What makes Bible stories come alive for you? I hate to admit it, but I read a lot of Scripture without really “getting into” it. I’ll read a story and it makes sense, but it’s really about someone else and doesn’t really touch me. Too often the Bible characters seem other-worldly, like some sort of […]
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Happy Monday! I’m smack in the middle of enjoying today’s word-of-the-week… MORNING The sun’s rising on a new week. It’s a magical time, not dark any more but not light yet either. Monte’s waiting, not patiently but because he really has no choice, for the signal that it’s time to gulp down his breakfast. The […]
Continue readingWhat Is The Gospel?
Happy Saturday! I find Tim Keller to be a compelling spokesman for what it means to follow Jesus. In this short video he answers an important question: “We’re often told we ought to ‘share the gospel,’ but what exactly does that mean? What is the gospel?” (If you can’t see the video, click here.) Have […]
Continue readingThe Justice Of Shalom
What’s your concept of “justice”? I (sort of) grew up during the sixties. I didn’t do drugs or burn my draft card, but like every teenager of my generation I was influenced by the hippie culture. I wore my share of odd clothing (when Dad wasn’t looking, mostly) and I adopted the universal greeting of the […]
Continue readingChasing Dog Biscuits
Do you think you’re aware of how much you’re controlled by other people’s opinions? If you follow along at all, you know I’m planning this epic adventure at the end of the summer. I’m excited, but there’s this one teeny tiny itsy bitsy problem. Actually, it’s not a small problem at all. One part of […]
Continue readingSemi-Regular Newsletter 7.6.2011
Welcome to the middle of the week. I hope it’s going well. I invite you to check out the latest edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter. I don’t think I’ve told you lately how much I appreciate your support and encouragement. I do.
Continue readingWho Are All These People?
Are you a “people watcher”? Yesterday Becky and I did a nice holiday bike ride on the wonderful Fort Collins trails. One fun aspect of city bike trails is the variety of fellow travelers, especially on a holiday. You see every possible configuration, from serious athletes to families enjoying a leisurely morning in the Colorado […]
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Happy Monday! It’s the Independence Day holiday in the U.S. A holiday provides an opportunity to consider today’s word-of-the-week… REST Are you good at “rest”? I’m not. I’ve never really thought about rest as an intentional part of life. Rest was what you did when there wasn’t anything else to do—or when you were too […]
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Happy Saturday! Bill Cosby is a true American icon. How many people could get away with delivering the commencement address at a prestigeous university like Carnegie Mellon in a sweatshirt? In addition to being his generation’s foremost comedian, not everyone knows that Cosby also earned a doctorate in education. When he speaks about learning, it’s […]
Continue readingThe Real Bottom Line?
Do you think of yourself as a process person or a results person? Yesterday a friend asked how my training was going. I replied that it felt great to be riding again. “Yeah,” He said, “but how’s it going?” I’m kind of dense, so I repeated my response. “It feels so good to be back […]
Continue readingSins Of Omission
Do you think more about avoiding wrong or doing right? Goodness is not the absence of badness. You can do nothing wrong and still do nothing right. Mark Batterson (In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day) For most of my life I thought God was mostly about what I shouldn’t do. He […]
Continue readingReflections On Zero
A while back I had breakfast with a buddy in a coffee shop with one-foot-square tiles on the floor. We discussed our shared experience of reaching 60 this year, and my friend counted out a line of tiles along the wall. He placed his foot at the end of tile #7. “Here’s a dose of […]
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