I woke up this morning in protest. The excuses began to flood my mind. "It is too late to start in this Florida heat...One day won't hurt...I just don't feel like it...." Have you ever had a day where you fight a war in your mind before you even get out of bed? I reluctantly got out of bed, and started out for my 16-minute jog , still not in the best state of mind. I lacked confidence that I would meet my goal for the day. "I am just not strong enough, not today." My mind began ...
My last blog article recounted my spectacular loss in our work’s charitable RC car race, which I ran with my good friend and co-worker, Mary. In my story, I related my loss and the subsequent prize that I won for “Worst Driver” to our propensity as humans to lose the battle over sin, yet win because of Christ’s grace. Mary’s story is a different angle on the same theme. Her story is about truly winning the race. In our competition, Mary proved to be the better racer. In the New Testament, our ...