“Trust God for the results.” I find myself using that phrase a lot lately. Perhaps it’s a season in which I need to remember to focus on what I can control and release what I can’t. The complete phrase is “Work hard and trust God for the results.” What I CAN control is my effort. […]
Continue readingA Whisper From The Fog
“What if I can’t be fixed?” You ask a bunch of guys about their biggest fears, and you hope for some open dialogue. You don’t really expect someone to whisper from the depths of the fog. “What if I’m hopeless? This addiction killed my dad and my grandma. My sister’s relapsed over and over for […]
Continue readingHope When You Can’t See It
Robin Williams died earlier this week. It’s difficult to find anyone who knew him who didn’t love and respect Williams and acknowledge him as a kind, humble, respectful spirit. The sense of loss of this wonderful man is compounded exponentially by the horrible manner in which he died. The questions stream from every corner. How […]
Continue readingWhen You See A Bully In Action
Last week I asked a tough question. How we can oppose injustice while demonstrating unconditional grace and forgiveness? I even posed a specific situation and asked what you would do if you observed this event: Suppose a guy in a wheelchair visited a public spot that, by its nature, was minimally accessible. And imagine that […]
Continue readingResults
HAPPY MONDAY! A counter-intuitive idea prompts today’s word-of-the-week… RESULTS I can almost guarantee skeptical looks from any audience when I make this statement: The worst way to get good results is to focus on the results. This weekend some folks from our FRONT RANGE FREEDOM TOUR team got together for a 100-mile day ride. Since I […]
Continue readingMonte’s Ideas About Teamwork
These thoughts from Monte, service dog and occasional guest blogger, originally appeared in October, 2011. # # # I’m trying to figure out my role in what’s happening. You all know we’re doing this thing called Rich’s Ride. For me it’s not that big a deal, because I just do what I always do. Rich […]
Continue readingHow Would You Answer This Question About Fear?
I love unexpected questions. Mostly. The guys in my seminar at Harvest Farm make me think. I love it, though there are times I wish I had a PA– USE button. We were discussing fear. I said, “One of the Enemy’s most powerful lies is ‘You have to REACT to your fear.’” Then we listed […]
Continue readingWhat Would You Do?
QUESTION: How much grace? ANSWER: Grace is boundless and unmerited. QUESTION: Who do you forgive? ANSWER: Everyone. Yeah, I know it’s not that simple—except, it really is. Not easy, for sure, but those are the principles to which we’re called. So now I have a real-world question for you to ponder. How do we act […]
Continue readingDo You Live On Purpose?
Do you ever stop and consider why you’re doing what you’re doing? This weekend our pastor challenged us to assess our choices regarding time, talent, and treasure. Yeah, yeah, same-old-same-old, heard it a hundred times—until I thought back to an exercise I completed last week. WISCONSIN HOPE TOUR ’14 In case you forgot, we’re heading […]
Continue readingAdjust The Spokes
In cycling terminology a wheel that’s perfectly round with no wobbles is called “true.” Last time we talked about using a cycle wheel as a metaphor for serving others. Today’s video looks at some lesson we can learn from applying the metaphor to the process of adjusting a mis-aligned wheel. Can’t see the video? Click here. Please leave […]
Continue readingPrinciples
HAPPY MONDAY! A group of skeptical faces inspired today’s word-of-the-week… PRINCIPLES “Jesus doesn’t care about rules.” I could see the skepticism…another anything-goes liberal. When you’re speaking to a group, a controversial statement is a good way to galvanize attention, but you’d better be prepared to follow up with revolution prevention material. What do you think? Does […]
Continue readingWheels, Circles, And Jesus
I love good metaphors, and I especially appreciate metaphors that involve circles. When the circle happens to be a wheel, in my view you’ve got the perfect metaphor for a blog about cycling. Two years ago, our friends at Venture Expeditions shared an image involving the parts of a bicycle wheel. We were recently reminded […]
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