Exercise Anyone?

The thing that most consistently brings joy to my life is exercise. That being said, there are still plenty of times I need to motivate myself to get moving. But when I do so, I’m almost always glad that I did.

Creatures of Habit

It used to be that people who were religious were rather uppity and people didn’t care for that. Now it seems to me that people who say they are spiritual but not religious are the uppity ones. Humans are creatures of habit. Although the voices of anarchy are growing louder these days, no one truly…

Before the Internet

Before the internet it was easier to ignore our sinfulness. Now that we have the internet we simply can’t ignore the fact that we are all sinners. But the good news is that God still loves us: “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”…

Contextualization

Years ago I took an aptitude test and found out I am good at something I wasn’t even aware of; contextualization. This is the ability to see how things fit together, to put things into their proper context. When something happens and you wonder where it came from just ask a contextualizer. We can explain…

Having It All

According to Jesus, you can have it all…if you are willing to give up everything: “And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it,…

I’d Like to Talk to a Teacher

More and more it seems our schools are a battleground for the competing ideologies that are being promoted today. This is nothing new since any new movement or significant change can only succeed by capturing the hearts of the children. In view of this I would like to talk to a teacher who is on…

My Dearest Belongings

My Bible would be my dearest possession. It’s where I try to start each day and still, to me, is the best book for going through life. And yes, I still use a physical Bible. I only use the one on my phone if a physical Bible is not available. Speaking of my phone that…

What’s the most fun way to exercise? A combination of stretching, balance training and cardio early in the morning followed by a walk later in the day works best for me.