i entered the Nike NYC Half-Marathon and got in.

august 5th i will be running 13.1 miles throught central park, times square, and most of lower manhatten.



it's not about the race, it is about being disciplined.

do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? run in such a way as to get the prize. everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. they do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. therefore i do not run like a man running aimlessly; i do not fight like a man beating the air. no, i beat my body and make it my slave so that after i have preached to others, i myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
1 Corintians 9:24-25

it's about becoming more disciplined over all,
not just physically,
in fact,
mostly spiritually.

h. nouwen

h. nouwen

we often go to the poor to give them what we have,
but we always stay because of what they give to us.

when we demand the second love
(anyone or anything else in this world besides Christ)
to give what only the First Love
(Jesus Christ)
can give...we crash.

our biggest challenge in life, as human beings, is to learn to trust God.

if i die...make sure you tell everyone that i was grateful.




if you have never read any of his stuff, you should.
my recommendations: the return of the prodigal son, with open hands, the genesee diary