constant
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! And from our first breath to our last, His love is the only constant. His is a steadfast endures forever kind of love. In Psalm 136, the psalmist repeats ‘His steadfast love endures forever’ 26 times, […]
Offending the Pharisee
Having ‘clean hands’ without compassion misses the point of the gospel. After being invited into the home of a Pharisee to dine, Jesus made a choice. He knew that He was offending the Pharisee by not doing the ritual washing before a meal, and He […]
Touching the Fringe
For twelve years she lived her life touching the fringe of society, unseen, untouchable, and out of options. And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could […]
Grow Up in Every Way
The other day at the gym, a woman walked up to me and said, “Your arms are so big. How long have you been doing this?” I told her 13 years. She started counting on her fingers, tilting her head back and forth, then proudly […]