Woodstock

Gritmill Dumb Semi Beatdown

QIC: Semi

Warm-a-Rama

15 seal jacks i/c
15 harry rockets i/c
15 mountain man pooper i/c
Capri lap
Side shuffle across parking lot, nur across to the other parking spaces, side shuffle across parking lot, mosey to start
15 seal waves i/c
15 Michael Phelps i/c
30 Moroccan night club i/c
10 hip circles each direction oyo

The Thang

Mosey to corner of building

20 Mike Tyson sit thru oyo
Incline Bolt 45 i/c
30 wall lean toe raises
20 wall sit heal raises
10 bear position leg stretch

3rd F
The Competitor’s Creed

I am a Christian first and last.
I am created in the likeness of
God Almighty to bring Him glory.
I am a member of Team Jesus Christ.
I wear the colors of the cross.

I am a Competitor now and forever.
I am made to strive, to strain,
to stretch and to succeed
in the arena of competition.
I am a Christian Competitor
and as such, I face my challenger
with the face of Christ.

I do not trust in myself.
I do not boast in my abilities
or believe in my own strength.
I rely solely on the power of God.
I compete for the pleasure of
my Heavenly Father, the honor of Christ
and the reputation of the Holy Spirit.

My attitude on and off
the field is above reproach –
my conduct beyond criticism.
Whether I am preparing,
practicing or playing;
I submit to God’s authority
and those He has put over me.
I respect my coaches, officials,
teammates and competitors
out of respect for the Lord.

My body is the temple of Jesus Christ.
I protect it from within and without.
Nothing enters my body that
does not honor the Living God.
My sweat is an offering to my Master.
My soreness is a sacrifice to my Savior.

I give my all – all of the time.
I do not give up. I do not give in.
I do not give out. I am the Lord’s warrior –
a competitor by conviction
and a disciple of determination.
I am confident beyond reason
because my confidence lies in Christ.
The results of my efforts
must result in His glory.

LET THE COMPETITION BEGIN.
LET THE GLORY BE GOD’S

Mosey to coupons

10 baby seal waves i/c
15 sprawled Curls w/coupon
10 kneeling squat twist  w/coupon
10 blockes
20 Bent over rows
50 urkins
30 derkins
20 Curls for the girls

5 per side Elevated side plank, lowering and raising lower leg

25 flutter kicks

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2.5 HIM showed today: Semi, Shutter (Woodstock)

“Bmud Nur” or Dumb Run

Date: 06/16/2026

AO: CHOP, Milton, DE

PAX: Chattahoochee, Fireplex, Mad Dog, Probe, Streudel, Toy Soldier, Woodstock

QIC: Fireplex

Warm up

Bolt 45’s – 15 squats full up to half way down, 15 squats half way down to full down (Monkey Humpers were substituted to welcome the late arrival of Streudel), & 15 squats full motion.  All completed IC as a 4 count.

SSH – 15 IC

Windmills – 15 IC

Hydraulic Squats – 10 IC – 6 Count

Captain Therkins – 1 Big Boy to 4 American Hammers: 5 merkins.  Ascending up to 10:40

Imperial Walkers – 20 IC

The Thang

1st & 10 Routine per the Exicon…Well sort of….:)…..Perform 10 burpees and 1 merkin.  Nur up the Chestnut Street Hill and run down.  Perform 9 burpees and 2 merkins.  Nur up the hill and run down.  Perform 8 burpees and 3 merkins.  Nur up the hill and run down.  You recognize a pattern developing here.  Pax took a break for the 3rd F (see below) after completing the round of 5 burpees and 6 merkins.  After the break for the message, all HIM completed the rounds down through 1 burpee and 10 merkins with a final Nur up the hill and the run down.      

Count-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, and the Circle of Trust.  Prayers were offered for multiple needs within the attending PAX, but please keep all our HIM in your thoughts and prayers.   

Going Back To Where It Started

Scripture:  Mark 1:16

From: Monday, March 4, 2002

Anniversaries can throw another log on the old romantic fire. Our kids watch the video of their wedding. They didn’t have video in those primitive days when my wife and I were married, but we do have an audio tape of our wedding. And it’s great to revisit the day that our marriage began and to hear what we promised each other, and to remember the passion of our first love.

I’m Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about “Going Back To Where It Started”.

Something renewing happens when we go back to where our marriage began – you’re reminded of the wonder of your relationship. That may be the kind of touch your relationship with the Lord Jesus needs right now. And right now He may be calling you back to where it all began.

He did that with His first disciples in our word for today from the Word of God. It begins outside the empty tomb of Jesus, where He has just walked out of His grave under His own power. His disciples don’t know it yet. They’ve watched their dreams turn to nightmares, their hopes turn to despair as the Man to whom they’ve given their lives was nailed to a cross.

As the women who were the first to see the risen Christ fall at His feet to worship Him, He says, “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee; and there they will see Me.” Galilee? That’s some 90 miles away – on foot! Why not Jerusalem where they already are? Well, the Bible says, “The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'”

Jesus is preparing them for a mission and for a spiritual greatness that they could never have imagined. But He asks them to go to Galilee for that. So why Galilee? Well, the Bible doesn’t spell out the reason, but I can tell you at least one reason. Galilee is where their whole walk with this amazing Savior began. It was in Galilee that most of them met Him. It was in Galilee that they first saw what Jesus could do. It was in Galilee that they first heard – and answered – His call, “Come, follow Me” (Mark 1:16-18).

So something very exciting is happening here. Jesus takes His disciples back to where it all started so He can take them where they’ve never been before! He may be wanting to do the same for you. You’ve gotten entangled with all those responsibilities you have, those scars you’ve gotten – maybe from other believers, those frustrations, and all that busyness. Jesus knows you need to go back to Galilee. In your heart, would you let Him take you back to how He rescued you from your sin, to that time He spared you, to the time He healed you, and to the time He first showed you that He was calling you to serve the King of Kings.

Remember the passion of your first love for Him – the promises you made to Him – the wonder of belonging to Jesus. Maybe you’ve lost your focus. It’s time to go back to Galilee – back to where you knew what you have forgotten recently – that it’s all about Jesus. Its not all about church or Christianity or Christians or Christian work. It’s all about Jesus. You knew that back then. He wants to take you back to where it all began – so He can take your life where it’s never been before!

Respectfully Submitted,

Fireplex

Merkin Run 6/10/26

QIC: Semi

10 train burpees to start

Warm-a-Rama
20 seal jacks i/c
15 seal wave i/c
20 Imperial walkers i/c
20 plank jacks i/c
20 ssh i/c
20 Windmill i/c

THE THANG

Merkin mosey to Church of God – mosey for 2 minutes, do 2 merkins, mosey 2 more minutes, do 4 merkins…..

3 rounds
20 hanging knee raises
10 swerkins
25 reverse crunch
15 big boys

3RD F

Play The Man • Devotional
https://bible.com/reading-plans/4023/day/7?segment=0

Merkin mosey back to AO

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Gritmill Tabata 2/18/26

QIC: Semi

Warm-a-Rama
20 Michael Phelps  i/c
10 hip circles each direction oyo
15 seal waves i/c
20 seal jacks i/c
30 marocan night club i/c
15 mountain man pooper i/c

The Thang
Each HIM grabs a coupon

Tabata – 30/15

Modified merkin
Squat to coupon

Lung
Split squats

(Half round due to time)
press jacks w/coupon
squat front raise w/coupon

3rd F
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/14ZnESEgYci/

Modified merkin
Squat to coupon

Coupon chops
sprawled Curls coupons

(half a round due to time)

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8 HIM showed today: Semi, Ruxpin, Shutter, Boxcar, Woodstock, Dory, Blackout, Scatterfield

Blimp That

Date: 01/22/2026

AO: CHOP, Milton, DE

PAX: Chattahoochee, Fireplex, Probe, Streudel, Woodstock

QIC: Fireplex

Warm up

SSH – 20 IC

Cherry Pickers – 15 IC

Bolt 45’s IC (4 Count) – 15 squats to halfway down.  15 squats halfway to full down.  15 full squats.

Mountain Climbers – 15 OYO

Windmills – 15 IC

The Thang

Pax completed the Hindenburg BLIMPS routine from the Exicon at the CHOP.  From the FD Flag pole mosey to Strawberry Alley and perform 1st exercise, Mosey to Union Street/Strawberry Alley and perform 1st exercise, mosey to Union Street/Front Street and perform 1st exercise.  Mosey back to the FD Flag pole and perform 1st exercise.  Plank it up until all PAX are in.  That completes one round.  Rinse and repeat until all 6 Rounds are complete with the other identified exercises. Round # 1 – 10 Burpees, Round #2 – 20 Lunges (10 each leg). Round #3 – 30 Imperial Walkers. Round #4 – 40 Merkins. Round #5 – 50 Plank Jacks. Round #6 – 60 Squats.

F3 Message 01/22/26

The Jobs We Don’t Want To Do – #3008

As our kids were growing up, Saturday was always chore day at the Hutchcraft house. It was the day we got our leaves raked and bagged, rooms got cleaned – or hosed out like a monkey cage – it was the day the garage got dug out, the dirty clothes got clean, broken things got fixed, you know. Now it wasn’t that kids jumped out of bed on Saturday morning saying, “What do you have for me to do today, Dad?” No, Saturday mornings often involved some delicate labor negotiations – especially when it came to someone getting a job that meant more time and more dirty work than some of the others. That child might say, “I don’t want to do Job A. I want Job B.” To which I would reply, “I pay the allowances and the bonuses around here. (See, usually there was extra pay for extra work). Don’t forget lesson #1 of working – you don’t pick your jobs. The person who pays you decides the jobs you’ll do.”

Well, I’m Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You about “The Jobs We Don’t Want To Do.”

Now our word for today from the Word of God comes from Acts 10, where Simon Peter is being assigned by His boss to do an unpleasant chore. Peter has been preaching Christ to Jewish audiences who knew the Scriptures and respected God’s laws. Now, God wants Peter to now reach out to go to the house of Cornelius, a Roman military leader, to reach out to this Gentile. Now Peter’s lifelong feeling about Gentiles could be summed up in one word – “yuck!” They didn’t know the Bible; they ate what the Jewish law called unclean foods; they lived outside God’s laws. Well, God sends Peter a vision to prepare him for this job he is not going to want to do. It’s a vision of a sheet with animals that Peter, as a Jew, considers unclean to eat.

Acts 10:13 – “Then a voice told him, ‘Get up, Peter, Kill and eat.’ ‘Surely not, Lord!’ Peter replied. ‘I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.’ The voice spoke to him a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’ This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.” Well, immediately Peter finds at his door men who have come to invite him to the house of Cornelius, the Gentile. The Bible says, “Peter said to the men, ‘I’m the one you’re looking for’…Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests.” And the next day he’s off to meet Cornelius.

God gave Peter a job he really didn’t want to do. But Peter knew who the Boss was, and that the One who pays you decides the job you’ll do. Peter obeyed, and it led to some amazing results. Now maybe God has given you an unpleasant chore, and you’re balking, just like my kids on a Saturday morning.

It could be God is leading you to befriend a person who isn’t very attractive, who may be pretty demanding. Or the assignment may be to share Christ with someone who isn’t much fun to be around or is hard to talk to; or to minister to a group of people that you find irritating or even repulsive; possibly to work closely with someone who is definitely not your type. Whatever the job you don’t feel like doing, tell the Lord your reservations – like Peter. Then go ahead and do it anyway – like Peter. And like Peter, you’ll probably get some important results – in what it will do for them and how it will grow you.

I’m really glad Jesus doesn’t just hang around with people who are His type – you and I wouldn’t stand a chance. No, He will reward you generously for doing the unpleasant chores, the ones that will stretch you. So if your Lord is giving you a job you don’t want to do, will you trust His judgment over yours? Then start on it today without delay. It is an assignment Jesus has been preparing for you long before today. Believe me, doing what the Boss says to do will pay off!

Respectfully Submitted,

Fireplex

Gritmill 12/17/25

QIC: Semi

Warm-a-Rama
17 seal jacks I/c
17 Imperial walkers I/c
17 seal waves I/c
10 hip circles each direction oyo
25 mountain climbers I/c
12 mountain man pooper I/c
25 plank jacks I/c

The Thang
Each HIM grabs a coupon

From coupon pile to parking lot
Lt. Dan
Nur halfway across parking lot
Mosey The rest of the way to benvoneto

From to benvoneto to corner
12 blockey broad jump, mosey rest of distance
10 halos each direction
Side shuffle facing parking lot back to benvoneto
25 E2K each side
Side shuffle facing parking lot back to corner
25 Curls for the girls
Screaming lungs to benvoneto
50 ankle taps
Mosey to corner
25 skull crushers
Karaoke facing parking lot
50 lbcs

3rd F
“Getting the Edge”
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.”
— 1 Corinthians 9:24
Opening Thought
Jim Berkman, Salisbury University’s Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach, is the winningest men’s lacrosse coach of all time. His program’s foundation is built on one defining idea: “We are going to out-compete you from the first whistle to the last.”
To achieve that level of sustained excellence, Coach Berkman emphasizes “Getting the Edge.” It’s not just about how hard you work during practice, but how committed you are outside of it. The edge comes from the unseen hours — the early mornings, the extra reps, the personal discipline that fuels greatness.
Coach Berkman’s players know that when everyone commits to “getting the edge” on their own, the team becomes sharper, stronger, and more competitive together. That’s how practices start to feel like games — because everyone shows up prepared to give their best.
Faith Application
Now, think about this through the lens of your Christian faith.
What if we approached our spiritual life with the same drive to “get the edge”?
• Are we putting in the work outside of Sunday morning?
• Are we studying God’s Word daily, not just when it’s convenient?
• Are we praying regularly, not just when we need something?
• Are we training our hearts to respond with grace, truth, and love in every situation?
When we do this — when we “get the edge” in our faith — we are better prepared to live boldly for Christ. We become stronger disciples, able to compete for Christ at the highest level when the moment comes to share the gospel or to lead with integrity under pressure.
“Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.”
— Romans 12:11
“Train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way.”
— 1 Timothy 4:7–8
Just like an athlete who trains beyond practice, our faith requires personal investment. The more time we spend with God in private, the more powerful our witness becomes in public.
Reflection Questions
• What does “getting the edge” look like in your walk with Christ?
• How can you invest in your faith outside of Sunday or team devotionals?
• Are there “drills” you can commit to daily — prayer, Scripture reading, journaling, or serving others — that sharpen your spiritual edge?

Karaoke facing parking lot back to the corner

Sumo bolt 45 on decline
6″ apart bolt 45 on incline
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5 HIM showed today: Boxcar, Woodstock, Shutter, Semi, FNG ?Buehler?

Coupon Play

QIC: Semi

Warm-a-Rama
20 Michael Phelps  i/c
10 hip circles each direction oyo
15 seal waves i/c
20 seal jacks i/c
30 marocan night club i/c
10 mountain man pooper i/c

The Thang

Each HIM grabs a large coupon and 2 small coupons

5 halos each direction
10 monkey grabs
10 floundering blocks
10 block cliff hanger
10 trinity
20 press jacks w/coupon
10 squat front raise w/coupon

Lap around parking lot

5 halos w/press each side
10 coupon chops per side
25 bridge chest press
10 trinity
10 backwards lunge to block crusher per side
10 sprawled Curls coupons

3rd F
9 lessons from F3
1. You can go a lot farther with others by your side.
2. Men need challenges to stay sharp mentally, physically, and emotionally.
3. Confidence is built by setting and accomplishing goals.
4. Competition makes us better.
5. Sweat and shared suffering build strong bonds.
6. If you’re not accelerating, you’re decelerating.
7. You’re stronger than you think you are.
8. The COT is great therapy.
9. Friends make life worth living and loving.

Lap around parking lot

10 sprawled Curls coupons
25 Curls for the girls
25 bridge chest press
10 trinity
Toy soldier set
50 lbcs
25 E2K per side
15 big boys

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6 HIM showed today; Semi, Ruxpin, Shutter, Boxcar, Woodstock, FNG (Lazyboy)

Gritmill Sled

QIC  Semi

Warm-a-Rama
All i/c
21 seal jacks
21 Windmills
21 seal waves
21 Cherry pickers
21 plank Jacks

Capri lap through parking lot
Side shuffle, nur, side shuffle, mosey

The Thang

1 pax pushes sled across parking lot as timer

Rest of pax do the following exercises during sled push

Round 1
Navy Seal Burpee
Coupon row
Gas pumpers
Coupon curl
Bear crawl coupon drag

3rd F
Rest your Body
There is a classic video in which a brother and his younger sister are having a snack. The sister is irrationally crying. The brother quickly asks, “Did you have a nap today?” The sister responds, “I didn’t.” The brother cutely follows with, “You need one.”
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to overlook the importance of physical rest. We often push ourselves to the limit, believing constant activity equates to productivity and success. However, the Bible reminds us of the necessity of rest and its role in our spiritual and physical well-being.
In Matthew 11: 28-29, we read, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Jesus invites us to come to Him when we are weary and burdened. This invitation is not just for spiritual rest but also physical rest. Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20), and caring for them is a form of worship. When we neglect rest, we can become physically and spiritually depleted, making it harder to serve God and others effectively.
Here are a few practical applications to think about. First, prioritize sleep. Ensure you get adequate sleep each night. Aim for 7-9 hours to allow your body to repair and rejuvenate. Second, think about a Sabbath rest each week. Set aside one day a week to rest from your usual work and activities. Use this time to focus on God, family, and activities that refresh your spirit. Third, listen to your body. Pay attention to signs of fatigue and take breaks when needed. It’s okay to rest and recharge.
Remember, taking time to rest is not a sign of weakness but a recognition of our need for God’s sustaining grace. Embrace rest as a divine gift and a necessary part of your spiritual journey.

Matthew 11:28-29 ESV
[28] Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. [29] Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
https://bible.com/bible/59/mat.11.28-29.ESV

Round 2
Abyss merkins
Blockee
Plank
Overhead press with coupon
Man makers

Round 3 was timer call out
Navy seal burpee
Gas pump
Bear crawl coupon drag
Curls
Coupon row

Round of Mary
Hello dolly
E2K
Big boys
4 count Freddie
Hip stars? Ask Shutter

5 HIM showed – Semi, Ruxpin, Shutter, Boxcar, Woodstock

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COT

Sidewalk Doracides

Date: 12/28/2024

AO: Aegis, Georgetown, DE

PAX: Box Car, Chattahoochee, Fireplex, Pickles (down range), Probe, Pusher, Quattro, Ruxpin, Woodstock, Yukon

QIC: Fireplex

Warm up

SSH – 20IC

Windmills – 20 IC

Cherry Pickers – 20 IC

Bolt 45’s – IC (4 Count) – 15 squats to halfway down.  15 squats halfway to full down.  15 full squats.

Imperial Walkers – 20 IC

Jiminy Crickets – 10 OYO

Merkin Mile – each ¼ mile Pax stopped and completed 25 merkins.  Pax completed two sets on the way to the site of the “Thang”.  Pax completed the second half of the merkin mile with two sets of merkins in returning to the Aegis.

The Thang

From the Exicon – Doracides – Two Pax worked together to reach exercise reps of 100, 200, 300, & 400 of 4 different exercises EACH.  One Pax worked on the exercises while the second Pax completed suicides to three designated waypoints.  The extra twist is at the waypoint of each suicide run; the Pax completed 1 burpee, then 2 burpees, and finally 3 burpees before returning to the starting point.  Once all three suicide sprints were completed, the Pax switched stations until all reps of each exercise were completed.  The exercises completed are as follows:  100 Merkins, 200 American Hammers, 300 LBC’s, & 400 squats.    

F3 Message 12/28/24

When God’s Promises Turn Into Life Preservers – #9792

July 23, 2024

There’s bad plaque and there’s good plaque. The bad kind is that substance that builds up on your teeth that you see in all the toothpaste commercials. They’re going to help you get rid of that. Oh, and then there’s good plaque; that’s the kind we have hanging on walls all over our house.

They’re good plaques because they have different promises on them from God’s Word. Right as you come into our house there’s been a plaque on the wall that says, “All your children will be taught of the Lord and great shall be the peace of your children.” That’s Isaiah 54:13. And most homes have God’s promises on plaques on the wall, or churches do. But plaques like that are meant to do more than hang on walls; they’re actually meant to float.

I’m Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about “When God’s Promises Turn Into Life Preservers.”

Our word for today from the Word of God comes from Psalm 119. I’m going to read verse 50. David says, “My comfort in my suffering is this: ‘Your promise preserves my life.'” I love that. “Your promise preserves my life.”

Not long ago I was talking to some friends of ours who had lost a relative in a tragic auto accident. I said to them, “Was His grace enough?” You know, one of the great promises of God in 2 Corinthians 12:9 is, “His grace is sufficient.” There’ll always be enough grace.

And they said, “Oh yeah, it sure was.” And then together we began to remember some of those promises that make good wall plaques, like “Underneath are the everlasting arms.” And then it dawned on me, those promises of God are nice words, but when a storm hits and you’re sinking – like when a loved one dies for example – the promise of God becomes a lot more than a plaque. It becomes your life preserver, like someone drowning in the ocean, hanging on for dear life, and the promise is all you’ve got to hang onto.

David said, “My comfort in suffering is this, ‘Your promise preserves my life.'” All you’ve got to hang on to. And the more you hold on to that promise, the more you live as if the promise is true and the more you can handle. We’ve got to have those promises in our heart so we can rip them off the wall and hang onto them when that sudden storm hits.

I talked not long ago to a burned out Christian leader. He’s hanging on to a promise from the 23rd Psalm, “He restores my soul.” I talked to a family who was recently hit by five medical blows within as many weeks. They’re hanging on to Deuteronomy 33:25, “Your strength will equal your days.” When my wife got ill and was sick with hepatitis, in bed for nine months, I wondered, “How in the world am I going to do it without my partner?” I hung on to that verse. Every day I said, “Your strength will equal your days, Ron. Your strength will equal your days.” It did! It got me through.

So, learn those promises. They’re your source of strength. “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” That means you’ll have everything you need. Maybe you need Philippians 4:19, “My God will supply all your needs.” Or maybe that plaque that becomes a life preserver is 1 Corinthians 10:13, “God is faithful. He will not allow you to be tempted more than you are able.” Or are you hanging onto Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” How many times have I hung onto Jeremiah 33:3, “Call to Me, and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things you do not know.”

Learn those promises, and then learn to lean on those promises. When your feelings are lying to you, when your world is upside down, grab a promise off the wall of your heart and rest all your weight on it. The promises of God are life preservers.

Respectfully Submitted,

Fireplex

Slow the “H” Up

Date; 04/02/2024

AO: CHOP, Milton, DE

QIC: Fireplex

Pax: Bunt, Chattahoochee, Probe, Streudel, Ruxpin, Woodstock & Fireplex

Warm up

SSH – 20 IC

Imperial Walkers – 20 IC  

Moroccan Night Clubs – 51 IC

Bolt 45’s – 15 squats to halfway down.   15 squats halfway to full down.  15 full squats

Windmills – 15 IC

Cherry Pickers – 15 IC

The Thang

We completed a Modified Burp Back Mountain at “Oh Hill No”….Pax completed 50 Burpees each.  10 Burpees, then NUR up the hill to the first light pole and run down.  10 More Burpees, then NUR up the hill and run back down.  Each Pax completed 5 rounds for 50 Burpees.  We took a break for the 3rd F message that referenced slowing down.  We completed 5 more burpees and a final NUR up the hill and a run down before moving on to the next pain station.  At the Bank parking lot, we completed a 10:40 Captain Therkin set which is 1 big boy to 4 American hammers then 5 merkins.  2 big boys to 8 American hammers then 5 merkins.  3 big boys  to 12 American hammers then 5 merkins. We completed the set up to 10 big boys, 40 American hammers and 5 merkins.

Count-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, and the Circle of Trust.  Please keep all our HIM in your thoughts and prayers.

F3 Message 04/02/24

SLOWING DOWN SO YOU CAN HEAR – #7864

Thursday, March 2, 2017

I hear a lot of wives complain about communication being a problem in their marriage. It sure was for my wife and me on a trip we took one summer. We had a lot of miles to cover in our van in one day – one very hot day. The day the air conditioner decided not to work, which meant we had to travel with all the windows down or have a sauna on wheels for the next 12 hours. I had a lot of work to do on this trip, and my wife enjoyed driving, so she was in front where it’s really good for the driver to be, and I was in the back of the van with my computer. Now, about communication? No way. No matter how important the information was, we couldn’t possibly yell loud enough to overcome the wind. All you could see was lips moving; it was like a silent movie. So, we had to save up anything we wanted to say for toll booths, traffic jams, and any place where we had to slow down. Those were the only times we could hear anything!

I’m Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about “Slowing Down So You Can Hear.”

Our word for today from the Word of God, we’re in 1 Kings 19:11-13. God’s prophet Elijah has been on a fast track of activity and now he’s hit this time of deep emotional turbulence. He really needs to hear from the Lord. He does, but not in the form he might have expected.

Here’s what the Bible says, “The Lord said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’ Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.” That day, in a quiet whisper from heaven, God’s servant received just the word he needed from God.

God often whispers. And you’ve got to be quiet to hear what He has for your heart. We like the dramatic spiritual experiences – the winds and the quakes and the fire. And sometimes God does speak to us through the high-octane spiritual moments. But often what our heart most needs to hear comes in His gentle whisper. And like that day of the roaring wind in our van, you can only hear what He’s trying to say when you slow down.

Which you may not have done much lately. Which may explain why your soul is getting so dry and brittle and why there’s confusion instead of direction, why there’s weakness instead of power, more frustration than peace. You’ve been traveling too fast to hear the whisper of God.

God’s message to you is, “Be still and know that I am God” (Ps.46:10). You’ve just got to find some time when you and the Lord can have some quality time. You’ve got to get back your daily quiet time with Him. You’ve got to get those Sabbaths that you’ve been losing or neglecting.

And it may be that God has brought some of the difficulty of recent days into your life for the express purpose of slowing you down so you can hear Him. God uses a lot of instruments as brakes on our overheated lives like an illness, an injury, the loss of your job, a financial crisis, a crisis in your family. When we won’t put on the brakes, the Father who loves us will. If He has you in a slow down zone right now, don’t fight it. Don’t just endure it. Open up your heart to your Lord to hear what you might never have been able to hear at 70 MPH.

In our high speed lives, the times to slow down become very important. They might be the only times you can really hear what God and others who love you have to say.

Respectfully Submitted,

Fireplex

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