I’m challenging you to Do A Thousand Of Something as a tangible way of engaging with our 1000-mile ride in Florida Hope Tour 2013. It’s worth asking whether we really need to keep score. Is there anything special about 1000? Do numbers really matter? Yeah, I think they do. But maybe not in the way […]
Continue readingIt’s Not Fair!
No, it’s not. If it was fair, millions of people wouldn’t lack access to clean water while I leave the faucet running. If it was fair, kids in one part of the world wouldn’t walk miles for the chance at a basic education while students cut class at the modern, high-tech high school up the […]
Continue readingWhat Would You Cast Off?
Our small group has been working through Mark’s Gospel, verse by verse, for several months. I keep learning how much I miss in apparently familiar stories. This week we looked at the story in which Jesus heals a blind beggar named Bartimaeus. I’ve read and heard this text many times and never noticed four words […]
Continue readingA Million Is A Lot
Last time I asked: Can You Do A Thousand Of Something? As a teacher I saw a lot of interesting student projects. One of the coolest was devised by a group of seventh graders. They proposed collecting a million of something. Have you ever seen a million of anything in one place? It was a […]
Continue readingA Quarter Century…
…is a long time. I can remember when a quarter-century was my whole life, then most of my life. Now it’s less than half my life, but it’s still a long time. A quarter-century ago today, lots of things were different for me. I still had hair, for example. And I could walk. Tomorrow’s the […]
Continue readingCan You Do A Thousand Of Something?
Have you ever thought about doing a thousand of something? That’s your challenge for today. I’m going to ride 1000 miles around the perimeter of Florida for Florida Hope Tour 2013. I challenge you to do a thousand of something. And, to make it fun and add a bit of accountability, how about sharing your plan […]
Continue readingBelieve
Happy Monday! I took a really winding path to today’s word-of-the-week… BELIEVE Do you really believe what you believe? A guy told me a few days ago that the most important thing we can do is tell people the truth of scripture, especially when it hurts. I asked him to explain. He said people need […]
Continue readingPigs And Perfume
My dad had a lot of “sayings.” He seemed to have an adage for nearly any circumstance. Most were funny, many weren’t suitable for this blog or any other polite company. One of his favorites was “pouring perfume on a pig.” After he retired, Dad once served as an expert witness for an attorney in a […]
Continue readingRich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter…Post-Thanksgiving Edition
It’s never too late…or too early…to be thankful. This time I have something truly special to share with you. I hope you enjoy it. Please check out this post-Thanksgiving edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter.
Continue readingMusic And Books
I don’t remember being this excited about sharing something with you. Monte and I made a cool new book promo with some extra-special music. Last year we chose Martina McBride’s “Anyway” as the Rich’s Ride theme song. I’m honored and humbled that my friend Kristin Orphan and her incredible band agreed to allow us to use this beautiful […]
Continue readingEver Been A Victim?
I have. I observed an all-too-familiar situation this weekend. The details don’t matter, but the principle is essential. It sounds like the lyrics to a bad country song. When you look around at where you are, the one thing you know for sure is…there you are. Circumstances just are. Perhaps we could have made better […]
Continue readingBooks!
Just in time for Cyber-Monday, I have another way for us to bring some people into the circle surrounding RICH’S RIDE. This one’s easy—you can pre-order a copy or three of RICH’S RIDE: Hope Changes What’s Possible. I’ve always been a reader, but I’m not sure I ever understood the real power of a book […]
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