Happy Monday! This week’s unexpected developments re-taught the importance of today’s word-of-the-week… MISSION I’ve never been a fan of official mission statements. In many organizations they’re fancy words that don’t have much impact on what actually happens. Most of you are aware of the unfortunate injury that impacted the end of our Florida Tour. If […]
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Attack Of The Skunk-Ape!
Now that I’m out of the hospital, I can tell you the real story behind the infection. In the Everglades there’s a strange creature known as a skunk-ape. Some say it’s mythical like Bigfoot, but that can’t be true because there’s an actual Skunk-Ape Research Headquarters. It looks a lot like a typical bar and […]
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A few days ago I told you about my friend Wayne and his influence on RICH’S RIDE. One of Wayne’s distinguishing characteristics was his love of all things Jimmy Buffett. I just know he chuckled at the irreverence when we rocked the church auditorium at his memorial service with Buffet tunes. Last week I found myself […]
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Somebody once asked Corrie Ten Boom when God was good. She offered a very wise answer. “We like to say God is good when it doesn’t rain on our Sunday School picnic. But I believe God was just as good when I watched my sister die in a concentration camp.” I want that to be […]
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If you’re following our Florida Tour you know our plans have hit a snag. If you’d like details, click here.
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That’s what the three women who approached us at breakfast called Monte. “We saw your trailer with hope all over it and the cool dog, and we decided his nickname should be The Great White Hope.” We chatted for a few moments. Monte, of course, rolled onto his back just in case someone wanted to […]
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Note to the touring cyclist: It doesn’t always work the way you planned. How many times have I said RICH’S RIDE isn’t about Rich and it isn’t about a ride? I hate it when my own words slap me in the face. The “ride” part of this edition of RICH’S RIDE hit a major snag […]
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I’ve written about two particular scripture passages a lot over the past months. On a quiet Florida bike trail I had a thought that linked them. In the Old Testament, God speaks through Isaiah to the exiled Israelites. He assures them, and us, that He is at work in our lives. He tells us we’re […]
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The paparazzi greeted us Monday morning in the hotel parking lot. Actually it was two students reporters from the Florida University TV/radio operation, but it’s sorta fun saying paparazzi. One guy asked a pretty common question. “Aren’t you worried about the traffic?” Honestly, I’m not. Becky fusses about traffic. She’s smarter than I am. I […]
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Happy Monday! It’s the start of the final week of Florida Hope Tour 2013 and time for today’s word-of-the-week… FINISH My track coaches always talked about “running through the tape.” The idea was not to let up before you finish. When the end’s in sight, it’s easy to slow down and coast. It takes a […]
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A reporter from the University of Florida asked me if I’m looking forward to reaching Tallahassee. “It’s been a long tour. It must feel good to know you’re almost done.” Not really. I see this tour as an incredible opportunity, a gift. I’m in no hurry to finish opening that gift. I’m not pretending to […]
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I wanted to let you know I finally got a nice long run on Saturday. We haven’t been able to do that much on this tour because of the traffic, so this was really fun. Rich found this really cool bike trail outside of Gainesville, and I got to just run and run. I also […]
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