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Facing Evil

Earlier this week I spoke to Jon Barratt from Project Rescue. Jon’s remarkably upbeat and optimistic. (He also rides bikes with us.) Knowing the sort of work he does, the things he sees, I thought how hard that must be. I try to imagine children and women in circumstances so horrific, so dangerous, that the […]

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Yeah, But…

It’s a default setting in my internal vocabulary. Someone voices a statement I believe to be true; it creates some sort of internal circumstantial dissonance. Rather than pausing to honestly examine the conflict, I react with, “Yeah, but…” Love your neighbor. “Yeah, but he’s a jerk.” God so loved the world… “Yeah, but He never […]

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Pictures

Pictures serve lots of purposes. Right now it’s snowy and cold and we’re stuck inside. This FREEDOM TOUR photo reminds me it’s not long until warm sunny days and long bike rides. In just a few weeks we’ll get together in small groups to train. There’ll be lots of laughs and good conversation. And anticipation, […]

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Nobody Cares

“Nobody cares about the Uyghurs.” Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya, co-owner of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, stated clearly that the genocide China is carrying out against Muslim Uyghurs simply isn’t a concern. He characterized them as “a segment of a class of people in another country.” Concern for global human rights, he says, is a “luxury […]

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Bad Timing

The time is always right to do what is right. ~MLK When planning the 1963 March on Washington, President Kennedy met with Dr. King and expressed concern that the event was perhaps “ill-timed.” Dr King responded, “Frankly, I have never engaged in any direct-action movement that did not seem ill-timed.” + + + Each year […]

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Seek Justice?

At the FREEDOM TOUR we believe we’re following Jesus when we advocate for victims of injustice. I’ve watched three recent high-profile court cases because I wanted to see what happened in an actual courtroom. Spoiler – it’s not much like Law & Order. In all three cases, victims’ relatives said guilty verdicts didn’t really bring […]

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