...as seen through the eyes of a pastor. See
here for the write-up. Some quotes from the article:
While The New York Times has interpreted CrossFit’s desire
to prepare its athletes for the “unknowable” as some kind of warped preparation
for Armageddon, I see its goal more charitably. Life is filled with unknowns.
Any activity that helps prepare us for those unknowns, either physically or
psychologically, can be good. Even the risk and extreme physical exertion that
CrossFit is so often castigated for can be good. How else do you become a more
capable person apart from pushing yourself; even if it hurts? And who of us
hasn’t grown through past painful experiences?
Perhaps this is why CrossFit has attracted so many souls;
people inherently know that in order to find more life you’ve got to give
something up.
Watching CrossFit athletes that day, I was struck by how
their modus operandi was very much like mine; as a spiritual leader and pastor,
only they seemed to be doing it better. Their community was strong, real and
filled with encouragement and openness; I saw a 15-year-old young woman tossing
a medicine ball back and forth with a 62-year-old man. At the end of the
workout there was applause and high-fives all around. These people really cared
for each other … often in the most trying physiological circumstances.
So is CrossFit a religion? Is it a substitute for religion? A complement? Something else entirely?
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