Today’s marked by contrasts. I’m looking forward … to tomorrow and the start of a big adventure. In twenty-four hours we’ll depart from Lake Itasca, Mn. A 1500-mile journey of hope will be underway. But this is also a somber anniversary. I’m looking back … to a day that changed the world, a day known […]
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Assuming all’s gone somewhat according to plan, I’m in Fargo, North Dakota today. I’ll speak to a support group for disabled folks at noon, and Rich’s Ride will soon be underway. Since it’s Saturday Potpourri, I’m going to send you somewhere else through the magic of the Internet. I’m curious to hear your reaction. When you’re […]
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I don’t normally publish other people’s writing. Lots of other folks write better stuff than I do, but I just haven’t gotten around to getting others to write for my blogs. However, last week I received a letter from my brother. That’s a rare occurance–we don’t write letters to each other. And this one was […]
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I’m honored this morning to be a guest at THE SEED COMPANY. I hope you’ll drop over there and take a look. We’re on the road to Minnesota. I hope you’re preparing for a great weekend.
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It’s really happening. The trailer’s packed, the training’s completed. Time for the journey to begin. I wonder how it’s going to come together. With so many moving parts, we just can’t know what the finished product will look like. But we keep getting this one question: what’s happening with the speaking engagements? Frankly, that part […]
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Can a promise mean something bigger than you imagined? Becky and I were honored to speak a few days ago at a local church’s “family movie night.” We told them about Rich’s Ride after we all watched the powerful movie SOUL SURFER. If you haven’t seen this film, I highly recommend it. It’s the true […]
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On Labor Day we did one of the really challenging climbs in Fort Collins–the road to Horsetooth Reservoir. I tried–and failed–several times before I made this climb successfully a couple of years ago. It’s still hard, but now I can do it pretty routinely. I thought you might enjoy the scenery and the hand cyclist’s […]
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I want to change the world. Don’t you? Have you ever thought you’d like to do something really big, make a truly significant impact on some important problem? And if you’re like me, you look at issues like war and poverty and human trafficking and see overwhelming numbers. And you’re only one person with limited […]
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Don’t you? Have you ever thought you’d like to do something really big, make a truly significant impact on some important problem? And if you’re like me, you look at issues like war and poverty and human trafficking and see overwhelming numbers. And you’re only one person with limited resources, so you give up. What […]
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Happy Monday! This is a big week for us, a good time for this word-of-the-week… ABANDON Abandon can mean to withdraw or run away—that’s not what I’m thinking about. I’m thinking of approaching life with reckless abandon, a sense of excitement and exuberance. Living life “all-in”—doing whatever I do with abandon. That’s not my natural […]
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One week from today I’ll begin my quest to ride my hand cycle 1500 miles. One of my goals is to involve as many folks as possible. I want you “in” this project. A few folks can take the time to travel to the Mississippi River and physically ride along for a day or more. […]
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I use a lot of humor when I speak. It’s just naturally who I am. In this presentation I skipped a particular story–just wasn’t sure it fit the audience. During the Q&A time, a guy in the audience asked me to tell it anyway. You have to give the listeners what they want, right? If you can’t […]
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