I’ve heard a lot of people talking lately about wanting to run a marathon. I think it’s a response to last year’s Boston Marathon bombing. People want to be part of BOSTON STRONG. However, I suspect most of them would like to have run a marathon while few would actually want to run one. It’s […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! Something our pastor said got me thinking about today’s word-of-the-week… BEST The preacher said, “We must do our best to …” I wondered how much God really expects from me. It seems like a lot of people get buried in the notion that God expects perfection, or at least some level of superhuman […]
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When do you train? For most folks, training occurs later—which is the same as never. I’ll train when I have time, when the kids are older, when the job slows down. But later is a place in Fantasyland rather than a spot on the journey of life. Some folks trained a while back. They got […]
Continue readingFaith, Fuel, And What Matters
Do you have a good working definition of “what matters” to you? I like to think and write in terms of metaphors and analogies. I heard a comparison a while back that helped me think about money in my own hierarchy of what really matters. In life’s journey, money is like gasoline for a car. […]
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I’ve decided to stop saying, “I’m blessed.” I suppose I ought to explain, because I believe I’ve been blessed in many ways far beyond my ability to comprehend. “I enjoyed great health in 2013. I’m blessed.” “Lots of people are getting behind FRONT RANGE FREEDOM TOUR ’14. I’m blessed.” “RICH’S RIDE has wonderful sponsorship support. Our finances […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! Easter inspired today’s word-of-the-week… CHANGED Darkness. Death. Decay. Imagine the absolute silence, the dampness, the lifeless body on a cold stone slab. Nobody knows how it happened. For three days the tomb contained only death, and then…lifeless lungs breathed, a dead heart beat. Picture it. Snap your fingers. One instant, death. The next, […]
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What should you do with an impossible dream? A while back I spoke to about six hundred middle school kids—at an all-school assembly at the end of the day on Friday. Not sure if that’s brave or crazy. The kids were great. I encouraged them to dream big dreams and believe they can accomplish remarkable things. […]
Continue readingHow To Enjoy The Journey Home
This isn’t home. As a follower of Jesus, that’s the eternal perspective that helps us make sense of an otherwise senseless world. We’re not home yet. C.S. Lewis said we’re rebels in enemy-held territory. We may know the ultimate result of the war, but knowing makes the battle no less pleasant. And while we’re here, […]
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What’s your personal enduring image of the whole Easter story? Of course the cross and resurrection reside at the center of history, but for me a smaller, more intimate moment captures the essence of what Jesus was trying to tell me. In the midst of the chaos and turmoil and fear, He stopped to wash His disciples’ […]
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Some of the best things to learn are things you already knew. Last week I finally got my bike off the trainer, out of the garage, and on the road. I’ve cranked more than 30,000 miles since I started handcycling, and I still love revisiting the feeling of joy on that initial ride after a […]
Continue readingHere’s The Only Thing That Works
I’m continually fascinated by how many people see Jesus as a control freak. As I learn more about Him, I see no evidence that He cared about rigid external rules. Jesus was about radically transforming hearts, and you don’t do that through fear and punishment. I spent a bunch of time over the weekend talking […]
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I’m not much of a movie snob. Becky and I watch movies for entertainment. We don’t care much about critics or Academy Awards. At times, we choose a romantic comedy so that we can laugh and snuggle in bed together. Other times we might be in the mood to watch some movie with superheroes or […]
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