Ever Been Challenged Over Coffee?

Last weekend I was drinking coffee in our church lobby when a guy named Brett walked up and introduced himself. First he asked why Monte wasn’t with me. Then he wanted to talk about my “crazy bike ride.” I struggled to get past the fact that my identity at church is now apparently defined by […]

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Before An Open Door

Last time I told you about Alycia’s choice to do a difficult task. She knocked. God opened the door. She stepped boldly and courageously through the door and into the opportunity. If I’m honest with myself, I have this sense that lately I spend a lot of time in front of open doors. Jesus said, “Ask and […]

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Sometimes Jesus Rattles My Brain

Last week I got to sit in with a group of young (mostly twenty-something) folks at our church. My friend Bob told them something that’s been rattling in my brain. If you want to follow Jesus, you need to get to know Him. It’s not enough to know His words. In fact, His words alone […]

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Community

HAPPY MONDAY! Some words of comfort got me thinking about today’s word-of-the-week… COMMUNITY Against a backdrop of grief, people representing a variety of faiths gathered a few weeks ago in Boston’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross to pray for healing. The common themes were reconciliation, forgiveness, resilience, and community. I was especially struck by the simple, humble […]

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Return On Investment

Over at the Rich’s Ride blog I’ve been talking about our upcoming Front Range FREEDOM Tour 2013. You should click the link and check it out. Becky and I have answered a lot of questions about the ride over the past few weeks. Those discussions got me thinking back to Jesus’ words in Luke 6:38: […]

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Why Do The Hard Work?

My friend Alycia is in Sierra Leone this week. She arranging micro-finance opportunities and working to connect on-the-ground organizations that help kids who live in absolutely deplorable conditions. She organized and financed the trip. It’s a difficult, dangerous place for a white woman to travel alone. She might have selected a group mission trip to […]

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How To Produce Better Fruit

Want to produce better fruit? Hook up with a better tree. # # # Well, it’s happening again. My recent focus on Luke 6:38 and the surrounding verses are yielding a bunch of unexpected insights. A few days ago I wrote about a conversation with Jesus about Becoming A Fruit Tree. I came away from that discussion […]

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Truth

Happy Monday! A four-year-old philosopher brings us today’s word-of-the-week… TRUTH My cousin has been emphasizing the importance of always telling the truth with her four-year-old daughter. Seems like a simple, straightforward concept, right? So after one particular heart-to-heart, the young philosopher got that look that said there was something spinning around in her brain. “Mom, […]

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A Story Of Escape

Happy Saturday! I think I live a pretty sheltered life when it comes to understanding how fortunate I am to live where I live. Grab a cup of coffee and watch this incredible story of a courageous young woman and a stranger who helped her. Can’t see the video in your email or reader? Click […]

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