Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, […]
When it Comes to Food, Should I be Gentle or Stern with Myself? Read More »
In my last post (here) I waded into the question about how Christ-followers might make use of the word “addiction” or if we even should. Today I am taking a closer look at a specific dilemma many of us face around that sticky word, but first let me back up the bus a little. Twelve
Do You Have a Choice? The Christian’s Dilemma Read More »
I once heard someone say that we chase emotions rather than results. We don’t so much want the thing we are seeking; it’s the way that thing makes us feel that drives our behaviour. By this logic, I didn’t simply desire to get my doctoral degree. Rather, I spent eight long years sacrificing and sweating
Trusting in Our Own Worthiness is a Bad Idea. Rely on This Instead Read More »
Weight loss gurus sell their wares to us and then set us up for failure because they ask us to place our hope in their products. “I have this 8-point system that will cause you to effortlessly take off the pounds!” they say. “This miracle gizmo will transform your life” they say. They ask you
Your Hope is in the Wrong Thing. Can you Drink This Cup? Read More »
Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted. Hebrews 2:18 In my ongoing battle with food, I have noticed two major weapons in my arsenal: flight and fight. Much of what I do to prevent disordered and decadent eating can be conceived of as “flight”.
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Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath”. Mark 2:27 Imagine waking up to near silence. There are no chimes, apps, TV sounds. No ever-present electric buzz, but maybe the faint cluck of a hen or whisper of wind gently flapping whatever happens to be drying outside. There is
The Jesus Diet (Part 2): Reclaiming the Sound of Silence Read More »
Let me get this out of the way right now: there is no such thing as a “Jesus Diet”. There is no magical formula for weight loss if we would just follow Christ’s “three keys of eating”. I don’t believe in any of that nonsense. I don’t believe that there is a secret, biblical eating
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In the 1999 film The Matrix, Morpheus explains that if you get shot while in the matrix, you will die in real life. Even though the matrix is only a place in the mind- a virtual world created so that sentient AIs could use their dormant human victims as a fleshly power source in the
You Don’t Have a Food Problem, You Have a Fantasy Problem Read More »
“For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age…” Titus 2:11-12 Consider the Marshmallow test. Researchers took a group of five-year-olds, put them in a room with just
The Freedom to Say No Read More »
“Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” Psalm 73:25-26 If you haven’t noticed yet, I am a Bible-loving Jesus Freak. I am the nerdiest of scripture nerds.
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