Health
The Fat War Diaries Part 4
There is no final victory in the weight loss war. As long as I have a mouth and stomach, the battle will rage. For anyone with long-term weight issues, an important truth needs to be remembered: The fight to control your weight is much like the war against Terror. There is no conclusive point in [...]
Fat War Diaries Part 3
Things continue to progress in a positive way though it is getting harder to shed the kilo’s. It is impossible to go on a ‘crash diet’ for 5 months. I am learning how lasting change takes place and how to put in place strategies not to go backwards. For anyone who has struggled to lose [...]
Fat War Diaries Part 2
It has been 4 months since going down the sawdust trail and committing myself to weight loss. Over 19kgs have been shed from my mortal frame. I pray they will never return. Matt, my PT told me that the first month or so would be the worst. Never have truer words been spoken. Commencing the [...]
The Fat War Diaries Part 1
This post is a little presumptuous since I have only recently begun losing weight. I am scared of going backwards, so hey, this blog may serve to keep me accountable. But essentially, after about 8 years of resisting advice from family, friends, church leaders (and those who had no business giving their opinion) I enlisted the [...]
The “Acceptable” Addiction
You’ve probably heard sermons on the sins of drunkenness, drug abuse and greed. The Bible also commands us to flee from sexual immorality. So Christians often hear warnings about the contents of TV programs or internet pornography, and rightly so! — because Christians should not be enslaved to immorality, just as we should not live [...]
GYM
We were going through intense trials for a while and then I started feeling some physical symptoms that concerned me so I went to see the doctor…..and then another one. The two doctor’s diagnosis was that I have DEPRESSION!! Both prescribed antidepressants. One of them (the female doctor?) suggested that I go to the Gym [...]
The Spiritual Discipline of Rest
We’re all comfortable with spiritual disciplines like prayer, fellowship, and Scripture reading, but rest? This afternoon I faced a decision. Usually this only happens in hypothetical situations, but today it was real life. You see, I’m at a stage in my life where I am once again very busy. I have the care of managing [...]
Are We What We Eat?
There are a number of myths about health that are in circulation in many fundamental churches, including the idea that people are sicker today than they have been in the past
