Articles
Here are my articles on topics like culinary arts, exercise, faith, nutrition, and more. The primary question I try to answer is, “How can we honor God with our bodies?” To answer that, I like to write easy-to-understand, practical posts hoping solve the problems we face living with broken bodies in a broken world.
You’ll also find interesting pieces on faith topics, such as fear or grace, as well as lists of my favorite books that can help you navigate the confusing world of fitness. Ready to dive in? Use the categories below to help you get started.
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Exercise is a Terrible Way to Lose Weight
Have I got your attention? I know it sounds contrary to what you’ve been told your whole life. After all, if it’s a bad way to lose weight, what’s with all the gyms, fitness studios, and video-based workout programs? Running clubs? Jazzercise? Pilates? Treadmills and...
Ignoring Your Fitness Is Selfish
Ignoring your fitness is selfish. There… I said it. I know it’s not easy to hear. I know I just lost some friends on social media. I know it doesn’t seem compassionate. I also know it’s the truth. Before I tell you why ignoring your fitness is selfish, let me throw...
Crossrope Review: The Perfect Piece of Cardio Equipment?
In this Crossrope review, we are going to cover what Crossrope is and what separates it from other cardio equipment. Usually, when you think of cardio equipment, you think treadmills, elliptical trainers, stair steppers, or some kind of hybrid of each of these....
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What Animals Teach Us About God
What do a goldfish, guinea pig, rabbit, chinchilla, ferret, dog, chicken, and cat all have in common? Give up? They are all animals I’ve personally had as pets. This doesn’t include the plethora of animals with whom I shared residence throughout my...
Is Fear Learned?
I grew up having access to acres and acres of woods. Playing. Exploring. Climbing. Jumping. The woods were a playground for me. While I wasn’t one of those wild kids who were born without the fear gene, I wouldn’t consider myself a particularly fearful child....
The Danger of Grace
I used to work with a woman who seemed to rarely want to learn anything new. It wasn’t because she wasn’t a hard-working employee; in fact, quite the opposite. She had played an important role in helping the boss start the company. She wore multiple hats and kept many...
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Employee Wellness: What Can Be Done?
Employee wellness is becoming a topic of focus as headlines and our insurance premiums are making it painfully obvious: healthcare costs are increasing, in part to our increasing waistlines. And while employee wellness is a difficult and delicate issue to handle, it...
Fitness for less: boost your savings & get fit
Fitness for less sound good? Wouldn't you like to add to your savings? Probably so, but finding extra dollars to put into savings is a challenge for everyone. Would you like to start a new fitness program? Maybe not. But what if you could boost your savings by getting...
Organize your kitchen pantry
As the first step to good kitchen organization, I want to encourage you to organize your kitchen pantry. It can be the difference between preparing healthy meals and unhealthy ones, between a happy cooking experience and a frustrating one, and between a high-speed...
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The Nutrition Tithe
For you church-goers out there, you know that basket they pass around during service? Some call it offering. Others call it giving or donations. Still others refer to it as a tithe. It's when you give some money to the church to help the church fulfill it's mission....
14 Tips for Eating Healthy Mexican
If I was only allowed one ethnicity of food for the rest of my life, no question it would be Mexican. It’s bold, spicy, flavorful, and just downright delicious. I could eat it daily. Sometimes, in fact, I want Mexican so badly that it doesn't even feel like I'm...
Fats Are Your Friend
Healthy fats help us in so many ways. Yet often times, when people decide it’s time to get skinny, they want to to give up fats, even the good kind. In an effort to be healthy and lose some weight, they go on a “diet”. I hate the word “diet.” It has a negative...
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Do You Have “Rooftop” Friends?
It should be no secret that having accountability can make a huge difference with your health and fitness. In fact, there are studies that prove it: • Healthy partners influence their partner to be healthier. • Those who share progress on social media lose more...
The Nutrition Tithe
For you church-goers out there, you know that basket they pass around during service? Some call it offering. Others call it giving or donations. Still others refer to it as a tithe. It's when you give some money to the church to help the church fulfill it's mission....
Your Kids And Your Fitness
I couldn't believe it. There's no way it could be right. So I double-checked the math. 9 + 2 + 11 + 3 ... plus ... carry the ... divide by 4.2 ... equals... 15. FIFTEEN! I was right the first time... but I wished I wasn't. We had completed a little sugar experiment...
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Exercise is a Terrible Way to Lose Weight
Have I got your attention? I know it sounds contrary to what you’ve been told your whole life. After all, if it’s a bad way to lose weight, what’s with all the gyms, fitness studios, and video-based workout programs? Running clubs? Jazzercise? Pilates? Treadmills and...
How to Crush Cancer
Do this one thing to crush your chance of developing cancer by 20% to 30%! Did I get your attention? You can make a difference simply by increasing your fruit and vegetable intake. Studies have repeatedly demonstrated a connection between the two. Lifestyle factors...
In Light of Vitamin D
Vitamin D. You know you need it. But do you know why? Or how much? Or what it even is? If not, you’ve come to the right place. What Is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is a nutrient that we not only ingest from food, but our bodies synthesize it from sunlight. Once active in the...
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90 Days of Spiritual Encouragement for Your Fitness Journey.
- Be empowered to face fitness trials and temptations.
- Develop a faith-driven purpose for your fitness.
- Applicable to any exercise or nutrition program.
- Grow in your faith with daily spiritual exercises.
- Build tools and strategies to give you freedom.
- Find your worth in God, not the mirror or the scale.
