Mercy Cross Recreation Center

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Here's What Goodwill Actually Does With Your Donated Clothes

The Top 10 Beginner Horse Riding Mistakes

There is a lot to remember when you first start learning to ride a horse. These are common beginning horse riding mistakes and how to avoid them.

Sanchez Brothers Boxing gym training next generation of NM Champions

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Last month, the Sanchez Brothers Boxing gym took ten boxers to the New Mexico Golden Gloves Tournament at the Belen Community Center, and seven athletes would leave as Go…

10 Gorgeous Golf Course Designs

10 Gorgeous Golf Course DesignsGiven golfers and their propensity to disagree on the merits of even the most revered masterpieces, proclaiming design perfection can be dangerous. However, these ten golf courses in their current form come as close to achieving architectural absoluteness thanks to a melding of strategic complexity, walk-in-the-park beauty, experiential purity and an overall sense of design permanence.

Saving the cross: God’s restorative justice

by Robert Chestnut Over the past several decades so many progressive Christian thinkers have raised so many critical problems with traditional theories of cross and atonement that one must wonder if the cross is now lost to progressive Christianity. The penal substitutionary theory of atonement — first fully developed by Anselm (1033-1109) in “Cur Deus Homo” — has received the harshest criticism. How, ask the critics…

Cross-functional skills key to running data centers

Data center managers are now looking for IT staff who possess different skills such as Linux, security and app development, as the landscape evolves with the introduction of virtualization.

Innovative New Ways to Count Outdoor Recreation

New data sources can change the way we count outdoor recreation, allowing trail managers to better advocate for improvements and plan for growing demand.

Stuff Your Stockings With Recreation!

Looking for last minute stocking stuffers? Why not give the gift of recreation to yourself or your family? Registration is open for the cit...

Be An Outdoor Ambassador: How To Implement Low-Impact Recreation Skills

Use the skills in these videos to become an Outdoor Ambassador: someone who is mindful of your impact on our wild places, and who follows the ethics of leave no trace to preserve our outdoor playgrounds for generations to come.

To 'Cross or Not To 'Cross?

I try to get in one cyclocross race each season. I'm not competitive, but like to race once in a while just for the fun and challenge of it....

Pumped-up recreation centers help build body, mind, and spirit

Sports and recreation used to be confined to dedicated, often isolated, settings. That’s no longer the case. Adopting facility layouts from Asian and European models, today’s sports and recreational b

7 Reasons Why We Boast in the Cross

Physical, Social, Emotional & Intellectual Benefits of Outdoor Recreation

If you’ve ever noticed that you feel better after engaging in outdoor activities, you’re not alone. Time spent in outdoor recreation leads to a range of benefits, from reduced obesity rates to strengthened family ties, according to Robert Manning, professor of recreation management at the University of Vermont. ...

7 Keys to Making the Most of Your Recreation

Outdoor recreation remains popular and can help provide a big health boost

Spending time in parks and other natural environments reduces anxiety, improves mood and lowers blood pressure