Thanksgiving Music

A few weeks ago I posted this video over at Rich’s Ride. Frankly, I can’t think of anything better to share on Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for you. If you can’t see the video, click here. Grateful I’ve got a roof over my head I’ve got a warm place to sleep Some nights I lie awake […]

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Learning Thankfulness

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1 A couple of weeks ago I accomplished a dream. I’m still learning from the experience. Perhaps […]

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Perceive

Happy Monday. I’ve been thinking a lot about today’s word-of-the-week… PERCEIVE I’m still trying to process the experience of Rich’s Ride. Folks keep asking me what I learned, what my big “take-aways” are. I’m seeking the theme, the pattern, the big picture created by all of the individual snapshots. It’s like stepping back from a […]

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The Arena

I ran across this photo from the movie Gladiator the other day. As I looked at the scene I realized that it contains two types of characters. Most of the people sit in the stands and watch. A few choose to enter the arena. That’s a sad metaphor for how life works. Rich’s Ride has […]

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What If I Don’t Feel Grateful?

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about gratitude. Rich’s Ride has focused my attention on the incredible generosity that surrounds me, the blessings that constantly arrive on my doorstep. It’s impossible to ignore the reality that I’ve got much for which to be thankful. I could write a few words about how grateful I am. […]

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A Matter Of Emphasis

On the final day of Rich’s Ride I spent some time wondering what final insights I might glean from the scripture I’d been pondering for the past eight weeks. I recalled a pastor friend suggesting that a good tactic involves highlighting different words. So for a few miles I thought about how the third line […]

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Questions

One thing I’m doing to process the experience of Rich’s Ride is flipping through hundreds of photos. You can imagine that each picture evokes some vivid memories. I’m noticing that occasionally a photo prompts a question. I thought I’d share a few of them. What do you say about hope–something real that doesn’t sound like simplistic Christianese–to a guy […]

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