there is no room for interpretation!
follow the bible 100% or do your own thing but there is no "a bit of this and a bit of that".
If you had sex with daughter of a gardener then you have to put a rope around your johnny(this is really from the bible).
Jesus also said that everyone that doesnt fast 40 days like he did has no chance to fight off the devil so you should also prepare yourself for hell guys.
you have to love whack jobs on the site...how about altitude training for us in the flat lands...will it make a difference spending the summer at altitude
The Christian faith is about Christ dying on the cross for the sins of mankind. If you confess your sins and accept Jesus into your heart you will one day spend eternity with Him. Christ death on the cross sets man free of the bondage of sin. This doesn't mean that Christians are to be perfect because that is impossible. It is a beautiful, loving thing. And no where in the Bible does it say that you have to fast for forty days in order to resist the devil.
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I caught something about running fast for 40 days. Key to success?
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In fact the islamic faith also has deep roots in east africa and it is misleading to say it is largely confined to north of the sahara. In Eritrea the split between islam and christian faiths is almost exactly 50/50 and ethiopia is the same. For all their problems one of the triumphs in these two countries is that the religious divide has not torn them apart.
It is even more remarkable because the two faiths are distributed around the country rather than being confined to discreet geographical areas. Djibouti and Somalia are predominantly muslim; remember Ahmed Salah ? Meanwhile in Kenya and Tanzania the coastal areas are heavily populated by muslims. Evidence of the islamic influence runs deep. Some of the architecture is stunning. This can be traced back to the travels of middle eastern merchants using the monsoon winds to take their boats back and forth between arabia, east africa and india a thousand years ago, long before the christian missionaries arrived.
And remember the effect of the arab slave merchants who progressively went inland to find people and at the same time spread their islamic faith.
Even in inland areas there ares sizable muslim populations and you will find mosques dotted everywhere. While it is accurate to say that most of the runners from Kenya have christian faiths there are exceptions e.g. Ibrahim Hussein. The same is true in Ethiopia, Mohammed Kedir (who i think won silver behind yifter ??) was not christian.
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It was acknowledge that Islam does exist in those countries but that is more statistics. Of course there has been Muslim influence in these countries. That was never contradicted. The Islam faith is not the predominatly expressed religion in most of these countries. The Islamic faith is about strictness and adhereness. You will be reprimanded or isolated by family or friends. That is firsthand and personal experience. As stated by muslim friends, "Once a muslim no other choice but muslim."
That is why those statistics appear to be more equal.
A leading expert who has worked with the leading heads in those countries cleary knows the truth with visiting every year. His favorite leader was Salssie when he ruled Ethiopia. The worst expert was being caught in compound when they were trying to capture Adid in Somlia.
Christianity appeals to people with all being people equal regardless of sex or gender. In the bible women are called equal heirs. The men are supposed to be the leaders but acknowledge as having same value before God's eyes. Suprisingly it goes further to state that the more mature believer should be the leader. We know cleary through the bible all races and ethnic groups will be gathered one day. There lies in the difference.
Meb was raised Christian and cleary express his faith which is not Islam.
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man, being born muslim seems to suck if what you say is right.
It is true but not to be offensive. You can meet many non practicing muslims in countries that claim to be 99% islamic as seen in Iran or Turkey. Simply no belief in a religion. This is why the religion remains strong is not to let outside perverse your country or religion. These countries enjoy western culture but limit the influence in terms of ideas and practices. After examining the Koran I cannot imagine a god that we have to earn a right to be with him through acts and all that we did in a lifetime. It is similar to the Jewish with the Torah and that is why that faith spreads quickly do it is more of saying than following. The Christian faith is different when studying from these which is about a God who loves and has a relationship with man. There is no separation with Christ. As seen in the Old Testament (Jewish belief based on) man could not adhere to laws and put complete trust in God. We could not do enough follow Him as commanded. That is why the Christian faith is alone with Christ being the attoning difference to connect God to man. When researching you can find Roman and Jewish people who wrote about the man called Jesus Christ and his life through the resurrection. There are more questions ironically when trying to cover up the resurrection. Christ was a pure man. Islam is similar to Mormonism with Mohammad and John Smith being married men with many wives and children who had a so called vision. Mormonism you can become a god as seen with John Smith and Bringham Young. There are many gods. The women can earn that right when married to that man. It is interesting to note this faith Jesus and Satan are brothers. The Mormons speak about a different god and christ as with other religions.
I went to this camp last year and can't wait to go again! It was one of the best experiences of my life. Everyone is so humble, nice, and fun to be around. I made some good friends and dropped a minute off my 5k in the process. The food is great and the condos are tip top. It wasn't very expensive and was worth penny. I've been to many camps, but I left this one feeling great physically and spiritually.
how many in a condo and large are the rooms? what was where times in cross compared to the year before or even on the track the year before? we need to be talking about the benefits of altitude
how do you all spend your spare time away from the camp agenda?
About 1-2 to a room in a 4 bdrm condo. (Female) went from 19min 5k to high 17s and 23:04 on a fast 6k to a 22:19 on a very slow 6k course respectively. Didn't run track b/c of injury. Bottom line, altitude training works. Fortunately for this camp, there are so many high caliber athletes that you just get faster from running with them and enjoying it in the process. You never feel like you're running too much because there's always someone else who does twice as much as you. Our down time was usually spent watching the Olympics on this giant movie projector screen or traveling to popular places in Mammoth such as devil's postpile (geological wonder) and a waterfall (forgot its name). We also did workshops that involved ultimate frisbee, firefly relays, and volleyball. Runners are hilariously competetive.
It is funny the second poster stated this was a rip off. Clearly presented to contradict a person just saying junk.
People should definitely go! Once in a lifetime experience!