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Rest Day and Sabbath
Rest days are important in Crossfit. Your body needs time to recover from intense workouts. Here are a few folks from our community of faith reflecting on the importance of Rest Days: [wpvideo TcR6TFMQ] While the church could learn a great deal from Crossfit, our Christian tradition has a unique take on rest days or Sabbath. Dorothy Bass writes, “Sabbath keeping is not about taking a day off but about being recalled to our knowledge of and gratitude for God’s…
Functional Fitness and Functional Faith
We shared this video last summer and we think it’s worth revisiting. This grandfather was in the worst shape of his life just a few years ago. Crossfit has been transformational. Watch his story here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=folIky4brRo&feature=player_embedded] How is your experience of rooting your life in Grace through worship shaping the way you live and move and have your being in your every day life? How is your experience of gathering weekly to watch over in love the folks in your…
Setting Goals in Crossfit and Faith
Denise’s first goal in Crossfit was a handstand pushup. She met that goal some time ago, but tries them over and over again on a regular basis to keep her skills and strength up. Last fall many of us submitted Deep Commitment cards. We were asked to consider how we would like to deepen our commitment to our community of faith for the coming year. We set goals in the following areas: rooted in Grace How do you hope to…
Breath prayer
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/23569694] Did you know there is a way of praying known as “The Breath Prayer”? When you breathe in you say “Lord Jesus” and when you breathe out you say “have mercy”. You may choose your own words, but the point is that prayer can be as natural and necessary as breathing in and out. With few syllables you may express your hope, your desire, your need, your love…to grow in faith. Here are a few examples: “Holy one”…
Crossfit and Church
This short video featuring folks from our community of faith reflecting on Crossfit will give you a preview of worship this Sunday. Watch here: [wpvideo dQ8eaTB1]
Toward Sunday
We continue our summer worship series, Notice Grace All Summer, with reflection on Crossfit & church this Sunday. How was fitness a part of your childhood? How do you relate to fitness today? Crossfit is a rapidly growing fitness program started by Greg & Lauren Glassman in 2000. Over 3,400 Crossfit gyms have opened in the last twelve years across the county. In an article titled “Understanding CrossFit” (April 2007) Coach Greg Glassman writes, We sought to build a program that would best prepare trainees…