Category: Living On Purpose

Happy Monday! There’s a great story behind today’s word-of-the-week… WHO? We were invited Sunday to Northland Christian Assembly Church in Flagstaff. Last week they did a community outreach event. One of their teams delivered some food to a nearby Hispanic neighborhood. One of the first families they met included an eleven-year-old boy who spoke great […]

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Happy Monday! Today I have the perfect Monday word-of-the-week… OPENING Last week I heard something that really struck me. I don’t have the exact words, but it was a statement attributed to C. S. Lewis that went something like this: When we stand before God, we will realize that all that’s happened is simply the […]

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RICH’S RIDE is headed to the desert. For details, check out this very overdue edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter.

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HAPPY MONDAY! Too much water brings us today’s word-of-the-week… COMPARE Colorado just experienced what some scientists call a 500-year flood. In a semi-arid climate, some areas received more than a normal year’s worth of rain in twenty-four hours. However you categorize it, things are a mess. People died. Entire towns are literally unreachable. Hundreds of […]

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Maybe we ought to spend a little less time and effort telling people they’re thirsty. That’s another challenge I brought away from our time with Bob Goff last week. I’ll confess: I had to ponder this one a bit. Before reading further, what do you think he meant? I occasionally ride bikes with friends, and honestly […]

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Our church heard sort of a groundbreaking message this weekend. (I told you part of it last time. You can watch here if you wish.) I suppose in the grand scheme of things it wasn’t earth-shattering. A buddy used to keep things in perspective by quipping, “It can’t be that important if more than a […]

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I love stories that paint word pictures. This weekend our pastor shared an amazing story he experienced as a dream—or nightmare. You decide. This one’s gonna stick with me a while. # # # In his dream, he was standing on the platform in the church auditorium when a pleasant, refreshing rain began falling inside […]

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In my experience, following Jesus is never boring. I never envisioned myself writing books or speaking to groups or riding a handcycle thousands of miles per year, so I suppose I ought to be past the notion of being surprised when a new opportunity drops at my door. But I never would have imagined myself […]

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There’s a conversation. I know I talk and God listens. I believe God speaks. I try to listen. I don’t know how that works. Not really. In worship last weekend I heard a familiar phrase: “Jesus, we invite you into this place…” and I thought, “Why are we inviting Him when we know He’s already […]

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My last post challenged me. I hate it when that happens. I don’t mind pointing out your flaws and mistakes. It’s less pleasant when my own words bite me in the backside. But I try to take this following Jesus thing seriously, and this time I’m forced to look in the mirror. I wrote about […]

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I love urban bike trails. You get to cruise past congested traffic, dense population, industry, and irritating noise on an isolated ribbon of serenity. It’s a perspective of the city unavailable to conventional forms of transportation. Front Range FREEDOM Tour followed the South Platte Trail, which meanders along a quiet river through the heart of […]

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Happy Saturday! Most of the time I don’t feel like I communicate very well what’s really in my heart. I’m grateful for people like Shane Claiborne, whose whole being seems to say what I can never quite find a way to express. Can’t see the video in your email or reader? Click here. Have a […]

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