Five things I learned this week. 6.9.13
Posted: June 9, 2013 Filed under: What I learned this week | Tags: athletes, carbs, christian, christianity, exercise, God, grass, humidity, learning, running, weather 1 Comment »Here are five things that I learned or was reminded of this week:
1. God will never leave me.
2. If you are a runner, carbs are good.
3. If you are a runner, sunblock is good.
4. The dead grass in my yard vexes me.
5. Humidity is evil.
What did you learn this week?
Things I think about while running. (June edition)
Posted: July 6, 2012 Filed under: running | Tags: athletes, butterflies, clouds, dedication, encouragement, exercise, food, grass, marathon, night vision, road racing, roadkill, running, sports, sun, sweat, training, weather 9 Comments »
I tend to have these random thoughts that jump into my brain as I run. Here are a few deep thoughts that I had while running last month:
1. I wish there were a headband that wouldn’t leave a tan line.
2. If I had night vision, I’d run in the dark.
3. These people need to cut their grass.
4. Why are there so many beer cans on the side of the road?
5. How does one get the job of cleaning up road kill?
6. Opossums aren’t smart.
7. I hope they don’t ever have to clean me up off the road.
8. Running on busy roads may not be so smart.
9. I’m craving fried chicken.
10. Whose idea was it to put KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut in the same building?
11. I’m craving chicken tacos.
12. Why is this butterfly following me?
13. I feel light on my feet.
14. I wish the clouds would block the sun every now and then. The sun is bright.
15. The future is bright.
16. I need to race.
17. I need to win (my age group).
Had any random thoughts lately?
Five things I learned this week. 6.17.12
Posted: June 17, 2012 Filed under: What I learned this week | Tags: christianity, dad, donuts, exercise, faith, family, God, grass, knees, prayer, running Leave a comment »Here are five things that I learned or was reminded of this week:
1. My knees don’t always agree with my running.
2. My dad is far-out!
3. I can’t grow grass. I’ll let God take care of it.
4. Praying without ceasing means talking to God about the good things, not just the bad.
5. I can resist the temptations of donuts.
What did you learn this week?
Five things I learned this week. 5.6.12
Posted: May 6, 2012 Filed under: What I learned this week | Tags: authenticity, cake, christian, christianity, faith, God, grass, leadership, learning, marcus buckingham, motivation, patrick lencioni, vulnerability, weather 2 Comments »Here are five things that I learned or was reminded of this week:
1. Grass needs water to grow. Very little has been falling from the sky.
2. Authenticity is my most precious commodity – via Marcus Buckingham
3. God confuses me sometimes but thats okay.
4. Leaders need to be vulnerable – via Patrick Lencioni
5. $25 cakes are worth every penny.
What did you learn this week?
Five things I learned this week. 4.29.12
Posted: April 29, 2012 Filed under: What I learned this week | Tags: christian, christianity, donald sutherland, exercise, God, grass, running, story, writing 7 Comments »Here are five things that I learned or was reminded of this week:
1. God is closer than you think.
2. I want my life to be narrated by Donald Sutherland.
3. When it comes to running, some days you have it; some days you don’t.
4. Grass doesn’t sprout overnight.
5. Writing is fun… most of the time.
What did you learn this week?
The Truth and Infomercials.
Posted: April 18, 2012 Filed under: faith, life | Tags: bible, christian, christianity, faith, God, grass, infomercials, jedi mind trick, sham wow Leave a comment »As humans, we have become so gullible. It seems we will fall for anything. We are like the weak minded in the Star Wars films, easily susceptible to the old jedi mind trick.
Television shows that trick people have huge ratings. Ask Ashton Kutcher. We can’t tell truth from fiction anymore. We are being suckered before a live studio audience. Intelligent lifeforms that monitor us from far far away must be asking themselves: “Why are we not invading this planet?”
Late night infomercials are jedi masters. They trick us into desiring things that we don’t need:
“I really want a Sham-Wow. Vince has such a sparkling personality.”
“Yes. I do want a boat with a screen door bottom.”
“That chia pet would look great on my mantle.”
We are suckers for new and improved, sparkly things.
It’s the same way in our spiritual lives. The enemy tempts us into wanting things outside of our beliefs. He shows us a clump of grass and convinces us that it’s greener on his side of the fence.
We allow ourselves to be duped.
Paul writes this:
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths” - 2 Timothy 4:3-4
It’s in our nature. We desire things because we are human. We want to have our ears tickled.
So we turn to myths. We drink the Kool-aid and hop the fence, all the while forgetting the truth.
So where does the truth lie? The truth is in God’s word.
“If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of mine; and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” - John 8: 31-32
That’s such a simple statement. Know the truth and be free.
We sometimes get locked into what the world see’s as right but it is never enough to make us happy or content. There is always more, something better, something shinier.
But the truth will set us free. Bury yourself in His word and remember that God is enough.
