Happy Saturday! Do you ever read a Bible passage without really READING it? Without internalizing and taking it seriously? I do that all the time. Here’s an example: Can’t see the video? Click here. Have a great weekend.
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The Word In A Box
Do you have a “favorite” Bible passage? I like ice cream. A lot. I like lots of other things—baseball and dogs and riding my bike. But I REALLY LIKE ice cream. So I struggle in an ice cream shop that offers dozens of choices. They’re all wonderful and choosing one means rejecting the rest. I […]
Continue readingDodging The Fear
Do you ever have conversations with yourself? “What’s next?” “What do you mean? “Well, you’re telling us about your bike ride and describing it as a dream. What does that mean? Was it an item on your bucket list, something to accomplish and then move on to the next thing? Because it seems like a […]
Continue readingDo You Ask For Help?
Do you like asking for help? I don’t. Living in a wheelchair highlights my quest for the illusion of independence. I work hard to fashion my environment so I can “do it myself.” I don’t want others doing everyday tasks for me. I’d prefer to avoid asking for help. Accepting assistance when it’s offered is difficult […]
Continue readingDo Followers Have To Be Dreamers?
Have you ever said something and wondered whether you really believe what you said? A few days ago I spoke to a group about the dream that became RICH’S RIDE. I heard myself say words that surprised me: When you stop dreaming, you start dying. Sounds good, right? It’s the kind of thing motivational speakers […]
Continue readingOrdinary
Happy Monday! I wonder if most weeks begin with the sense of today’s word-of-the-week… Ordinary “How can you possibly put all the stories from RICH’S RIDE in one book?” It’s a encouraging question from someone who found the project interesting and perhaps even inspiring. When I’m stuck in the middle of a manuscript it helps to remember […]
Continue readingWhat You Believe
Happy Saturday! This talk by Simon Sinek makes me want to leap tall buildings. Grab a cup of coffee, work past the business examples, and be inspired! My favorite line: Martin Luther King gace the “I Have A Dream” speech, not the “I Have A Plan” speech. Can’t see the video? Click here. Have a […]
Continue readingPaul Bunyan’s Shadow
I’m sharing some excerpts from my in-progress manuscript about Rich’s Ride. You can check out previous posts here. # # # # # Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox greeted us at the shore of Lake Bemidji. Nothing like an eighteen-foot-tall pipe-smoking lumberjack and a colossal blue ox to put things in perspective. We munched […]
Continue readingWhat’s A Dream?
Note: I posted a manuscript excerpt over at Rich’s Ride. After you read about dreams I hope you’ll stop by and check out Paul Bunyan’s Shadow. # # # # # That’s a pesky question: What’s a dream? I think a lot these days about God-sized dreams. It’s a byproduct of talking about Rich’s Ride. People […]
Continue readingWhat’s At The Center?
I ran across two old stories this week that seem related. One story was really more of a quote attributed to Billy Graham, who remarked that all references to the Bible could be eliminated from most churches without affecting 95% of their activities. He also observed that the remaining 5% has the power to change the […]
Continue readingPlay It Safe Or Go For It?
Do you ever fumble tough questions? I’ve told you before that my a favorite part of speaking is the Q&A sessions. It’s not because I do well. Frequently someone asks a question that catches me completely by surprise. That happened last weekend at a church in a neighboring community. I told them about RICH’S RIDE […]
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Happy Monday! I’m in a hurry to write about today’s word-of-the-week… Wait I’m writing this on the morning of the Super Bowl. In America it’s perhaps the largest social event of the year—sorta sad, but that’s for another day. The Super Bowl is apparently a football game that involves maybe an hour of football, two […]
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