"By your perseverance, you will secure your lives." Luke 21:19
Conversations ordered to understanding our purpose, living well, and persevering in mind, body, and soul. AMDG
#75 Calories: What We Don't Understand Can Hurt Us
A family trip to Dollywood and a heartbreaking encounter with a mother unable to ride an attraction with her children prompted me to reflect on the consequences of obesity and the importance of nutritional education.
In this episode, I explore the basics of calories, basal metabolic rate (BMR), total daily energy expenditure (TDEE), macronutrients, and energy balance. More importantly, I consider why we should be having more conversations about physical health within the Church, approaching these challenges with charity, compassion, understanding, and practical guidance.
Caring for the whole person means caring for both body and soul, and understanding how our bodies work is an important step toward living more fully and well.
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This free calculator uses the Mifflin-St Jeor equation by default and provides estimates of both basal metabolic rate and daily calorie needs based on activity level. Remember that these are estimates, not precise measurements!
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18 Oct 2026
#74 The Unintentional Calories
There's just no question that the majority of Americans are now overweight or obese. Sad, but true. The challenge, I would argue, is that most who struggle in this regard very likely got that way unintentionally. By which I mean, they eat and drink without even considering how many calories are in their foods and beverages. And even if they do give it some thought, I'd be willing to bet they're not tracking the sneaky calories that can add hundreds of extra calories everyday.
In this episode I talk about eating and drinking intentionally as a means to the end of having better health outcomes.
11 Oct 2026
#73 Not Everything Can Be Fixed
Some problems can be solved permanently. Others, particularly those involving people, relationships, and competing responsibilities, rarely offer such satisfying resolutions.
In this episode, I reflect on the mental weight of being dependable, the challenge of making prudent decisions that may leave others disappointed, and the difference between taking responsibility for our decisions and assuming responsibility for everyone's reactions to them. Drawing on personal experience and an example from Mark's Gospel, I explore what perseverance looks like when doing the right thing doesn't necessarily bring a problem to a neat and satisfying conclusion.
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