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 […]
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. […]
Continue readingI Think There’s A Better Way To Say It
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, […]
Continue readingWhat If I Want To Fly?
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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