(This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book, RICH’S RIDE: A journey of hope and dreams. You can check out previous posts here.) # # # # # Are you doing? Or are you trying to get done? There’s a saying among writers that nearly everyone likes having written but few actually enjoy writing. Surveys […]
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(This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book, RICH’S RIDE: A journey of hope and dreams. You can check out previous posts here.) # # # # # Are you doing? Or are you trying to get done? There’s a saying among writers that nearly everyone likes having written but few actually enjoy writing. Surveys […]
Continue readingA Planter’s Patience
I think God’s kingdom must work more like farming than manufacturing. As I write about the experience of RICH’S RIDE I’m struck by how frequently Jesus talked about planting. This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the […]
Continue readingWhat Do You Say When You Mess Up?
You missed a deadline. You didn’t complete the assignment. The blog post didn’t get finished. Do you offer a litany of reasons/excuses to explain it away? Do you fake the adult equivalent of “the dog ate my homework”? Do you waste more time feeling guilty? Or do you just admit you messed up, apologize, and move […]
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Happy Monday! This weekend brought a wonderful example of today’s word-of-the-week… GENEROSITY Becky and I met a man named Garrett Saturday morning. He heard from a friend about RICH’S RIDE and wanted to know more about the story behind the dream. We spent less than an hour talking about our trip along the Mississippi River, […]
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Happy Monday! This weekend brought a wonderful example of today’s word-of-the-week… GENEROSITY Becky and I met a man named Garrett Saturday morning. He heard from a friend about RICH’S RIDE and wanted to know more about the story behind the dream. We spent less than an hour talking about our trip along the Mississippi River, […]
Continue readingCall To Action
In Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs, Pepsi CEO John Scully recounts Jobs’s pitch to join Apple. According to Scully, Jobs issued a challenge. “Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water, or do you want a chance to change the world?” In some way, we all face a similar […]
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In Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs, Pepsi CEO John Scully recounts Jobs’s pitch to join Apple. According to Scully, Jobs issued a challenge. “Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water, or do you want a chance to change the world?” In some way, we all face a similar […]
Continue readingPsalm 82–Action Verbs
What are you really passionate about? One of my friends is passionate about the issue of sex trafficking. I asked her what she tells people when she talks to an audience. “Awareness is important, but by itself it’s pretty useless. At some point, awareness has to translate into some form of action.” She pointed me […]
Continue readingRich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter–IJM Edition
It’s time to begin seriously ramping up for the next chapter in Rich’s Ride. Our team will converge on Cincinnati in about six weeks for IJM Freedom Tour. I hope you’ll plan to follow the team through the Rich’s Ride blog. I know we’ll meet great people, share inspiring stories, and learn about the people […]
Continue readingRich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter–IJM Edition
It’s time to begin seriously ramping up for the next chapter in Rich’s Ride. Our team will converge on Cincinnati in about six weeks for IJM Freedom Tour. I hope you’ll plan to follow the team through the Rich’s Ride blog. I know we’ll meet great people, share inspiring stories, and learn about the people touched by International […]
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Happy Memorial Day! The holiday inspires today’s word-of-the-week… REMEMBER Today’s a day for remembering. I recently heard a surprising factoid. Twenty-seven of thirty major league baseball teams play in stadiums built (or substantially remodeled) since 1988. Boston’s Fenway Park and Chicago’s Wrigley Field (about 100 years old) are ancient. My brother Jim recently moved to […]
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