Finding Good in the Bad |  Crosstraining 11.6.15

Read James 1:2-4 During my junior year in high school, our football team was truly awful. We won one game the whole year. Can you imagine how bad the one team we beat was? It was frustrating because we were working hard, but things just weren’t working out. I remember...

Rejoice Always |  Crosstraining 11.5.15

Read 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 One of the things I’ve tried to work on as I’ve gotten older is having a bad attitude toward things. Often, if something doesn’t go my way, I quickly get negative and start complaining. If I’m going out to eat with a group of friends, and...

Now vs. Forever |  Crosstraining 11.4.15

Read 1 John 2:15-17 During the holidays, my dad’s side of the family always puts on an elaborate meal for the couple of dozen people in our family. They work on the meal for days before, and they take hours upon hours making sure everything is perfect for all of us to...

Real Joy |  Crosstraining 11.3.15

Read Psalm 37:3-4 Have you ever noticed that the things you thought would make you happy can sometimes make you the most miserable? Maybe it was that job you just had to have you thought would be perfect, but, once you got it, you realize that it’s draining you and...

What’s Best |  Crosstraining 11.2.15

Read 1 Peter 1:14-15 Throughout my life, I’ve learned that what I want to do isn’t always what I should do. I may want to binge watch the Walking Dead for two days straight and eat three bags of doritos in the process, but that’s not what is best for me or my family....