We encounter some of the nicest people in the coolest places. We met these folks in Elroy at a quaint little converted railroad depot that’s now a bike trail stopover. They listened to our story and talked about friends who have quit trying. This story resonates wherever we go. People respond to the promise of […]
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A Place Where Messy Is Welcome
We spent Monday evening with the staff and some friends at Bridgepoint Church in Wisconsin Dells. Actually, we met in their newly-opened and still-under-construction coffee house, Bella Goose. It’s located next to their ministry center in a strip mall. They have the unique opportunity to work with more than 4000 international students who descend on […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! We’re on the road for today’s word-of-the-week… CHURCH We spoke at a church yesterday—at least they said it was a church. It used to be a house, before it was an office. The address? First building south of the gas station. We had to ask for directions. No pews, no stage, no fancy […]
Continue readingWill You Be An Ironman?
We were honored to speak on Friday to a roomful of folks preparing for Sunday’s Ironman Triathlon. These people are following a God-sized dream. On Sunday we watched as they hit the water at 7:00 am for a 2.6 mile swim, followed by a 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile run. The first […]
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Some problems are complex. Want to end world hunger, stop human trafficking, or wipe out poverty? I wouldn’t know where to begin. But feeding a hungry child? That’s pretty simple—you provide some food. Hal Donaldson, co-founder of Convoy Of Hope, tells of meeting Mother Teresa in the early 1990’s. She asked him what he’d done […]
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How do you measure success? For many speakers, lots of people = success and two people = not so much success. Yesterday we scheduled a speaking gig, sort of last-minute, at Crossroads Coffee House in Cross Plains. Everyone was invited, and we spent the evening with the owner and one of her baristas. Failure, right? […]
Continue readingDo You Need A Big Audience?
(I’m posting this on both blogs today. Apologies to those who received it twice.) How do you measure success? For many speakers, lots of people = success and two people = not so much success. Yesterday we scheduled a speaking gig, sort of last-minute, at Crossroads Coffee House in Cross Plains. Everyone was invited, and […]
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Most people begin a bike ride by riding a bike. So today we begin Wisconsin Hope Tour with two speaking engagements. Bikes will have to wait until Thursday, unless we sneak in an early morning ride today. # # # Yesterday we remembered the balance we need between planning and trusting. When we did our […]
Continue readingHow Do You View A Limited Horizon?
Nothing lasts forever. This week we begin a new ride. Wisconsin Hope Tour offers a fresh canvas, a blank expanse of road stretching out in front of us. Each time we begin a tour I’m excited to see what God has in store for us just beyond that hill. This time, though, there’s another level […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! A game of tag prompted today’s word-of-the-week… WRITE Jon Swanson explained why he writes. Then he said, “Tag, you’re ‘it’” and asked me to consider the same question. So I took a couple of long bike rides, which is where I think about stuff, and wondered why I write. I’d like to say […]
Continue readingDon’t Forget To Celebrate
I think when I ride. Yesterday I realized I’ve been focused a lot on the future. A big part of this year has been about anticipating the next project, and I sense that perhaps I’ve been missing a lot of moments. We’re about to hit the road for Wisconsin Hope Tour 2014. Another stretch of open, […]
Continue readingIs There An Instruction Manual?
Jesus lived a remarkable story, but what if there’s more to it? In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full […]
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