DEVOTIONALS

Spiritual Essential: Discipline Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27   As this year opened, I did something I once thought was beyond my ability.   I ran my first half marathon.   If I’m honest, my ego told me I could wake up one morning, lace up my shoes, and just run 13.1 miles without serious preparation because I do CrossFit. That confidence didn’t last long. I quickly learned how wrong I was.   Training was everything.   You spend nearly fifteen weeks preparing for a race that

Spiritual Skill: Patience (wk. 13/13) Reading: Romans 12:9-16   In fitness, most people think progress comes only from pushing to the...

Spiritual Skill: Patience (wk. 10/13) Reading: 2 Peter 3:1-9   I’m working on increasing my pause squat. A pause squat is the ability to...

Spiritual Concept: Heaven (wk. 4/13) Reading: Philippians 3:7-21   During the golden era, Gold’s Gym Venice was the mecca of bodybuilding...

Spiritual Concept: Heaven (wk. 3/13) Reading: Revelation 22:1-5   CrossFit and the Garden I severely strained my knee two months ago. I...