All Your Exercise Equipment Will End Up in a Dumpster or Be Sold to Someone Else: A Few December Guest Posts
In December, I had several guest posts published, including one today with The Gospel Coalition on the benefits and limits of fitness.
I’ve been thinking about fitness and Christianity for probably over twenty years. Today, I have a guest post at The Gospel Coalition on the topic. I begin this way,
We all own items previously owned by others, whether cars or coffee pots. While exercising recently, I realized that the weight bench I was sweating on—the tool I use to stay fit, healthy, and alive—was previously owned by a man who’s now dead. I know because I bought the bench from his widow.
I’ve dedicated decades of my life to sports and training—as both a coach and someone who works out regularly. But while exercising that morning on the weight bench, I felt more strongly than ever the truth of Paul’s words to Timothy: “bodily training is of some value” (1 Tim. 4:8, emphasis added). Lifting weights can improve life in many ways, but it can’t bring eternal life.
You can read the rest of the article here, “What The Gym Can’t Give.” Share it with others if you think it might benefit them.
I had two other guest posts in December, both for Gospel-Centered Discipleship. The first addressed navigating conflict and was titled “When You’re in Conflict, ‘Move up’ the Hierarchy of Communication Ladder.” It explains a principle I’ve found helpful. The other was published on Christmas Eve as an Advent reflection titled “Jesus Is Unashamed to Take Awkward Family Christmas Photos.”
One final thought. Early next year I’ll have more to say about my new book, The Restoration of All Things, but I’ll tell you now that the pre-order is live on Amazon. If you’re not one to procrastinate, and you want to help an author by buying his book six months early (LOL!), you can do so here.
If I can get the post together soon, next week I’ll share my annual post about the books I read last year. I reached sixty-four books, with a few re-reads in there and couple of real gems. And the most important re-read of them all… I finished my annual reading through the whole Bible today. I called it close by finishing this morning, the last day of the year, but by God’s grace I made it another lap through the story of redemption, and what a wonderful story that old, old story is.
* Photo by Alexandra Tran on Unsplash