What If?

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 […]

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What’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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Lists

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 […]

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Show 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 […]

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Today’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 […]

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Not 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 […]

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For 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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What Do You Know About School?

I taught kids for thirty-five years. I thought I knew something about schools and children. Today I learned about a private academy in New Delhi, India. Twenty-two of this academy’s students are children of women enslaved in the sex trade. They live in rented houses with missionaries who work to rescue them, and their mothers, from […]

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Got A Clean Uniform?

When I was a kid, cheering for a sports team was simpler. You knew and cheered for the players on your team. There were no free agents and really good players were rarely traded. That all changed in the mid-70’s. Now, team rosters vary drastically every season. Last year’s villains might be this season’s beloved […]

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We Have A Team!

Our team is set. On June 22, ten cyclists will roll off on the inaugural stage of Front Range FREEDOM Tour 2013. During the next week we’ll crank along the gorgeous Colorado Rocky Mountain Front Range from Wyoming to New Mexico. On our backs we’ll proclaim our commitment to STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING. As we continue […]

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Jersey

I’m excited about today’s word-of-the-week… JERSEY Team jerseys are cool and fun. There’s a real sense of belonging, being part of something bigger than yourself, that goes with wearing a jersey. I’m thinking about jerseys because we just finalized our team for this summer’s Front Range FREEDOM Tour 2013. It’s interesting, and a little scary, […]

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Remember Grace?

Last time I told you my friend Jim’s vision of Jesus’ actions as mediator. Several readers sent notes saying how touched they were by the statement, “It’s okay. He’s with me.” Jim clearly isn’t worried his encounter with God. He knows Jesus has him covered. I wonder if those who follow Jesus often miss this […]

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