Day 27
Five or six years ago I had this idea that I would start a retreat center. Instead of being a conference-style retreat center or a hermitage-style retreat center, I would start a B&B that would be...
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Yesterday, my pastor taught on "Finding God in Relationships." One of the things he hit on was the one-to-one correlation that first century Jews had regarding sin and sickness. This is what Jesus is...
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Apologies to the few people who actually read this blog. I've not posted anything in almost two weeks. It seems the only person who missed it was my wife, who has challenged me several times on why...
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Hand Copying the New Testament
Today I started hand copying the New Testament. I was able to find a nice long lined journal. I'm not sure how far I'll get in this one volume. The plan is to spend a little time each day on the...
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Ouch.
Do you remember when you were a kid and your hand used to cramp after coloring or writing for a little bit? My memory has just been vividly refreshed. Oh, and by the way, my handwriting is atrocious....
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Impur... Imperfect?
I do crossword puzzles in ink. This drives my mother-in-law nuts. Especially when I'm at her house doing her crossword. She uses a pencil. I think what really bugs her is that I don't really have the...
View ArticleEndoViral ImmunoLambasting SupraNasal Olfactory Threat
I was sick last week. I had the worst sinus infection I've ever had. I couldn't do anything for 4 days. It's hard to describe how incapacitated I was. I'm kinda mad that there's not a more sinister...
View ArticleFinishing Happily and Healthily
I'm one week away from running my first half-marathon. What seemed like a really good idea back in December is now looking pretty foolish. Why? Mostly because I haven't been able to put in near enough...
View ArticleCar Batteries, Dogs, and Dusty Roads
On the eve of big events, I tend to have strange dreams. Last night wasn't exactly the eve of a big event, rather it was the eve-eve. Tomorrow I run in my first half-marathon. I'm pretty nervous. I...
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Why Do I Run?
Someone recently asked me, "what does running do for you? Is it the discipline, the challenge, the space for clearing your head?" Those are great questions. I still consider myself a novice when it...
View Article10-miles around Burke Lake
Felt good in the beginning, but flagged toward the end. I went out faster than I thought during the first 6 miles. Splits were: 11:32, 12:10, 11:09, 11:00, 10:50, 11:04, 11:36, 11:57, 12:31, 12:49....
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What in the Blue Blazes?!?
I got lost. One minute the trail was there and the next, it had petered out into nothing. Breathless, I looked left and right hoping to recognize something that could point me in the right direction....
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A New Use for This Space
Things have been quiet on this blog for a while. So, I'm going to revive it. In the past it has been a bit of a catch-all, chronicling my exploits as a novice runner, touching on the genesis of my...
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Fartleks *giggle, giggle*
One of the things about choosing a goal that is so far "out there" is that it begs the question, "What now?". Most marathon training plans are a few months long, which means I won't have to start...
View ArticleTogether Forever!
Dear Running,Let me start out by saying I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you. I was being selfish and unkind. You and I were nearly inseparable for two years, then I flaked out. I suck. I'm so very...
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Running Alone
(image belongs to Valerie Pearce) I've never really run with people. I mean, in races I'm surrounded by people, but it's a stretch to say I'm running with them. It's more running in the midst of them....
View ArticleConstant Forward Motion
Somewhere in the run blogs I read and podcasts I listen to, I came across a post recently that talked about the value of constant forward motion. Most of the things I follow are about ultrarunners. I...
View ArticleStripping
So, I went out for an easy run yesterday. Nice leisurely, jog pace. It was much needed after an overwhelming day at work. Actually, this post is less about the run itself and more about what I was...
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Cooper Mountain: The Dual Movement of Enjoyment and Desire
View from the top of Cooper Mountain, looking south. Credit: M.O. Stevens Last night I went out for a post-dinner run on Cooper Mountain. Having seen it on the trail map of the surrounding area, I...
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Running in Kenya
This morning, I woke just before the Kenyan sunrise to join Gladys and Martin, two students at Africa International University, and a few of my colleagues for a run through and around the campus....
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