If I had to choose the name for the huge lake I encountered on day 2, I wouldn’t have chosen “Leech Lake.” Having leeches as the predominate feature doesn’t make me excited to go swimming. How about taking a ride with me along a wonderful trail on the second day of Rich’s Ride? Please excuse the heavy […]
Continue readingWhat Keeps Me Accountable?
What (or who) keeps you accountable? People keep asking me why I’m doing this ride. I’m finding that my internal answer is evolving as the journey begins. It’s true that this project fulfills a personal dream, that we’re having a lot of fun, that it’s a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. I’m grateful for all that, but the […]
Continue readingBabe The Blue Ox
Day one of Rich’s Ride…wow! We experienced a gorgeous beginning, a prayer shared with friends and strangers, a crash, a wonderful ride through pristine north woods country, some unanticipated media coverage, and a meeting with Paul Bunyan and a big blue ox. At 8:00 am we had the Mississippi Headwaters area all to ourselves. About […]
Continue readingBlastoff
Happy Monday! I invite you to share today’s word-of-the-week… BLASTOFF The day’s finally arrived. This morning at 9am (CT) we’ll depart from Lake Itasca State Park on our 1500-mile odyssey. It’s time for blastoff of this crazy dream. I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who’s joined the circle and made this day possible. My wife Becky […]
Continue readingTime To Begin
It’s time. After months of planning, dreaming, wondering if it could really happen–today the journey begins. We’ll be in Lake Itasca State Park at about 8:00 am. We’ll speak to the press, take some cheesy photos, and make last-minute preparations. At about 9:00 am (CT) we’ll be off. Thanks for joing in, for following along, […]
Continue readingLooking Forward And Looking Back
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 […]
Continue readingMy Little Brother
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 […]
Continue readingA Letter From A Brother
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 […]
Continue readingThe “Perfect” Bible Study
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.
Continue readingWanna Get Together?
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 […]
Continue readingI Can Do Everything
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 […]
Continue readingClimbing A Mountain
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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