Where Theology Meets Training
I’m Andy Mage.
Pastor. Hybrid athlete. 42 years old and training for a sub-1:30 half marathon.
I've led worship, worked in digital churches, run marathons, and owned a gym, but the conviction underneath all of it has never changed:
Formation doesn't stop when you lace up your shoes.
This is not a fitness blog with Bible verses sprinkled in. It's not a devotional with a running metaphor at the end. It's what happens when you stop treating the body and the soul as separate projects and start asking what discipline actually forms in a man.
Theology applied to training. Training illuminated by theology. No compartments.
The Theology of Metrics: Your Garmin, Your Disciplines, and Psalm 139
I spent 20 minutes analyzing my HRV and 90 seconds on prayer. My Garmin had my full attention. God got the scraps. Psalm 139 has something to say about that.
The Theology of Rest Days: What Your Apple Watch Won't Tell You
I hadn't taken a real rest day in over a year. My rings were closed, my data looked good, and I was quietly falling apart. God built rest into creation before anything broke. Here's what He knew that my watch doesn't.