Today, we begin. This evening our team will gather, meet each other, and celebrate weeks of training. We’ll learn together about the HOME OF HOPE and pray for the kids we’re supporting. And we’ll look forward, a little, at what God might have in mind for us as we wind our way down Colorado’s beautiful […]
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Don’t Forget The Milk
FRONT RANGE FREEDOM TOUR ’14 is about to blast off. We’ll gather as a team on Friday and begin our journey on Saturday morning. We’re excited, but I’m going to be a little busy for the next few days. I thought you might enjoy being part of our journey by sharing our daily team devotions. […]
Continue readingRacing Or Touring?
Former Texas basketball coach Abe Lemons once joked that track was a simple sport to coach. “Just tell ‘em to turn left and get back as fast as they can.” Some folks approach a bike tour with a similar mentality—follow the directions and get to the end as fast as you can. That’s a perfect […]
Continue readingWhere Are You Supposed To Go?
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” (Isaiah 6:8) Who, me? And where, exactly, am I supposed to go? Pretty good questions—I’ll bet you’ve asked them a time or two. I know I have. I’m asking them a […]
Continue readingIt’s Time For A Cliche
Clichés become clichés because they’re true. Yeah, they’re overused and trite, and we deploy them too often when we don’t know what else to say. But all that doesn’t reduce their truth. FRONT RANGE FREEDOM TOUR ’14 begins in five days. There are about a million items on the checklist. It would be easy to […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! A bike tour starts in five days, prompting today’s word-of-the-week… BEGIN It’s that simple. After all the planning and anticipation, you have to turn the crank the first time. Without knowing what will happen or where it all will lead, you begin. I used to think these beginnings should be a big deal, […]
Continue readingA Time To Reflect
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. (Ecclesiastes 3:1) There’s a time to move boldly ahead, and a time to pause and reflect on the path you’ve traveled. In seven days our team will gather to begin the tour. The heavy lifting’s mostly complete, and we have a […]
Continue readingIt Might Not Work
You might pray and trust God with all your heart and still not reach your goal. You might get rejected. You might try and fail. Your dream may not turn out as you imagined. It’s okay. The world wants odds of success before committing. But the question at the beginning ought to be “Is this […]
Continue readingDoes Your Heart Have Eyes?
“The only way this works is if I see with my heart.” We were talking about knowing God’s plan when this gem stopped the discussion. I asked him to elaborate. “I’ve always thought it wasn’t real unless I could evaluate it, touch it, taste, smell, hear, or see it. But now I believe the only […]
Continue readingA Time To Rest
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. (Ecclesiastes 3:1) I think we tend to fight the seasons of life. We want to sow at harvest time and speak when we ought to be silent. It’s about our desire to be in control, which is rooted in fear. We’re […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! The eve of a big project has me thinking a lot about today’s word-of-the-week… CULTURE I’ve envisioned for months how I want our team to operate. But all the vision in the world won’t matter if we don’t establish the proper culture. Culture is everything. Culture matters more than vision. Culture is vision […]
Continue readingWhat Motivates You May Be Harming You
If we’re truly honest, I suspect fear motivates many of our actions and choices. I remember some of my best students coming to exams bleary-eyed from late-light cram sessions. “Why did you lose sleep over this test? You know the material.” “Yeah, but I’m afraid I’ll forget something.” Afraid I’ll forget a detail on an […]
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