THE SCENE: Upper 60s, clear, with a light breeze
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Given
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20
THA-THANG:
Mosey to coupon pile, form 2 lines and front runner drops off and does 2 burpees then joins back of the line.
START A TIMER – 40 minutes
10-round escalator, as follows:
Round 1: Burpees x 5
Round 2: Repeat Round 1 + Squat Thrusters with CMU x 10
Round 3: Repeat Rounds 1-2 + CMU Bicep Curls x 15
Round 4: Repeat Rounds 1-3 + Merkins x 20
Round 5: Repeat Rounds 1-4 + Little Baby Crunches (LBCs) x 25
Round 6: Repeat Rounds 1-5 + Lunges x 30 (15 each leg)
Round 7: Repeat Rounds 1-6 + Carolina Dry Docks x 35
Round 8: Repeat Rounds 1-7 + Mountain Climbers x 40 (two-count)
Round 9: Repeat Rounds 1-8 + Goblet Squats with CMU x 45
Round 10: Repeat Rounds 1-9 + American Hammer with CMU x 50 (single-count)
Record results here HERE
Mosey back to flag.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The book UnChristian analyzes the results of an extensive, nationwide study conducted by the Barna group. The authors sought to compare the lives of Christians and non-Christians to see how they differed.
They found that Christians:
- Cuss less in public
- Are less likely to recycle
- Give more to charitable causes
- Buy fewer lottery tickets
However, Christians are just as likely as non-Christians to:
- Visit a pornographic website.
- Get drunk.
- Do illegal drugs or take prescription medicines not prescribed to them.
- Be willing to lie to get out of a difficult situation.
- Have intentionally done something to get back at someone within the last 30 days.
This isn’t a perception of Christians by outsiders. This is self-reported. It’s not surprising, then, that 84 percent of non-Christians said they personally knew at least one believer, but only 15 percent thought that person’s lifestyle was significantly different than their own.
Non-Christians don’t think we’re different because we’re not.
Matthew 5:13, says, “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.”
In the same way that salt enhances the flavor of the food it seasons, the followers of God stand out as those who “enhance” the flavor of life in this world.
Ultimately, as Jesus followers, we are called to flavor and brighten this world and show our love of God so that others can see.
The challenge is for us to think if we are different than the non believers we’re around so that they notice. Could be coworkers, neighbors, kid’s friends and parents. It’s very easy to blend in to almost any situation and that is something I really struggle with myself but we are called to stand out and stand up for our beliefs. As we go throughout our week I hope and pray we can stand out and be salt of our communities.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
KARM Dragon Boat Festival – June 17
Convergence – July 8th