Becky, Monte, and I want to wish each of you a very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving.
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Who’s Coming After Us?
An enemy is coming for us. A terrible enemy threatens the very core of all we hold dear. The media, the politicians, sadly even many preachers proclaim the power and might of this ruthless adversary who strikes with reckless disregard for collateral casualties. This enemy entices us to strike back in anger. The anger may […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! My Facebook feed, and a lot of temptation, brings us today’s word-of-the-week… WEAPON Jesus isn’t a weapon. He didn’t show up to give you and me the trump card in an argument. He didn’t give His life so I could make someone feel guilty for what I perceive as a lack of generosity. He didn’t offer […]
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I have a problem with human trafficking awareness events. I’ve attended a few of them, and I’d estimate that 80-90% of the people I meet are women. Most of the speakers are women. The majority of the organizers seem to be women. An observer might conclude that human trafficking, and sex trafficking in particular, are […]
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I take inspiration where I find it. One of my all-time favorite movies is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Mega-famous actors, cowboys, chase scenes, romance, drama, great music, even an iconic bicycle encounter with an angry bull…what’s not to love about a film in which Butch concludes another caper with the line, “Boy, I got vision, […]
Continue readingHow Can You Transform In Anger?
What do you do when you’re angry? I grew up in an environment in which “losing your temper” was a normal, accepted way to express anger. Yelling, name-calling, cursing, and violence were just part of the background. As a result, those became my habits as well. I’ve learned that there are better ways to deal with […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! Difficult current events prompt today’s word-of-the-week… RESPOND Of course we’re sad. Confused. Afraid. Angry. Hopeless. God’s not surprised by events that we find beyond comprehension. And He’s not offended by the range of emotions that rush over us. Jesus came, not so we would deny our feelings, but so we could face them, deal with […]
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The FRONT RANGE FREEDOM TOUR is forever linked to the story of RICH’S RIDE. Four years ago, Becky, Monte, and I were in New Orleans celebrating the end of our original 1500-mile journey. We thought that ride was a one-time deal. We had no idea what God had in mind, but the “trip-of-a-lifetime” turned out […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! Our desire to tell a story prompts today’s word-of-the-week… GUILT We don’t want you to do this out of guilt. You hear it all the time. Here’s the cause. You understand the need. The scriptural mandate is clear. We hope you’ll respond. But we don’t want you to respond out of guilt. We’re beginning […]
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I’m the fastest handcyclist in my neighborhood. I love riding my bike. I’m grateful for the freedom and the opportunity to work out and train as part of this amazing dream. When I go out for a training ride with all the other handcyclists in my neighborhood, every hill I conquer and every increase in speed […]
Continue readingWhat I Assume About You…
doesn’t tell me much about you. I’ve bumped into the notion of assumptions a lot lately. Paul Merrill wrote about chairs. Dick Foth talked about categories. And whenever I encounter the same idea a bunch of times, I figure perhaps God’s trying to get my attention. What I assume about you tells me a little about […]
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We encounter grace in unexpected places. Four years ago this month I was cranking my bike on a 1500-mile journey along the Mississippi River. We found Grace at a Mississippi crossroads. It was an unlikely story, one worth re-telling. We spent last night in a hospital. It’s not what you think. Nobody’s sick or injured. […]
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