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“What would be a spiritual Spartan Race?”

That was the question I asked a group of 18-24 year olds Sunday morning. We had been taking the previous week about Spartan races and tough mudders. They are obstacle races through mud, past barbed wire, across logs. They demand teamwork and endurance and preparation and work. A couple people from our group have done them. And I wondered, “What would be a Spartan race for people following Jesus?”

After we talked about that for awhile, I asked “What do y...