DEVOTIONALS

Spiritual Essential: Endurance Reading: Hebrews 12:1-3 “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” (Hebrews 12:1–2) Anyone who has ever trained for a long-distance event knows the importance of mile markers. When you’re running a marathon, you don’t focus on all 26.2 miles at once. If you do, the finish line feels impossibly far away. Instead, you focus on the next marker. Mile 3. Mile 8. Mile 15

Spiritual Essential: Purpose Reading: 1 John 4:7-12 “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God… This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.” (1 John 4:7, 9) In the CrossFit Level 2 course, one of the foundational pieces of effective coaching is demonstration . Before an athlete can move well, they need to see what “good” looks like. A coach doesn’t just explain the points of pe

Spiritual Training Cycle: Foundation (wk. 13/13) Reading: Acts 9:17-30 When young athletes step on the field, coaches are often less...

Spiritual Skill: Self-Control (wk. 12/13) Reading: Exodus 18:13-26 I’ve done a lot of partner workouts in my life, but none compare to...

Spiritual Exercise: Mindfulness (wk. 8/13) Reading: 2 Corinthians 10:1-6 Slight deviation in programming as we leave the gym to look at...

Spiritual Skill: Patience (wk. 12/13) Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-18 It takes time. And friends. Three injuries in three months....