People are incredibly generous. As we put the wraps on Front Range FREEDOM Tour and prepare to crank from Taos to Tucson I continue to be amazed at how freely folks share their time, talent, and treasure. The FREEDOM Tour team and their supporters donated more than $7,000 (after all expenses) to U COUNT Campaign […]
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What Happens When I Pray?
There’s a conversation. I know I talk and God listens. I believe God speaks. I try to listen. I don’t know how that works. Not really. In worship last weekend I heard a familiar phrase: “Jesus, we invite you into this place…” and I thought, “Why are we inviting Him when we know He’s already […]
Continue readingLook Out For The Cactus!
Do you get more flat tires when you bike near cactus plants? I guess we’re about to find out. Taos to Tucson 2013 will take us on an October tour through some of the American southwest’s iconic cities. I’ve already had to practice spelling “Albuquerque” and “Tucson”—I’m good with Taos, Santa Fe, Phoenix, and Flagstaff. […]
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Happy Monday! From yesterday’s sermon comes today’s word-of-the-week… PLANS Our pastor asked a great question yesterday. “Are we asking God to bless our plans, or are we seeking God’s plans and asking if we can play?” Today over at RICH’S RIDE we unveiled our next project, TAOS TO TUCSON 2013. As I think about cranking […]
Continue readingDo You Know What You’re Doing?
Becky came home a few days ago and asked a rather curious question. “What exactly IS Rich’s Ride?” Okay, it was a question someone asked her and she realized she didn’t have a succinct response. At first I dismissed it as a dumb question, but my classroom experience taught me “that’s a dumb question” usually […]
Continue readingI Think He Was Serious
My last post challenged me. I hate it when that happens. I don’t mind pointing out your flaws and mistakes. It’s less pleasant when my own words bite me in the backside. But I try to take this following Jesus thing seriously, and this time I’m forced to look in the mirror. I wrote about […]
Continue readingWhat If You’re Outside A Circle?
So maybe you’ve noticed the blogs aren’t arriving as frequently. Or maybe you haven’t. We’ve been reassessing how we do this thing called RICH’S RIDE. If you’re considering following a dream, perhaps this analysis will help your thinking. First, I’ve simplified the words in my diagram. Capacity represents what you can do. It’s your gifts, […]
Continue readingWhat’s Your Message?
This writing thing is an interesting process. I used to worry about what I’d write. Sometimes I’d build a plan, figuring I’d worry less if I knew what I was going to write about. But often I found myself torturing the plan because it didn’t make sense when I actually started writing. These days I […]
Continue readingPay Attention To The Blue Circle
When’s your next trip? I love how many times we’ve heard that question since we finished the FREEDOM Tour. People care. They’re part of the circle. They like what this crazy project represents. I wish we had a simple answer, but there’s nothing simple about taking an old bald guy in a wheelchair on the […]
Continue readingI Am
Happy Monday! It keeps popping up, so it’s today’s word-of-the-week… I AM Worship songs, books, articles, blogs—seems like everywhere I turn in the past couple of weeks I’ve encountered this “word.” Okay, technically it’s two words, but separately they mean something very different. At the burning bush, Moses asked God for His name. He might […]
Continue readingFaith In Real Life
Happy Saturday! I appreciate people who do faith in real life. I know folks who seem to believe following Jesus means withdrawing from the world, isolating themselves from those who think or act differently. That’s fine for them, I guess, but I’m drawn to those who want to mix it up with life without compromising […]
Continue readingWho Do You Say I Am?
A while back I led a small group discussion for new believers at church. It was perfect for me, since mostly our conversation was about questions. I’m good at questions, as long as I don’t have to know the answers. I recently received an invitation to repeat the process. Looking back at some of the […]
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