Triathlon

I received this email a couple weeks ago:

A son asked his father, "Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?" The father, who despite having a heart condition, says "Yes". They went on to complete the marathon together. Father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying "Yes" to his son's request of going through the race together. One day, the son asked his father, "Dad, let's join the Ironman together." To which, his father said "Yes". For those who don't know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever. The race encompasses three endurance events of a 2.4 mile ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile bike ride, and ending with a 26.2 mile marathon along the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.

Father and son went on to complete the race together. Take a look....



Any thoughts??

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. –Philippians 2:3-4

I can do everything through him who gives me strength. –Philippians 4:13

-ac

Where's your faith???

In case you don't follow the news or if you live under a rock, there is a lot going on in our country right now. Bankruptcies, corporate bailouts, the presidential election, and terrorism...just to name a few. Do you worry about all of this? Do you wonder what is going to happen? In can be quite concerning to think about these things. The question is....what do you have your faith in? Have you placed your faith in the government or the economy? Does your security come from your life insurance or retirement fund? What would happen to you if our financial system failed and our money meant nothing? Think about it....what would that mean for you and your security? Is your hope and faith in money, stuff, insurance, or the government? Or is your hope and faith in Jesus? Think about what is truly important to you and what will really matter to you if our economy crashes or when your life comes to an end. I think that we would all probably agree that if our money meant nothing, then our priorities would change dramatically. So why not start living like that today? Why not start living like your money and your stuff meant nothing. Would you spend more time with your family, friends, volunteering, and doing good things? Do you want to be a person that talks about doing good things or do you want to be a person that actually does good things? So...where's your faith?
-AC