Category Archives: Workout Wednesdays

God’s Word is filled with images of physical fitness that communicate spiritual truths: running the good race, boxing the air, eating well, resting, etc.

Through this weekly series, I will outline specific practical ways that you can use physical exercise to strengthen your spirit and your relationships in the Body of Christ. The training videos, t-shirt designs, devotional thoughts, and more can be used for your personal devotions or small group Bible studies.

“Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.” (1 Timothy 4:7-‬8)

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Exercising Mindfulness in Christ: an example from Romans 7

Mindfulness is Christ is being a true member of “Israel”, which means “one who wrestles with God”:  knowing the Lord is good but struggling with our own fears, small faith, selfishness, doubts, and clinging to God Himself as our only … Continue reading

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Exercising Mindfulness in Christ: understanding ‘bad, mad, sad, and glad’

If you’re wondering “what in the world is ‘mindfulness in Christ?’”, I recommend starting with last week’s video:  Exercising Mindfulness in Christ:  some Why’s and How’s”.  In that video, I try to anticipate and answer several questions, but we only … Continue reading

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Exercising Mindfulness in Christ: some Why’s and How’s

God’s call to mindfulness is as old as Eden. When the Lord asked Adam and Eve “Where are you? . . . Who told you that you were naked? . . . What have you done?”, He wasn’t looking for … Continue reading

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2 Corinthians 4:7-18, Exercising the Body of Christ

Here’s another example of how you can use Scripture to strengthen your spiritual, physical, and relational fitness in the Body of Christ.  It’s one of several training videos and other supports for the W.A.I.T Training program in the weekly series … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 9:23-24, “Exercising love as a whole person”

Here’s another example of how you can use physical exercise to also strengthen your spiritual and relational fitness in the Body of Christ.  It’s one of several training videos and other supports in W.A.I.T Training and part of “Workout Wednesdays”. … Continue reading

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12 Tips to Set-up for W.A.I.T. Training, a program of Physical Exercise for Bible Study & Fellowship

In the last few videos, I demonstrated how we can strengthen our physical, relational, and spiritual fitness in Christ simultaneously in groups of very different abilities.  This video will cover 11 practical tips to start your own group.  Then, over … Continue reading

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How to use Physical Exercise for Small Group Bible Study & Christian Fellowship: 1 Goal, 2 Tools, and 3 Questions in 4 Venues

What if we could strengthen our physical, relational, and spiritual fitness in Christ simultaneously and realistically in groups of very different abilities?  In this video, I will show how we can do exactly that, even with some who would be … Continue reading

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“Warming up to Working Out the Body of Christ” (part 2 of 2): Spiritual Resilience & your “Treasure Chest”

If you haven’t viewed part 1 of “Warming Up to Working Out”, I recommend doing so before watching part 2 below.  The first video is foundational to the second. As I’ve said in the introductory posts for this series, I … Continue reading

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“Warming up to Working Out the Body of Christ” (part 1 of 2): Emotional Intelligence & your “Treasure Chest”

If you’ve read any posts in this series, “Workout Wednesday”, you know that I am encouraging us to use physical exercise for small group Bible studies and Christian fellowship in a program of “W.A.I.T. Training”.  There are at least two … Continue reading

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Exercising the Body of Christ through “Fuel”

The video below illustrates one of 24 metaphors of physical fitness in Scripture that illustrate spiritual fitness in Christ. The goal is to use different venues of exercise – jogging, light weight-lifting, hiking, spin classes, and many other settings – … Continue reading

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Exercising the Body of Christ through “Flexibility”

The video below illustrates one of 24 metaphors of physical fitness in Scripture that illustrate spiritual fitness in Christ. The goal is to use different venues of exercise – jogging, light weight-lifting, hiking, spin classes, and many other settings – … Continue reading

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Exercising the Body of Christ through “Balance” (a teaching video)

The video below illustrates one of 24 metaphors of physical fitness in Scripture that illustrate spiritual fitness in Christ. The goal is to use different venues of exercise – jogging, light weight-lifting, hiking, spin classes, and many other settings – … Continue reading

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Exercising the Body of Christ through “Breath”

The video below illustrates one of 24 metaphors of physical fitness in Scripture that illustrate spiritual fitness in Christ. The goal is to use different venues of exercise – jogging, light weight-lifting, hiking, spin classes, and many other settings – … Continue reading

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7 reasons to use Physical Exercise for Small Group Bible study & Fellowship

As a counselor, I have heard from singles, couples, families, white-collar and blue-collar workers, and homemakers of all kinds of races, religions and cultures for over 20 years.  And I’ve noticed that almost all of us tend to view ourselves in … Continue reading

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“Hunger” poster (2)

This full color, 8″x10″ JPG is one in a series of twenty-four.  It is designed to be framed for your home, office, etc. to promote meditation on Scripture and discussion of the biblical principles outlined in “W.A.I.T. training”, which you … Continue reading

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“Hunger” poster

This full color, 8″x10″ JPG is one in a series of twenty-four. It is designed to be framed for your home, office, etc. to promote meditation on Scripture and discussion of the biblical principles outlined in “W.A.I.T. training”, which you … Continue reading

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“Weight” poster

This full color, 8″x10″ JPG is one in a series of twenty-four. It is designed to be framed for your home, office, etc. to promote meditation on Scripture and discussion of the biblical principles outlined in “W.A.I.T. training”, which you … Continue reading

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“Image” poster

This full color, 8″x10″ JPG is one in a series of twenty-four. It is designed to be framed for your home, office, etc. to promote meditation on Scripture and discussion of the biblical principles outlined in “W.A.I.T. training”, which you … Continue reading

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“Genes” poster

This full color, 8″x10″ JPG is one in a series of twenty-four. It is designed to be framed for your home, office, etc. to promote meditation on Scripture and discussion of the biblical principles outlined in “W.A.I.T. training”, which you … Continue reading

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“Maturity” poster

This full color, 8″x10″ JPG is one in a series of twenty-four. It is designed to be framed for your home, office, etc. to promote meditation on Scripture and discussion of the biblical principles outlined in “W.A.I.T. training”, which you … Continue reading

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“Stress” poster (2)

This full color, 8″x10″ JPG is one in a series of twenty-four. It is designed to be framed for your home, office, etc. to promote meditation on Scripture and discussion of the biblical principles outlined in “W.A.I.T. training”, which you … Continue reading

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“Hygiene” poster

This full color, 8″x10″ JPG is one in a series of twenty-four. It is designed to be framed for your home, office, etc. to promote meditation on Scripture and discussion of the biblical principles outlined in “W.A.I.T. training”, which you … Continue reading

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“Instinct” poster (2)

This full color, 8″x10″ JPG is one in a series of twenty-four. It is designed to be framed for your home, office, etc. to promote meditation on Scripture and discussion of the biblical principles outlined in “W.A.I.T. training”, which you … Continue reading

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“Initiative” poster

This full color, 8″x10″ JPG is one in a series of twenty-four. It is designed to be framed for your home, office, etc. to promote meditation on Scripture and discussion of the biblical principles outlined in “W.A.I.T. training”, which you … Continue reading

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“Partners” poster (2)

This full color, 8″x10″ JPG is one in a series of twenty-four. It is designed to be framed for your home, office, etc. to promote meditation on Scripture and discussion of the biblical principles outlined in “W.A.I.T. training”, which you … Continue reading

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