Yesterday I wrote about memorials. I referenced a special memorial, a pile of stones God told the people to leave at the place they entered the Promised Land. “In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! The holiday sparks today’s word-of-the-week… MEMORIAL Today’s Memorial Day in the U.S. It’s a day for remembering, but memorials are also about traditions, markers, and monuments. Many of us will travel today to special places, either physically or in spirit, to pay our respects and remember loved ones. In Joshua 4, God told Joshua […]
Continue readingWhat Do You Do With An Open Door?
Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7) I think I spend a lot of time in front of open doors. I can wonder all I want about opportunity and possibility and dreams, but an open door […]
Continue readingSometimes It’s Best To Wait
When you encounter a life-altering event, others are always eager to advise you when it’s time to move on. At the time of my injury in 1987, I wanted to get semi-serious about cycling. I’d purchased what, at the time, was a decent road bike. Twenty-seven years passed, and that bike sat in a few […]
Continue readingWhere Do You See Jesus?
Sometimes the simplest questions are the best. The pastor asked one of those simple questions when Becky and I visited a new church with our FREEDOM TOUR teammate Andrew Thorne last weekend. He began the message by asking, “What would change if you saw Jesus in the person next to you?” The pastor shared a […]
Continue readingHow Does Rescue Happen?
How do children come to the HOME OF HOPE? Supporters often wonder how Project Rescue secures the release of trafficked women and children. Human traffickers are dangerous, violent criminals. Many are part of sophisticated, ruthless organized crime operations. Human trafficking generates more than $39 billion in revenue worldwide ($10 billion in the U.S.). It’s the […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! I think I’ve messed up a personal principle, which prompts today’s word-of-the-week… OTHERS Perhaps this is just for me, but I have a sense it might touch a few of you as well. I’ve been overly concerned lately with what others think. I value feedback and the counsel of friends. I’d never want […]
Continue readingIs A Gift Always A Gift?
What happens when you give a no-strings-attached gift and the person to whom you gave it takes advantage of you by misusing the gift? Okay, that’s kind of convoluted. Let’s break it down. First, let’s define “gift.” In its purest form, a gift is offered with no strings attached. For example, we send flowers to […]
Continue readingWhat’s Your Image Of Jesus?
What do you picture when you think about Jesus? Seriously, what just popped into your head? Me? I actually think about this quite a bit. I just picture walking along a quiet path together. Yeah, walking—no wheelchair. Just walking, and sometimes there’s talking but it’s okay if it’s quiet. It’s the being there together that […]
Continue readingHow Do Diverse Teams Work?
Last week we talked about the mysterious process of Gathering A Team. Some people believe it’s possible to manipulate the process and manage the results. I disagree. I think the best you can do is create the right environment and enjoy what happens. We begin with a shared purpose. We’re riding our bikes 500 miles […]
Continue readingWhat If You Did It Anyway?
Ever wonder what might happen if you didn’t wait for someone with authority to tell you it’s okay? Seems like a lot of folks say, “I’d like to do something like that, but _____ won’t approve it.” Fill in the blank with my church, my boss, my family, whatever. It’s a convenient excuse for failure, […]
Continue readingHow To Avoid Being Overwhelmed By Big Numbers
Ever feel like you’re engaging in futility? My friend Mike and I talked last week about 25 kids at the HOME OF HOPE and the enormity of the human trafficking issue. The numbers alone can be staggering—nearly thirty million humans living in modern-day slavery, more than 100,000 U.S children trafficked into prostitution every year, second-largest […]
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