This summer at Peace we will focus on spiritual training. Like our physical bodies need exercise and proper nutrition, our spiritual lives need to be built up. The Apostle Paul talks about training to win the race (1 Corinthians 9:24-27).  What does it mean to win?How do we train?How should we run? Pastor and author, Gary Thomas, wrote a book called Sacred Pathways, describing and outlining nine ways that people naturally engage faith and experience God. As people are unique, the ways we engage God and faith will be different for many of us. Therefore, we will not only learn about, but experience the nine pathways this summer.  Not every week will have a sermon...most weeks won't. Instead, be prepared to experience faith in unique ways.  Our hope is that as the political and societal atmosphere can get contentious during a challenging election season, if our spiritual lives (our spiritual muscles) are built up, we can show up with more space for grace, kindness, and self-control. We can offer a better path of love, belonging, justice, and mercy...not just a path of bitterness and cynicism.  _____   This podcast is from Peace, A United Methodist Community in Shoreview, MN.  Our intro and outro music is Unstoppable by Ketsa. Additional music is by Three Music. _____ Peace | United Methodist Community OUR MISSION: reconciling and growing for everyone VISION: partnering with God to experience the flourishing of all things INCLUSION: affirming all people as a gift of God’s love through a careful use of language in our liturgy and music, while celebrating and including all people at every level of leadership and service