Final Fantasy – Regarding Fantasy Football Apostasy or Reclaiming Sunday Afternoon « Ted Kluck.
I enjoyed this article from Ted Kluck. Why?
I play fantasy football as well. I think I have played since the year 2000. I can relate to Ted’s thoughts in this article. I can state that I have had the thoughts he has had about this game. Definitely an insightful and funny read!
Interested in knowing if anyone else has made the same decision or feels differently about it. Let me know your thoughts.
Growing Up: Becoming a Real Man. A great article for Christian men written by Phil Johnson. The article is from John MacArthur’s ministry website, Grace to You.
Here is a link to a great article from Tim Challies blog. My pastor discussed the very topic of praying this morning (if one is unable to participate in ministry due to physical illness, limitations, etc . . . ).
The path to discernment is the way of spiritual maturity. And the only means to spiritual maturity is mastery of the Word of God.
In my last post to this blog, I shared an article about the call of motherhood for Christian moms. As for Christian men, we are called by our Lord to great responsibilities, too. Read, Ephesians 5:18-6:4. I did, and felt convicted. But as I finished the devotion which I will share below, I found hope. The devotion goes on to stress two important points:
Here is another excerpt from “Gospel Meditations for Men”, Day 23, entitled, “The Papa John’s Principle”.
The righteous who walks in his integrity-
blessed are his children after him! Proverbs 20:7
“Books abound which claim to deliver the secret to a happy home, the twelve steps to a model marriage, or God’s path to perfect kids. Some amount to behaviorism. Many fail to urge utter dependence on God, who alone is sovereign. And few, it seems, focus on the character of the individual members of the family. Proverbs 20:7 deserves our attention. It teaches what I call “The Papa John’s Principle.” You remember the pizza-maker’s common-sense slogan: “Better ingredients, better pizza.” Well, Proverbs 20:7 teaches that a godly home begins with godly individuals-and specifically, a godly man.”
“Godly homes are comprised of godly people. You want your marriage to improve? You want your relationship with your children to improve? You want to be the start of a godly legacy? Begin by growing in grace yourself. There’s no shortcut. Your walk with God “trickles down” to your relationships at home. Live a gospel-empowered life and your family will be “blessed” (Proverbs 20:7). That gives you a huge responsibility. It also gives you a huge reason for hope.
Let the gospel shape your character and thereby bless your family. – Chris Anderson”
I enjoyed this article at the blog of Desiring God. I hope Christian moms find it encouraging.
I am a runner. Why do I run? Well it’s a long story, one that I will share soon. But to go back to the question, I am running right now to train for an upcoming race in September. I have registered for the Fort-4-Fitness Half Marathon in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This will be my third half-marathon.
The last time I ran in this race was 2009. I remember hitting the wall at the 10-mile mark. I finished the race, but it was a struggle.
So for this year, I decided to train smarter but also challenge myself as well. I signed up for a training plan from THE RUN SMART PROJECT.
I am enjoying this plan. I have a goal time in mind for this race and it is 1 hour and 50 minutes. This would be approximately five minutes faster than my last race. It would also be a personal best for me.
I will share more as training progresses. I have been learning a lot about setting goals, trying, achieving, and failing.
