Running the Whole Race
Hebrews 12:1-2

In high school I wrote for the school newspaper.  My “beat” was sports, and in my senior year I was appointed sports editor—a position I really enjoyed.  The paper came out monthly, so we didn’t report up-to-the-minute sports news. We did, however, educate our readers about all the sports our school offered to its students.
One of those sports was track and field.  One afternoon I attended a track meet in which my school was a participant.  Not knowing much about the sport, I stood next to Mr. Kaufman, the track coach, and picked his brain.  It was a good experience.  I learned a lot, probably doubling my knowledge of track and field in a short time.

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