It’s been a tough few days. Explosions, investigations, arrests. Bloody images. triage, heroes, evacuations, survivors, and casualties. The stuff of war zones, exponentially more horrific because it played out on our own streets. If you’re like me, you probably aren’t directly impacted. Unless you live in Boston or West, Texas, the routines of your daily […]
Continue readingTurn Up The Light
Last night Becky read a quote from Facebook. “If you’re trying to defeat the human spirit, marathoners are the wrong group to target.” It’s easy to become discouraged and cynical in the wake of the senseless violence of the Boston attacks. It’s also true that light overwhelmed darkness in the moments following the explosions. Runners […]
Continue readingYou Can’t Do That!
A couple of days ago (It’s Too Hard!) I challenged us to re-think the notion that serving others is supposed to be easy. One of my role models for this lesson is my friend Una. I first wrote about her several months ago when we rode together on IJM Freedom Tour 2012. Una grew up […]
Continue readingA Tale Of Two Pictures
I recently had the honor of speaking to my church’s Prime Time group. They’re in the prime of life—past age 55 and eager to deploy their accumulated wisdom and experience in service. I shared a story centered around two images. The first image was a hospital hallway about five weeks after my injury. Therapists loaded […]
Continue readingIt’s Too Hard!
Can I challenge us a bit as we begin a new week? I talked to several people over the weekend about U COUNT Front Range Tour 2013. Common comments went something like, “Riding 450 miles in a week seems like it would be really hard.” Well, yeah. There’s sweat and work and commitment involved in just about […]
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Happy Monday! The last couple of weeks have reminded me about today’s word-of-the-week… AGENDA I can’t seem to figure out how to quit trying to figure out God’s agenda. I keep telling myself I’m not responsible for the results. I see all sorts of evidence that my plans rarely end up being God’s plans. I […]
Continue readingCan We Really End It?
Happy Saturday! My friend Alycia shared this poignant video on her blog. She’s preparing to travel to a difficult part of the world to do what she can to end the horror of modern-day slavery. I encourage you to follow Alycia’s work. Can’t see the video? Click here. If you’d feel God calling you to […]
Continue readingWhile Haters Celebrate
I try to avoid commenting on current events. Today, I’m making an exception. I imagine you’re aware of the tragic death of Matthew Warren, the 27-year-old son of Rick and Kay Warren. Matthew’s dad is one of America’s best-known Christian pastors. Rick Warren posted this statement on Facebook: Grieving is hard. Grieving as public figures, […]
Continue readingHow Did You Know For Sure?
A few months ago I spoke at a high school about following God-sized dreams. In the Q&A time a young lady asked, “How did you know FOR SURE this was what God wanted you to do?” I didn’t have a quick response, but if you’re going to encourage young folks to take risks and follow […]
Continue readingNuance
Happy Monday! My friend Clark Osborn inspired today’s word-of-the-week… NUANCE Clark made a simple statement: “Always” is almost always wrong. He’s mostly right. I tend to seek the central theme, the big idea, the captivating sound bite. Social media feeds this obsession—we’re all trying to capture our deepest thoughts in 140 characters. Life, of course, […]
Continue readingRich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter–A Challenge
Back from Florida, and I’m offering an opportunity to challenge yourself. For details, check out the Florida edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter.
Continue readingWanna Join Us?
Suppose you could bring hope and freedom to victims of sexual exploitation by riding your bike through beautiful country with a team of cool people. What could be better than that? On June 22, 2013, a team of about twenty cyclists will roll out of Fort Collins for U COUNT Front Range Tour 2013. We’ll […]
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