The Race Nobody Sees You Run
A few months back, I lined up at the start of a fifty-kilometer trail race next to a woman wearing a shoe deal on her feet and a sponsor’s logo across her chest. I had trained through the winter on cracked pavement in secondhand shoes, and for one embarrassing minute at that start line, I […]
The Myth of Ideal Conditions: What Matthew 16:24 Teaches Us About Following Jesus
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.’” (Matthew 16:24) In a story published by Runner’s World, organizers of the Twin Cities Marathon announced that starting in 2027, they plan to move the race to mid-October from its […]
Your Body Is God’s Temple: Why Physical Fitness Reflects Spiritual Faithfulness
“Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 A recent […]
The Locust Years
I stood at the starting line packing wind pants and cold-weather gear, because that’s what March in the mountains is supposed to look like. Instead, I got a three-day heat wave. My plan had been to run the full 110 miles. I’d trained for months, prayed over it, circled the date on my calendar. But […]
The Win is Making it to the Finish Line
“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give […]
God Remembers: The Weight and Wonder of Tisha B’Av
Tisha B’Av began at sundown, Wednesday, July 22 and concludes at nightfall tonight, Thursday, July 23, 2026. If you began fasting last evening at sundown, you are already in the heart of Tisha B’Av—the Ninth of Av on the Hebrew calendar. This ancient fast began at sundown last night, Wednesday, July 22, and concludes at […]
Be Someone Worthy of Following
“Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1 In a heartwarming story titled “Layton High School distance runner breaks 40-year-old record, set by assistant coach,” it was reported that sophomore Parker Harris unwittingly broke a 40-year-old record at the Davis School District track meet—coming in with a blazing time of 9:24.8 in […]
Pamela Did Not Finish—And That Was the Point
“But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; and most of the brethren in the Lord, having […]