Today I finished a full loop from my tiny house, a full 3.5 miles, with only a little bit of walking and I can safely say that I’m nearly...

Meanwhile, there’s a verse in the Bible that says, “above all else guard your heart”, for from it flow the wellsprings of life.”  I’ve...

Dear Green Lake Before my five year departure from Washington, I walked the frozen shores with the woman who is now my wife and after...

Continuing in a series of looking at ways in which the gifts God wants us to know and enjoy are stolen from us, this entry and the next...

In quietness and confidence is your strength – Isaiah the prophet God, in infinite wisdom, has given us a credit card for energy.  It’s...

Words matter. Mr. Trump spoke on the bus about making unwanted sexual advances and literally grabbing women. He spoke to Howard Stern...

Scientists are discovering that humans are also profound beneficiaries of the forest.  “Forsest Bathing”, which simply means to walk in a...

What is reserve capacity and how is it developed?  Read on: “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you...

As a result, I’ve had time to think, and the convergence zone of some teaching I’m doing for staff at the church I lead, and my reading...

“we started when we were kids and just never stopped” when are you too old to ride your bike to church? They’re brothers, these two guys...

Less anticipated, though, was the extent to which the aesthetics of Alpine hospitality would so bless us.  Little things, like a welcome...

The training of the body of is vital for people like us, who have spent most of our waking hours during adulthood sitting in chairs.  ...

The Achilles story is appropriate  because this tendon seems the bane of countless athletes.   Anatomy for Runners tells the story of a...

a book about the importance of opening oneself to direct encounter with creation, in preparation for a  40 day hike in the Alps this...

If success is a mountain, I’m an accidental climber. Has it ever happened to you?  You’ve been working hard for goals you believe in for...

Our children are growing, as we do too, slowly; imperceptibly every day. The meat in the crock pot is tenderizing; slowly. Our world,...

sometimes your world gets shattered Dream big and work hard for it, because doing so takes you places — not always where you want, but...

My friend Matthew Kaemingk is a theologian and a sports fan. His guest post today shows us how these two worlds intersect if we’re...

“the end of sex” as we know it, referencing an article about the dramatically diminishing sex lives of Japanese young people, as the joy...

“Japan’s under-40s appear to be losing interest in conventional relationships. Millions aren’t even dating, and increasing numbers can’t...