This passage came up in our small group this week. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into […]
Continue readingA Team And Miles Of Love
We’ve got our team! Twelve cyclists and two full-time support drivers will make the 500-mile trip together from Cheyenne to Raton Pass. It’s gonna be a blast! I’m anxious to tell you more about these committed folks and all the other people who will help us accomplish our mission. Today I want to let you […]
Continue readingSo This Is What A Gift Looks Like
This weekend I watched a man receive a gift. The gift had a good deal of sentimental, emotional value to the giver. He’d held it as a reminder of a special time and place. It was cared for and kept safe for a very long time. The gift meant something quite different to the man […]
Continue readingGuys And Tools And Service
I get to do some of the coolest stuff, mostly just by hanging around amazing people like you. A while back a few of you took me up on my Offer You Can’t Refuse to sponsor a guy from Harvest Farm on the one-day ride as part of FRONT RANGE FREEDOM TOUR ’14. Over the […]
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Happy Monday! I wanted to share a cool story. It’s posted over at the RICH’S RIDE blog but I thought it was worth sharing here as well. So we’ll talk about today’s word-of-the-week… BIKES I get to do some of the coolest stuff, mostly just by hanging around amazing people like you. A while back a few of […]
Continue readingIs It Supposed To Be Easy?
My friend Paul and I talked a while back about the benefits of a bike adventure combined with advocating for a social justice cause. We shared stories of riders who exceeded everyone’s expectations because they were riding for something bigger than themselves. I said I wish everyone could have that sort of experience and sometimes […]
Continue readingHow Can You Miss Church?
Words matter. We might dismiss them as “just semantics,” but often they’re not. We choose words that consciously or unconsciously express how and what we think. Last time I told you What I Learned By Missing Church. As I considered the responses I realized that my own title revealed something odd about my internal thoughts. […]
Continue readingCan Weakness Be An Advantage?
“Your injury gives you an unfair advantage.” People actually say this to me. I get their point. Somehow they think it’s easy to sell books and land speaking gigs because I have this inspirational story to write and speak about. Frankly I haven’t always reacted well. I don’t say it out loud, but internally I’m […]
Continue readingWhat I Learned By Missing Church
Our big church meets in a big building. I suppose there are goods and bads to that, but one thing about a big church is there’s a lot happening in the building during each service. This weekend I met with some people during parts of the services and had the opportunity to observe some of what […]
Continue readingYou Can’t Follow Dreams From A Rocking Chair
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 […]
Continue readingWhen We Do Our Training Matters
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 […]
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