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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Dreams Get Interrupted
If you’re following our Florida Tour you know our plans have hit a snag. If you’d like details, click here.
Continue readingThe Great White Hope
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 […]
Continue readingA Bump In The Road
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 […]
Continue readingA New Thing–I AM
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 […]
Continue readingAren’t You Worried?
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 […]
Continue readingDo You Look Forward To The End?
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 […]
Continue readingMonte And The Salvation Army
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 […]
Continue readingDo You Think About The Reward?
A reporter asked me what I expected to get out of this project. I never thought about it in those terms. It’s fun, we meet great people, I get to ride a bike and spend lots of time with Becky—those are all cool side benefits, but they’re not why I’m doing it. I can’t really […]
Continue readingTesting Those Pesky Beliefs
I’m having a great time on our Florida tour, but I’ll be happy when I can return to a regular schedule here at Bouncing Back. Until that happens, I’ll do my best to stay in touch. I recorded this video on a wonderful Florida bike trail while I talked about something I learned about my […]
Continue readingHope For The Hopeless
If things fall into place this morning I’ll be honored to talk to a special audience. Becky’s working to arrange a speaking event for the Re-Entry Center of Ocala. It’s a program designed to help men emerging from the department of corrections break the cycle of addiction, crime, and incarceration. I’ve spoken to similar groups […]
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