Category: Living On Purpose

Lots to share…I invite you to check out this post-ride edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter.

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And […]

Who’s touched by the ripples of your life? Yesterday I said Jesus called us to change the world by walking with Him on a path of Influence. “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…” was an invitation to participate in the eternally-significant work of building God’s kingdom. Each of us is called to use […]

Jesus Christ is the most influential person who’s ever lived. Do you agree? Jesus was obviously the most powerful person who’s ever lived. He had all the power in the universe at His fingertips. He could have forced people to accept Him. A few well-placed lightning bolts would have whipped the non-believers into line in […]

I’ve purposely de-friended and un-followed a few of my online connections recently. Have you ever done that? It’s difficult. I don’t want to offend or hurt anyone’s feelings. These folks weren’t being overtly profane or abusive. I’m just taking a little of my own advice (What Do You Think About?) In response to that post, […]

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Becky said something to me the other day that’s been bouncing around in my brain. We were talking about some issue and she said, “You […]

Yesterday I commented on Blessings. I heard someone say life was so amazing he just stopped and applauded. Literally, he paused right in his tracks and gave life a one-man round of applause. I’ll bet God appreciated that. It’s not that He needs our recognition, but He gets a pretty steady stream of complaints, worries, […]

Have you ever battled an addiction? We all know about addictions to drugs, alcohol, pornography, gambling, food…maybe you’ve struggled with similar demons. This weekend our pastor mentioned an addiction I’d never considered. Do you think we can become addicted to excitement? It’s an interesting notion. I’m no expert on addiction, and I’m not sure Jeff […]

I’ve written before about this surreal phenomenon that occurs to me when a particular topic seems to pop up in several unrelated contexts in a short period of time. I’ve come to believe it might be one way God tries to gently (and at times not so gently) focus my attention in a certain direction. […]

It’s been a busy summer. The bike ride’s onlypart of what’s happening. I invite you to check out this post-ride edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter.

I’ve written about this before. One of the most profound questions I’ve ever encountered is: Do you really believe what you believe? Yesterday I told you I was deeply impacted by this quote from International Justice Mission (IJM) founder Gary Hougen: “I was inspired to establish IJM when I met Christians who actually believed that […]

How much of the Olympics have you watched? Earlier this week a commentator made a curious statement. He said the Olympics allow us to suspend reality for a couple of weeks. It’s an interesting assumption. For two weeks we concentrate on stories of courage and inspiration and sportsmanship. For two weeks, stories of cheating and […]