Entries by Bruce Gust

Satan Loves Stragglers

Sundays aren’t always riveting. Depending on your perspective, church can be a chore that you do out of a sense of obligation. Some will dismiss it from their schedule altogether insisting that it’s corrupt, impersonal, unnecessary, laborious…the list goes on and on. From Satan’s standpoint, that kind of disposition constitutes a golden opportunity. Mind you, […]

Muscular Christianity: 90 Day Workout Plan

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Christmas: Pointlessly Pagan or Especially Sacred?

So, the question on the table is: Christmas: A celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, or is it a pagan holiday as some others suggest? Emperor Constantine In the aftermath of Constantine’s conversion, persecution of Christians came to a halt and dates set aside to honor pagan deities were “retooled” and made into “holy […]

The Ten Commandments of Leading a Group Fitness Class for Guys

While Group Fitness Classes are traditionally attended more by women than they are guys, there are some classes that appeal to the male gender and when that happens, you want to be sensitive to what it is that’s going to resonate with a guy and what will be uncomfortable for a woman and vice versa. […]

Devildog Workout

Devildogs! That’s what the Germans called the Marines they came in contact with during World War I. An apt name for this particular routine in that it is a relentless attack on your muscles that will leave you deliciously sore for days afterwards. Based on “German Volume Training, this has you lifting the same weight […]

1775

A great year in that it was the year the Marines were born! November 10, 1775 – a date that every Marine Corps recruit will remember and commemorate for the rest of their lives! This is a seemingly short round of exercises, but when you do three – to four cycles it adds up to […]

Put Some Offense on the Field

You ever notice how much space is taken up with the idea of how Jesus helps us with our problems? When we talk about having confidence in Christ, it’s usually elaborated on in the context of how needy and pointless our lives are and it’s through Jesus – our big, warm, fuzzy blanket – that […]

The Hardcharger

This is a kickboxing routine I put together for a class that was being held at the local Rec Center. Tried to make it worthy of it’s name… I first came in contact with the term, “Hardchargers” in the Marines. I’ve since used it in the context of teaching a Bible Study for young adults […]

Make Your Own Weather

Romans 12:2 says this: Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Rom 12:2) Imagine your disposition in the context of either a clear, blue sky or overcast conditions. What determines […]

25 Questions

I’m voting for Donald Trump. I’m confident that the platform he’s running on (which has won him no points with either RINO’s or Progressives) is substantially inclined in the direction of America’s welfare. Hillary and the Democrat party constitute a legacy of extortion and entitlement. I’ve made an attempt to elaborate and defend those beliefs […]