How much do you read? Want to consider a staggering statistic? One-third of high school graduates never read another book in their entire lives, along with 42% of college graduates. Wow. We can’t get enough reality TV. Sports are not only broadcast but analyzed in paralyzing detail. And when the real games aren’t sufficient, there’s fantasy sports. Video […]
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How much do you think about what you eat? Today I want to link two apparently unrelated topics. Topic #1 I’m typically not good about eating healthy. I’m desperately searching for a dietician who’ll endorse my belief that Oreos should be a basic food group. So far, no luck. However, as I train for a […]
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Happy Monday! The sun’s rising on a new set of seven days. Today I’m caught in a word-of-the-week … TENSION When you pull on opposite ends of a rope, you create tension. Same thing with life. Tension’s mostly a good thing. In my experience, a lot of bad events occur when life gets out of […]
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If you’re one of the folks who joined our little circle in the past few days, welcome. The ride begins in six weeks! We’re busy doing what feels like a million things at once to get ready. One major task, of course, is getting my old muscles in shape for the adventure. I did a […]
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Happy Saturday! I admire Tony Dungy. In the world of big-time, big-money sports, he’s one guy who’s kept his priorities in order. Here’s coach Dungy talking about adversity. (If you can’t see the video, click here.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL7QV8UNm58 Have a great weekend!
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How often do you ask God to make you comfortable? My bike ride today was tough. I’ve done four long rides in a row this week. I guess today was the low-energy point. I stopped for a snack and found myself wondering why there have to be difficult days. I’d bet I’m not alone in […]
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How much do you think about worship styles? I’m frequently amazed by my church’s worship. I always thought church meant a narrow set of traditional elements. Every church I ever attended had hymnals and organ music, with an occasional quiet guitar tossed in. There were almost always choir robes, and ministers wore robes or conservative […]
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Wednesday already…time’s fun when you’re having flies. You’re among the first to get some BIG news. Please check out the latest edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter. I’m excited.
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I’m wondering if the important things in life depend less on my circumstances and more on me becoming a better person. What’s your take on this statement? I’ve been listening lately to what people seem to pray about, what they ask others to pray about. I’ve been thinking a lot about the content of my […]
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Happy Monday! In my world, I need to begin this week with a renewed commitment. That’s because of my word-of-the-week… AUTOPILOT I feel like I need to apologize to you. A whole bunch of things got really busy during the past two weeks, most of them related to RICH’S RIDE. I realized over the weekend […]
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That’s a great question. Obviously this project is bigger than any one–or two or a dozen–individuals can manage. Beyond that, we want to offer as many folks as possible the opportunity to contribute and participate. Here are some areas in which we know we’ll have some needs: Logistics We need people to ride with Rich […]
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What does HOPE mean to you? I spoke to a local Rotary Club last week. After my talk a man walked up and asked an interesting question: Where do you think hope comes from? I told him that my hope comes from God. He said, “Well, yeah, but what does that really mean?” Not a […]
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