Category: Living On Purpose

Have you ever been driving and suddenly realized you’re not aware of  the last few miles? I noticed something during my bike ride this morning. Or, rather, I noticed how much I wasn’t noticing. I was rolling along, having a great workout, and suddenly I realized I’d just coasted along for a couple of miles. I stopped […]

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Have you ever passed up a chance to walk on water? I think we all have. Jesus showed up one stormy night (Matthew 14). He was walking on the water. It’s one of my favorite Bible stories. I’ve always thought of it as a story about Jesus and Peter. A few days ago I wrote […]

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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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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Do you ever intentionally seek out adversity? There are two kinds of people—those who can picture the scene when Rocky Balboa shouts, “Yo Adrian, I did it!” and those who have better things to do than watch cheesy boxing movies. Like many sports movies, the “Rocky” story incorporates a recurring theme. A “nobody” rises from […]

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What makes some things—even hard things—so satisfying? I just know you jumped up this morning wondering about my first hand cycle ride after a two-month layoff. I promised pictures. And you’re wondering how it went, right? Well, it was awkward and unfamiliar. It was a bit scary, hoping I wouldn’t cause further damage to a […]

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What do you believe without really realizing it? I wish the past couple of months had happened differently. I don’t like the illness, doctor visits, disappointments, inactivity, and interruptions of my carefully-constructed plans for the bike ride project. Makes me angry. Makes me sad. Makes me frustrated, disappointed, discouraged…makes me all sorts of stuff. Who […]

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Have you learned something important in a time of struggle? The past weeks have been something of a roller coaster for me, emotionally more than physically. I’ve discovered that one helpful practice in such times is reflection. Often by looking back at a difficult experience I find peace. I see patterns and themes that weren’t […]

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Do you ever truly give 100% to anything? Lately, I’ve had a lot of time to think. As I recover—steadily but much too slowly—much of my customary activity has been curtailed. So I think, which for me is often a dangerous activity. I’ve tried to remain positive. I had to cancel a commitment to lead […]

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