Pressing Forward
writings from a runner racing to get closer to Jesus
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I had a startling discovery nearly a month ago- I’m in the worst shape of my life!  I used to be pretty fit.  I was very athletic in school and in shape.  But since college and then marriage, staying fit just sort of got pushed to the back of the list of priorities.  Especially with [...]

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This is worth every bit of the next 9 minutes of your life.

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The title gets your attention, huh?  I’m not a big Ellen Degeneres fan, but this video is hilarious!!  Check it out.

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There are many things to know in this world.  Many people know more than I know, and I have much to learn about many things- like how to be a dad, and how to use a hand can opener (still can’t do that well because I’m left handed and we live in a right handed [...]

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The shield is a classic piece of armor.  It was the main form of defense against the arrows, swords, or whatever else the enemy attacked with.  I’ve never actually used a shield though, unless you count my linemen when I was a quarterback on the high school football team. 
Anyway, this verse of scripture jumped [...]

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I love living in America.  I love the house God has given my wife and me to live in.  I love my motorcycle which I haven’t ridden much lately because of the potential black ice (not good for 2 wheels, or any number of wheels really…).
There are things in this world that I don’t love [...]

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Do you realize how great our salvation in Christ is?  Have you taken time to think about your salvation?
Hebrews 2:1-4:
1Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. 2For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a [...]

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What’s the point?  This life we struggle with at times; the job we get frustrated with; the bills we have to pay every month; the arguments with our spouse or friend.  Is there a point?  An end?
There is.  And this passage of Scripture jumped out at me this week:
“…for while bodily training is of some [...]

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Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. -2 John 1:9
Anita is driving right now from Maryland to Georgia for a friend’s wedding.  She’s got a long day ahead of her.  But she’s [...]

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Sometimes it’s easy to get sidetracked and lose focus from what we’re supposed to be doing.  It happens all the time- you pause in the office to catch a news report on TV or listen on the radio; you answer the door while cooking dinner and it ends up burning; you’re typing a paper and [...]