Thirteen years ago, my understanding of food completely changed. Before that moment, I defined food by convenience. If I could heat it in the microwave, pull it from a box, or grab it at a drive-through window, I considered it food. I rarely stopped to think about what my body was created to need or [...]
In her book Made to Crave, Lysa Terkeurst writes about how a weight loss company came up with a brilliant weight loss campaign. A little orange monster chases a woman around, tempting and taunting her with foods that obviously aren’t a part of her healthy eating plan. The ads perfectly capture what it’s like to [...]
We all want to win at life, to do better for our families, to be better at our jobs and to have better lives. But if we want perform at our best, we have to make changes to get better. We’ll never get the most out of life if we’re slowed down by the things we [...]
Thirty-three. That’s how old I was when I first began to lose my hair. I’m a few years older now, and I’m nowhere near bald yet, but if the light hits my head just right, and my hair is combed a certain way, you can tell my hair’s a bit thin up top. And I don't [...]
There have been seasons of my life when I have been very disciplined about physical training. In high school I competed in three sports: cross country, wrestling, and soccer. So, I was in the habit of training year round. In college I lived near the beach and rose early each morning to surf for a [...]
I have a sweet tooth. I have been told that I got it from my dad, who got it from my grandfather. I’m not sure if a hereditary sweet tooth is scientifically provable, but I suspect it could also have something to do with the fact that my wife, my mom, and my grandmother are [...]
I started working out again after taking a year off from regular exercise. I never made a conscious decision to stop working out. It just happened. Life was busy and another year passed. About two weeks into my new routine, one morning I still struggled to get up and go to the gym. But somehow, [...]
When God created the world, He rested on the seventh day (Genesis 2:2). Not because He was tired but because He finished the creation in 6 days and modeled the basis for the biblical Sabbath, when all people and animals rested (Exodus 20:9-11). God set aside days and weeks of rest, and he even rested [...]
I have always had a problem sitting still—always. In fact, I used to actually lay on my stomach at night and bump my head on my pillow until I went to sleep. Resting, slowing down, whatever you want to call it has always been a major issue for me. I came to the realization a few years [...]
Several years ago I should have listened when the Lord told me to slow down and create some margin in my life, but I didn’t because I didn’t know how to stop working so hard. There were obvious signs that I needed rest. For example, I avoided places where I knew I would see friends. [...]
