Act II of FREEDOM TOUR 2017 is in the books. FREEDOM TOUR Prologue 2017 was a blast! An army of generous, smiling volunteers in bright yellow shirts sent 65 cyclists off into the foothills and trails around Fort Collins on another picture-postcard Colorado day. 60 miles around Horsetooth Reservoir, over Carter Lake, and back through […]

Do you recognize the name Onesimus? I didn’t, either, until a blog post pointed me to the short letter of Paul to his friend Philemon. I’d forgotten about Onesimus, but I suppose that’s what happens to slaves. The letter’s really about Onesimus, but we remember his owner’s name. We sometimes wonder why Paul, or Jesus […]

I love riding my handcycle, but it does have certain disadvantages. A few days ago I was cruising along a wonderful trail, enjoying a great ride on a gorgeous Colorado day. Leaned into a right-hand turn to go under a bridge and OOPS! With no warning, my bike and I were thigh deep in about […]

Retirement has certain blessings. One of those involves returning to my former school as a guest speaker and observing looks of envy on the faces of previous colleagues. I tried not to talk about the sense of freedom and the winter trip to Florida—okay, I didn’t try very hard. What’s the point of having an […]

This weekend was about remembering. Somewhere among the burgers and celebrations a lot of us paused to remember. A friend said he thought we should pay more attention to what we’re remembering and why we’re remembering. I agree, especially with the WHY part. But my friend’s comment got me thinking about the different ways we […]

The act of beginning boldly opens the door to a darkened room. I’ve told you before–we weren’t prepared for the 1500-mile Mississippi River bike ride in 2011. Not enough training, insufficient planning. My longest-ever ride prior to Day 1 was 35 miles while training for an eight-week ride on which I needed to average 40 […]

If I could just do a little better. Not perfect, or great, or even really good…probably can’t get there. But would just bit better finally be good enough? You and I think those thoughts occasionally, don’t we? We wonder if maybe, just maybe, a little bit better might get the approval we so desperately seek. […]

A colleague and I had sort of a running joke about Sisyphus. If you don’t know his plight, he’s a character from Greek mythology who offended the gods. As punishment, Sisyphus was ordered to push a rock up a hill. Each time he reached the top, the rock rolled to the bottom. He was condemned […]