The Good Life – November-December 2023
On the cover – U.S. Marine Corps Captain Dylan Henderson. Also in this issue – A Typical Hockey Dad's Weekend, Make This Year's Holiday Meals Memorable, Bizarre Christmas Traditions and Folklore and more!
On the cover – U.S. Marine Corps Captain Dylan Henderson. Also in this issue – A Typical Hockey Dad's Weekend, Make This Year's Holiday Meals Memorable, Bizarre Christmas Traditions and Folklore and more!
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“<strong>The</strong>re’s also a verse in 1 Timothy that says, ‘For physical<br />
training is of some value, but godliness has value for all<br />
things, holding promise for both the present life and the<br />
life to come.’ <strong>The</strong> church has historically ignored the<br />
physical, but we of all people should understand that the<br />
body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. We should take care<br />
of these things,” Erickson said.<br />
While churches should no longer hold this double<br />
standard, Erickson said that physical fitness is only the<br />
secondary purpose of Faith RXD Fargo.<br />
“Yeah, we’re interested in fitness, but the main part is that<br />
people have questions about spirituality,” Erickson said.<br />
“I hope you can wrestle with some of those questions<br />
here. If you don’t agree with us, we’re not kicking you out.<br />
That’s not the heart of it. If you’re looking for a friend,<br />
we’d love to have you there.”<br />
SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF SPIRITUALITY<br />
Throughout his lifetime, Erickson has loved staying<br />
active. When he joined the CrossFit community a year<br />
ago, he was blown away by how welcoming and relational<br />
people were. He also noticed they were open to learning<br />
about health beyond the physical confines of the body.<br />
“CrossFit people are usually concerned with whole<br />
wellness. <strong>The</strong>y’re not just concerned with fitness, they’re<br />
also concerned about their spirituality as well,” Erickson<br />
said. “We wanted to make an area where they can talk<br />
about that and how Jesus is the answer to a lot of their<br />
longings in life.”<br />
While Faith RXD Fargo has members who attend various<br />
churches in the community, their main goal is to get to<br />
know those who are still questioning their spiritual<br />
direction.<br />
“I love helping people who already believe become<br />
stronger in their faith, but we started this for people<br />
who have no idea who Jesus really is,” Erickson said.<br />
“Two weeks ago, one of the gals opened up. One of the<br />
questions the content prompted was, ‘If there is a god,<br />
what would you ask that entity?’ She said, ‘Why don’t I<br />
hear you like everyone else seems to hear you?’ That’s<br />
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