Happy Monday! We’re hitting the road to Taos, and I’m thinking of today’s word-of-the-week HOME This is the first tour I feel like I’m going to miss being home. A few weeks ago we spoke at a local church about small group leadership. That evening prompted me to reflect on how blessed Becky and I […]
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What Do You Make?
Last week I told you about my visit to Ms. Carr’s third grade class. One student asked a good question. “What do you make for riding your bike all those miles?” It’s a fair question. If I’m spending my time doing this, it looks from his perspective like my job. So, what do I get […]
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RICH’S RIDE is now a third grade geography project. Monte and I visited Ms. Carr’s class yesterday and explained the basic idea of our rides. We talked about our previous trips and showed some video. Then we did a little activity and located the Mississippi River, Washington DC, and Florida. I showed them the route […]
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I’m an impatient reader. It’s a curious weakness, and it doesn’t matter much what kind of material I’m reading. I might begin with good intentions, but as soon as I start reading I find myself looking for the end. This bad habit makes studying difficult. I blast through the words, but often realize I’ve little […]
Continue readingWhat If God’s Inconvenient?
My friend Jon Swanson’s been writing about Following The Cloud. His wonderful word picture of following God is giving me a different perspective as we prepare for TAOS TO TUCSON. In Numbers 9 the Israelites have this unmistakable signal from God: a cloud covers the tabernacle. If the cloud moves, they move. If it stays, […]
Continue readingAn Incredible Blessing
This past weekend I was honored to marry two dear friends. It was one of the highlight experiences of my life. I had a blast working with my friends to create the service. I thought you might enjoy reading the thoughts I shared with them. # # # Once there was a little boy who […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! Too much water brings us today’s word-of-the-week… COMPARE Colorado just experienced what some scientists call a 500-year flood. In a semi-arid climate, some areas received more than a normal year’s worth of rain in twenty-four hours. However you categorize it, things are a mess. People died. Entire towns are literally unreachable. Hundreds of […]
Continue readingWhat If You’re Not Ready?
It’s almost time for RICH’S RIDE to hit the road again. A week from today we’ll roll out of town on our way to Taos, New Mexico. It’s almost time to start cranking on TAOS TO TUCSON 2013. We’re not ready. I think there’s a lesson here for all of us. This will be our […]
Continue readingDo You Know An Invisible Servant?
It’s not about me. How often do we say it? Today I want to tell you about someone who lives it–an authentic, invisible servant. We had a minor mishap this week, a few inches of water in our basement that made a general mess of things. Got the cleanup done, now we”re dealing with mold […]
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…it’s hard to write because the ideas just won’t come. Some days it’s hard because the house is filled with friends who dropped everything and showed up when they heard you had three inches of water in your basement. So you’re grateful, but it’s hard to sit at a computer while people carry soaked boxes […]
Continue readingActs Or Opinions?
I’m glad it’s The Book of Acts and not The Book of Opinions. Another bit of wisdom from Bob Goff, which I guess makes sense from a guy who titled his book Love Does. Ever notice that the disciples didn’t get missionary training or a theology degree before they took off to make disciples? Now that I think […]
Continue readingWho’s Thirsty?
Maybe we ought to spend a little less time and effort telling people they’re thirsty. That’s another challenge I brought away from our time with Bob Goff last week. I’ll confess: I had to ponder this one a bit. Before reading further, what do you think he meant? I occasionally ride bikes with friends, and honestly […]
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