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I am happy to have lost over 25 lbs. as of this week. Dieting is not fun, but does not this chicken salad my wife made me look great! It tasted great, as well.
What new routines have you employed this year to help you live healthier?
This ad (shown in the picture) has been on my Facebook sidebar. In case you don’t already know, Facebook data-mines your info and spits out ads just like Google search–or similar to that. This one cracks me up!
“Get Fit To Preach” with a bald, ripped guy who probably is a model who never heard of parsing Greek in order to preach. Or, if he is a pastor, I bet he preaches from the gym, not just attends the church of gym.
All this to say that I have become soft and am mad the Big Brother of Facebook found me out and reminded me of this on the sidebar of my profile. Thanks, Facebook.
What ridiculous advertisement have you endured on your social media site of choice?
Personally, I have learned more, seen more and done more out of brokenness than out of my talent, experience or skill. During times of weakness it seems God makes Himself more real to me. When you are a leader–fill in the blank like being a dad, a pastor, a music director, a worship leader–you never quite measure up to the task. At least, that is what I think of myself when I am broken. This includes the all important leadership of self. (more…)
As one who is living this out, I think it is interesting when the media shines a light on the issue. Pastors are fat. We need to work on this issue just like any other sin. After losing over 50 pounds last year and struggling with my weight for years, I am not ready to give up. We need to be examples as Christians when it comes to health and fitness. After all, the body is a temple.
Here is what was written in the news at the Sacramento Bee: Weighty sermons: more pastors are preaching healthy lifestyles…and starting with themselves.
…The percentage of clergy who are overweight and therefore at risk
for serious health problems is higher than among the general U.S.
population, according to reports on clergy health."They’re
pretty stressed people who work long hours and often have unhealthy
eating habits — think of all those church potlucks," says Robin Swift,
director of the Clergy Health Initiative for the Duke Divinity School.
"A lot of them feel overwhelmed."
In 2004, a survey of 2,500
ministers by Pulpit and Pew, based at Duke, found that 76 percent of
Christian clergy were overweight, compared with 61 percent of the
general population.
Over at Vintage Faith a good discussion is going on about this topic. All I can say is that this thing is not that easy. It has been a hard part of my life’s journey to figure some of this out. Christian’s should lead in this area, right?
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