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A Life Decision Was Made Here…
Our focus this year comes from Tim Challies’ excellent book Run to Win: The Lifelong Pursuits of a Godly Man. Challies’ encouragement is to incorporate key core exercises into the routines of our lives so that we might be better equipped to face life’s challenges. I love the picture above! It is helpful to read books and meet together for encouragement, but at some point we each have to make personal decisions in order to change. At some point, we…
11/3/23: Prioritize Your Church
(Audio Transcription Below) Two months have already passed us by, you now have 9.5 months to train for the 2024 Summer Olympics. You are all going to watch some part: track and field, basketball, rowing, swimming. Right now, the athletes who plan to compete in those games are on a training schedule which will land them in the best shape of their lives so they can compete for a gold medal. Challenge Yourself: What two or three events do you want…
Links to Learning
Iron Leaders, Here are some resources I have found helpful in strengthening my mind and causing me to grow. I hope they are helpful for you as well. 1. The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter “We are living progressively sheltered, sterile, temperature-controlled, overfed, underchallenged, safety-netted lives.” Easter takes you on his journey into the Alaskan wilderness and explains how we must become comfortable with discomfort in order to grow. 2. The Place We Find Ourselves podcast by Adam Young Recently,…
IL 10/20/23: Know Your Doctrine & Practice Your Devotion
(Audio Transcription Below) One month has already passed us by. Instead of 10 months, you now have nine months to train for the 2024 Summer Olympics. You are all going to watch at some point: track and field, basketball, rowing, swimming. Right now, the athletes who plan to compete in those games are on a training schedule which will land them in the best shape of their lives so they can compete for a gold medal. Challenge Yourself: What two…
IL 10/6/23: Renew Your Mind
(Audio Transcription Below) July 2024 is the Summer Olympics. You are all going to watch some part – track and field, basketball, rowing, swimming. Right now, the athletes who plan to compete in these games are on a training schedule which will land them in the best shape of their lives so they can compete for a gold medal. The Olympics start on July 26, last time we met it was 10 months away, today it’s 9 1/2 months away….
IL 9/22/23: Embrace Your Purpose
(Audio Transcription Below) July 2024 is the Summer Olympics. You are all going to watch some part: track and field, basketball, rowing, swimming. Right now, the athletes who plan to compete in these games are on a training schedule which will land them in the best shape of their lives so they can compete for a gold medal. Challenge Yourself: Ten months from now, what two or three events do you want to be in peak shape for? Accountability: Write…