2009-07-14T11:21:07-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/marathon/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1Cor.9.24-1Cor.9.25&version=NIV 2009-07-14T11:21:07-05:00 When an athlete decides to run a marathon, he or she commits to serious training. Why would it be any different with our spiritual life? This passage challenges Christians to understand the Christian life as a race: a long-term commitment that is more successful when we "train" ourselves daily with Bible study, prayer, and other spiritual disciplines. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/What-Makes-the-Marathon-Worth-It-8140 2008-11-25T11:28:50-05:00 It actually made me think of the race I’m trying to run, which is not for Olympic gold, but for something better. These six words: “Well done, good and faithful servant,” (Matthew 25:21) spoken by Jesus at the finish line of my life.