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Thoughts on the Olympics — But People Remember….
When we sin, even when the price has been paid, even when the Lord has forgiven our sin, there are consequences, often tragic ones — and people remember…. Continue reading
Thoughts on the Olympics — Honour to Whom Honour
If we are Christians, and especially if we have been Christians for a while, we shouldn’t need lessons on giving honour to others from a 19-year-old runner. Continue reading
Thoughts on the Olympics — The Race Set Before Them
For twenty-five laps around the track, almost half an hour, they ran their own race. The Eritreans took the lead, pushing the pace, but they stayed in the pack. An Ethiopian threw in a surge, then the Kenyans took the … Continue reading
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Thoughts on the Olympics — The Secret of “Marginal Gains”
So dominant was Brailsford’s squad in Beijing – seven gold medals from nine events – that the sport’s governing body rewrote the rules for London, scrapping events of British strength and limiting each country to one rider per event. There … Continue reading
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Tagged British cycling, excellence, hindrances, marginal gains
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Thoughts on the Olympics — “Not Something We’ve Been Too Concerned About”
“One minute, elation, the next minute, despair. What happened?” “Well, um, it was just, we, we didn’t change over in the right zone on the track. It’s really hard, when you’re going that speed, and I’m just focusing on Jess’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Carelessness, Cycling, Jess Varnish, sin, Victoria Pendleton
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Thoughts on the Olympics — He Wanted to Get Caught
The best you can hope for is that you’ll get caught before you get too far down that path. Then, if God is gracious enough to you to let someone catch you, all you’ll have to deal with is a whole lot of unpleasant consequences. If you don’t get caught, it will be even worse. Continue reading
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Tagged Alex schwazer, besetting sin, Forgiveness, Guilt, repentance
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Thoughts on the Olympics — Faith, Focus, Finish
I didn’t want to let those three guys down, or the team down, so I just ran on it. It hurt so bad. Continue reading
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Tagged faith focus finish, Monteo Mitchell, run with patience
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