Happy Monday! A week ago I was surrounded by today’s word-of-the-week… DO Our small group showed up for our weekly Bible study. “Hey, you finally got the new trailer. What’s all the wood for?” “We have to get some shelves and other storage built.” “Who’s going to do that?” “Some guys at church are trying […]
Continue readingCan You See Jesus In A Semi-Trailer?
If you’ve been around for a while, you’ve heard me talk about Convoy of Hope. As I cranked along the Mississippi River last year I talked a lot about this amazing organization and their work to feed hungry children and provide disaster relief. It’s an honor to be associated with such a dedicated team of […]
Continue readingWhat I Can Learn At 3:17 am
Last time I wrote about that frustrating experience of staring at the bedside clock at 3:17 am while your mind races in all sorts of random directions and you just cannot shut it down. I’ve had some nights like that lately, and I think God’s shown me something. Personally, I’d rather learn my lessons at a […]
Continue readingRich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter–Off To DC
Hard to believe that next week we’ll be heading to Cincinnati for IJM Freedom Tour and the ride to Washington DC. We’re excited to share the journey. I hope you’ll follow along. I invite you to check out this pre-ride edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter.
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What do you think about at 3:17 am? You know what I mean, when you’re exhausted and you need to sleep but you can’t sleep because your brain’s stuck in overdrive and the clock by the bed has been stuck on the same time forever. What do you think about? Will I get everything completed before we […]
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Happy Monday! A simple question prompts today’s word-of-the-week… NEED “How do you know the people you help really need it?” I’ll bet everyone who works with any sort of compassion or humanitarian effort has heard that question. It’s valid. People scam the system, look for a free ride. No question about it. If you become […]
Continue readingTen Years
If you’ve read Relentless Grace you might appreciate knowing that today’s the tenth anniversary of the rather unlikely and romantic event that ended the book. (If you, and everyone you know and love, haven’t read the story, you can click here to correct that problem immediately.) It’s clearly been the best ten years of my […]
Continue readingThe Good Samaritan’s Return On Investment
This week I’ve been writing over at Bouncing Back about efficiency in the context of firefighting. Last time I talked about efficient stewardship and left you with a question: Is “responsible” stewardship always efficient? I wonder about this as I consider the resources required to support RICH’S RIDE. I ask sponsors to underwrite our costs, I […]
Continue readingThe Good Samaritan’s Return On Investment
This week I’ve been writing about efficiency in the context of firefighting. Last time I talked about efficient stewardship and left you with a question: Is “responsible” stewardship always efficient? I wonder about this as I consider the resources required to support RICH’S RIDE. I ask sponsors to underwrite our costs, I ask you to offer […]
Continue readingCan Responsible Be Inefficient?
Yesterday I commented about efficient and inefficient in the context of firefighting. I sense that perhaps the firefighters demonstrate skill and competence with their efficient use of resources, and they display their humanity in their inefficient use of resources. Does that make sense? This morning I cranked my bike north of town. I could see […]
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Happy Monday! The nearby wildfire got me thinking about today’s word-of-the-week… EFFICIENT Firefighting brings a strange mixture of efficient and inefficient. Huge tanker planes drop chemical retardant, strategically creating barriers and lines designed to constrain the fire. One plane does work that couldn’t be accomplished by dozens of ground crews. It’s an efficient, big-picture way […]
Continue readingLove, Fire, And Horses
Perhaps you’ve heard about the wildfires raging across the western US. One of the worst, the High Park Fire, has devoured more than 52,000 acres (81 sq. miles) of pristine, tinder-dry forest lands within a dozen miles of my hometown of Fort Collins, Colorado. Friends are displaced from homes that may not exist when they return. […]
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