The New York Times recently included an article about The Lord’s Gym, a fitness center which specifically caters to Christians. (You can also read the article here)
What bothers me about this is that the Christians quoted in the article state or imply several false stereotypes about other fitness centers. Here’s what the owner said
“Many people want to have a quality atmosphere that’s not involved in the meat-market setting, that’s serious about workouts,” Dr. Sorchy said. “People want something truly family-friendly, and want to have a team of folks they can trust.”
I’ve belonged to Gottlieb Health and Fitness Center for a few years and it’s all of those things even though it’s not ‘Christian’ per se.
Not only that, the reasons given why Christians go bother me too Read the rest of this entry »
06-12-2008 |
20 Comments »I wrote this for Beth’s blog carnival on resistance.
A few years ago I started resistance training. I was persuaded into it by hearing how wonderfully good for me it is. The resistance of lifting moderately heavy weights strengthens my muscles and bones – it’s excellent physical exercise. Resistance training is quite popular – meaning, lots of people do it for the health benefits, not, lots of people enjoy it.
Spiritual engagement always involves resistance (see note below on ‘spiritual’). I think this may have been what Jesus meant when he said (according to the Bible) “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.” I think he was pointing out, it will take effort – resistance – to live this way.
Many choices in my life involve resistance. Read the rest of this entry »
05-03-2008 |
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