Happy Saturday! I’m increasingly interested in stories that engage with faith rather than simply talking about it. Grab a cup of coffee and hear this tale of how one young lady actually did something about love. Can’t see the video in your email or reader? Click here. Please leave a comment here. Have a great […]
Continue readingGoing Or Talking About Going?
I’ve been thinking lately about engagement. My thought—an awful lot of what we call following Jesus is really talking about following Jesus. I think following might have to involve some sort of engagement. I think Satan would like nothing more than for us to spend a lot of time discussing Jesus. He’d be pleased if […]
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(From June 13, 2009) One of the great things about cycling is that the rider’s also the engine. It’s the same in life. A bicycle (or in my case a handcycle) is a pretty simple machine. Even with all of the high-tech materials and components, it’s still muscles, chain, gears, and wheels. The terrain varies, but […]
Continue readingSharing The Trail
Recently a project got me digging in the depths of the Bouncing Back archives. It’s dusty in there! Hard to believe I’ve accumulated more than 1,000 posts in nearly five years, and that doesn’t include the stuff over at RICH’S RIDE. As I looked through those old articles it seemed there might be some ideas […]
Continue readingWhat If It’s A Beginning?
Retirement has certain blessings. One of those involves returning to my former school as a guest speaker and observing looks of envy on the faces of previous colleagues. I tried not to talk about the sense of freedom and the winter trip to Florida—okay, I didn’t try very hard. What’s the point of having an […]
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As a teacher I was never a fan of hypothetical situations. I don’t believe there’s much value in “What would you do if…” questions. I frankly believe it’s dangerous to force students to stake out and defend a position without the risk of facing the real-life consequences of their choices. Recently my friend Jon Swanson proposed […]
Continue readingWhat’s The Word?
The lady was describing her recent Southern California vacation to some friends at the table. “I think I saw 23 baseball games in 10 days.” “That sounds just dreadful,” her friend replied. “It seems like your family could have taken you somewhere more pleasant than a succession of dusty baseball fields.” “Oh, no,” the lady […]
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Happy Monday! Increasing age inspires thoughts about today’s word-of-the-week… LISTS Everybody knows we tend to lose our memory as we age. Old guys like me get a pass for forgetting simple stuff like phone numbers and anniversaries. But we seem to have no problem remembering when someone hurts us. We appear to have an almost […]
Continue readingShow Up Today
Note:I’m re-posting this because this film opens this weekend in northern Colorado. I don’t worry much about things like “unwritten” rules, but one blogging rule has always made sense to me: Don’t recommend a book you haven’t read or a movie you haven’t seen. Today, I’m breaking that rule. NOT TODAY opens May 24th in […]
Continue readingToday’s The Day
Note:I’m re-posting this because this film opens this weekend in northern Colorado. I don’t worry much about things like “unwritten” rules, but one blogging rule has always made sense to me: Don’t recommend a book you haven’t read or a movie you haven’t seen. Today, I’m breaking that rule. NOT TODAY opens May 24th in […]
Continue readingNot Here?
Do you feel like really bad things mostly happen somewhere else? If you’re like me, you’re pretty sure human trafficking and sexual slavery are “over there” problems. That kind of stuff can’t possibly happen in a civilized society, right? 300,000 children can’t possibly be trafficked for commercial sex every year in the United States. Human […]
Continue readingFor Us Or Against Us?
Bob Goff (author of LOVE DOES) wrote an interesting article last week about picking fights and making a difference. Bob referenced a bible story I’d never heard. I know that shocks you. In Joshua 5:13-15, Joshua is checking out Jericho prior to the big day when he encounters an angel with his sword drawn. You […]
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