I post this article not to brag on our church. Ok, maybe I do. But while many of you know the story, many of you do not. Read the last sentence in this article from the Arlington Times.

I've been preparing for facilitating the Financial Peace University course coming up on May 28. I was checking out a few things on Dave Ramsey's website, and ran accross this inspiring story about a guy who just had his power turned off. Dave gave him some great counsel that may be good for you or someone you know.

Having made it through two weeks of running with no problems other than sore muscles, my achilles has started flaring up again: DRAT! (So much for my brilliant self-diagnosis on the Statin drug)

So, I took the last week off and will give it another whirl today or tomorrow. Maybe I'll have to try running a bit slower, if that's even physically possible. I think they call that "walking fast."

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I read this blog today about a church plant that had their trailer (with all their stuff in it for church services) stolen. The short of the story is that they posted billboards around their community with some interesting sayings. I found the following one funny but pointed at the same time. Clever.

Yesterday marked the first time I ran outside since last September. It was nice to be running in the fresh air again. Although the pace was slow, I was able to chug my way around my 6 1/2 mile route in Marysville. Tomorrow morning's 4:30 AM run will be the true test of my commitment. It's supposed to be raining. After battling achilles tendon issues for seven months (I believe due to side effects