United Methodist Bishop, Robert Schnase, tells of his hobby as a "serious runner." He reports that people often ask him how to get started on a running program. He recounts the usual practice of people trying to become serious about running. The typical start date is January 1, as part of a New Year's resolution. The resolution holds fast for the first week, with an early rise and an eager first few jogs. The problems pop up "during the second week when the alarm screams them awake at six, they tell themselves, ‘There's nothing wrong with running at seven rather than six,' and so they sleep another hour." Before long the running turns to walking and then fizzles out altogether by the second month at the latest. Bishop Schnase compares this fizzled running program to our attempts to become …