Rich's Ride

The Next Mile

Bike tours have given Becky and I wonderful opportunities. In 2012 our 500-mile IJM Tour took us to Washington D.C. and the MLK Memorial. A year later, on our way to do 1000 miles around Florida, we stopped in Memphis to visit the place where an assassin’s bullet ended Dr. King’s life. Those experiences also […]

About Comparing

I ran across an interesting thought about comparing. God created all sorts of stuff. Big stuff and little stuff. Bugs. Stars. Trees. Snakes. I think He’s still creating. I don’t know how. Doesn’t matter. Each time God created, He looked at the results and “saw that it was good.” He didn’t say some things were […]

Somebody’s Gotta Do It

I saw this line from the upcoming movie “JUST MERCY.” Somebody has to stand when others are sitting. Somebody has to speak when others are quiet. I want to add a third line. Somebody has to cycle to bring hope and freedom to kids rescued from human trafficking…while others sit on the couch. Somebody’s gotta […]

One Hand

I’ve been showing you the handprints of our kids. We can’t show their faces. They live in a place where showing pictures, listing names, even naming the country would magnify the danger they already face from the traffickers. So the handprints are a way of creating a sense that we’re personally connected. However, 22 handprints […]

One Kid At A Time

I don’t read as many books as I should. During our brief Christmas vacation I devoured FINDING CHIKA by Mitch Albom. It’s a delightful, heartwarming – and heartbreaking – tale of what happens when love steps across the artificial boundaries we place in its path. FINDING CHIKA, on one level, follows Mitch Albom’s faith journey […]

Thanks

Gratitude is a good way to begin a decade.

No words

Just 4 Pictures

This Simple

Seek Justice. As we look toward a new year. As we prepare for FREEDOM TOUR 2020. As we absorb and process the news. I keep thinking about this central message of scripture. Seek justice. Do what you can to set things right from a kingdom perspective. But what, exactly, does that mean? May I ask […]

Merry Christmas!

On behalf of everyone at the FREEDOM TOUR, and the kids at the HOME OF HOPE, Becky and I wish everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Two Kings

2000 years ago the people of Bethlehem were offered a choice between two kings. One king lived in a luxurious palace. The other was born in a stable. One king controlled unlimited wealth. The other was born into, and lived his entire life in, poverty. One king controlled an empire, commanded the mightiest army on […]

The Next Right Thing

One of Becky’s principles is “do the next right thing.” It’s a consistent reminder that life isn’t really about big, momentous events. The path is determined one small choice at a time. Make lots of good choices, one at a time, over and over again, and you’ll look back at a journey you can feel […]

Meanwhile

Imagine the Christmas Eve headlines. Thousands Flock To Ancestral Homes!Burdensome Taxes On Horizon Roman Soldiers Assault Innocent Family!Apparently They Looked Guilty Governor Hosts Huge Party!Wealthy Dine And Dance While People Starve King Huddles With Advisors!Amid Rumors Of Purge All sorts of urgent “news” might have dominated first-century Twitter feeds. Social media streams would have been […]

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