What If Prayer Doesn’t Work?

“It doesn’t seem like my prayers work.” Now there’s a conversation starter. You just have to inquire—what do you mean, they don’t “work”? “Well, it seems like none of the stuff I pray about ever happens. Ever. It’s like God’s not listening. Or if He is, He’s not answering.” I felt like the smart kid […]

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Does Believing Make It Real?

Believing we live in a just world does not mean we live in a just world. RICH’S RIDE seeks to raise awareness about social justice causes like Project Rescue, Convoy of Hope, and Teen Challenge. Awareness, by itself, changes nothing—but without awareness, nothing changes. So if people believe slavery doesn’t exist, nothing changes. If they […]

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Feelings

HAPPY MONDAY! A really basic question got me thinking about today’s word-of-the-week… FEELINGS “Why did Jesus die?” It’s a great question, one for which every follower ought to have a response. I was tempted to offer my version of the “right” answer, but that’s not really how you generate dialogue. So we talked for a few […]

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A Whisper From The Fog

“What if I can’t be fixed?” You ask a bunch of guys about their biggest fears, and you hope for some open dialogue. You don’t really expect someone to whisper from the depths of the fog. “What if I’m hopeless? This addiction killed my dad and my grandma. My sister’s relapsed over and over for […]

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When You See A Bully In Action

Last week I asked a tough question. How we can oppose injustice while demonstrating unconditional grace and forgiveness? I even posed a specific situation and asked what you would do if you observed this event: Suppose a guy in a wheelchair visited a public spot that, by its nature, was minimally accessible. And imagine that […]

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Results

HAPPY MONDAY! A counter-intuitive idea prompts today’s word-of-the-week… RESULTS I can almost guarantee skeptical looks from any audience when I make this statement: The worst way to get good results is to focus on the results. This weekend some folks from our FRONT RANGE FREEDOM TOUR team got together for a 100-mile day ride. Since I […]

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