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March 21, 2006
Jamaica Runs LA Marathon
Filed under: Abare News
My wife is amazing. When she told me a year ago that she was going to run the LA Marathon this year, I didn't think much of it. I didn't doubt her intention nor did I assume her eventual participation. It was at the end of 2005 when I really started to believe her. The intense training routine was my first clue. The added muscle was a second clue. And the insatiable appetite for pasta was my last clue.
This girl was going to do it.
And she did. On Sunday, March 19, Jamaica ran the 2006 LA Marathon. Her results are pretty impressive.
- Finished in 5 hours, 44 minutes.
- Finished in the top 50 percent of all runners (male and female).
- Finished with only one major blister.
I don't mean to steal any of her glory, but I am proud of myself for walking 11 miles meeting her at the 12 mile and 26 mile marker. It was just sad that I was more tired than she was at the end of the day when she came home and wanted to celebrate with pizza.
We got to celebrate this day with some friends from out east, Jen and Nathan. Nathan also ran the marathon with Jamaica and finished a few minutes before her. Jen and I got to be the cheerleaders.
Congrats to my wife who continues to amaze me.
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March 14, 2006
Showing Emotion
Filed under: God, Faith & Spirituality
Growing up, I remember quoting John 11:35 as my favorite Scripture passage, only because it is the shortest verse in the Bible and I could actually remember it. Later on I would learn that this verse is also one of the vulnerable moments in the life of Jesus as he expresses emotion for the loss of Lazarus.
What stood out to me this morning while reading this familiar story was that Jesus expressed this deep emotion after he had said (not once, but twice) that Lazarus would be raised from the dead. Why would Jesus cry if he knew Lazarus was just moments away from walking out of the grave?
Maybe showing emotion is a good thing, regardless of whether I know the end of the story (good or bad). Instead of staying tough, being strong, and all the other cliches that go with our emotional coverups, perhaps I could take a lead from the Savior on what it means to emote. Not because Divinity demands it but because my humanity needs it.
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March 8, 2006
Servanthood Demands Leadership
Filed under: Inspiration
During a working lunch yesterday, one of the vice presidents of Foursquare, Glenn Burris, made an interesting observation when he said, "The more you want to serve, the more people want you to lead."
What an astute comment. I'm reminded of the many times when Jesus modeled the life a servant and in turn the progressive increase in people's expectation on Jesus' leadership.
Yet another example of how in God's Kingdom, things are often seen better upside down and inside out.
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