L Train and YHC were the only two boot campers not in awe of the celebrity of CSPAN, who was on Q at Snake Pit. Fair.

Run long ways around the school and to the base of the main entrance hill. 

Stopping at random intervals we lunge walked, bear crawled, side shuffled, duck walked. All to get the blood flowing. A solid mile long warm up.

Stopped at the circle by the stadium. YHC read aloud this scripture. 

“The Lord passed in front of Moses, calling out, “Yahweh! The Lord! The God of compassion and mercy! I am slow to anger and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness. I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations. I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin. But I do not excuse the guilty. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren; the entire family is affected— even children in the third and fourth generations.””

Exodus 34:6-7 NLT

YHC recently read a book called “God Has a Name” by John Mark Comer. The entire book was focused on the above verse and the true character of Yahweh, our God in the Bible. The last part of the verse with the sins of the parents being laid upon their children and grandchildren was pretty life shaking. 

At face value, the latter half of verse 7 seems crude and behind the times. But if you truly dig into the effect that choices we make have on our children and their trajectory – it’s sobering. Imagine if I decided to cheat on my M. It would likely lead to divorce, my children losing their trust in me, my personal life being a wreck, added stress which would likely lead to job loss. At the end of it all, even if I remarried I would probably never have the same relationship I have with my children today. My children would carry that through their lives with them and lack respect for fatherly figures. They would have a hole in their heart that would likely never be filled by anything but a “cheap substitute” as John Mark Comer puts it. 

L Train and YHC discussed this verse in depth and the effect our choices have on our children today and decades from now. We stopped to chat between each 10/20/30 suicide while holding a static position. 

Hill Suicides

Each Median Break 

10, 20, 30 Merkins/LBC’s at each turning point.

10, 20, 30 Curb Dips/Flutters

10, 20, 30 CDD’s/Hello Dollies

10, 20, 30 Squats/Rosalitas

A two man boot camp leads to strong conversation and much sharpening. Thanks for the tap, L Train.

Punch List out.