DEVOTIONALS

Unraveled

Spiritual Essential: Suffering Reading: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 “For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.” (2 Corinthians 1:5) On an ordinary day in the gym warming up for a deadlift session, I felt something I never had before – a pop in my left low back. Immediately after, a wave of pain began radiating from where I felt the pop all the way down my left leg. It was intense pain. The kind that makes you want to

Suffering

Trey Steele

Aug 173 min read

Rebuilding

Spiritual Essential: Grace Reading: Colossians 1:3-14 Grace Before the Weight Bad hips. They were an issue for me for almost ten years. Doctors told me it was likely genetic - just a matter of time until they wore out. Eventually, the pain and limitation became so severe that eight years ago I had surgery on each hip, four months apart. Today, I’m a double hip-replacement athlete. And thankfully, the hips are doing great. Like many people, I found my way back into the gym

Grace

Andy Neillie

Mar 303 min read

Unexpected

Spiritual Essential: Discipline Reading: John 8:31-36 “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32) Freedom isn’t the first thing most people think of when they hear the word discipline . In fact, it sounds almost contradictory. Discipline sounds like rules, structure, sweat, and sacrifice. Freedom sounds like rest, ease, flexibility, and space. But anyone who’s trained for more than a few weeks knows the truth — discipline leads to freedom

Discipline

Trey Steele

Mar 232 min read