Category: Living On Purpose

A couple of weeks ago I received a speaking invitation. The guy inviting me was excited about sharing my message with his team. He went on…and on…about how inspired they’d be, how much it would help them with some issues they faced. We discussed his proposal. Small group. No publicity. No chance to sell books […]

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It’s never too late…or too early…to be thankful. This time I have something truly special to share with you. I hope you enjoy it. Please check out this post-Thanksgiving edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter.

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This started as the kind of Thanksgiving post I thought I was supposed to write. I guess I let myself get sucked in occasionally by some self-imposed set of expectations. For some reason I had this idea that a Thanksgiving message “should” have a particular religious message. I don’t know where crazy stuff like that comes […]

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Our small group has been working through the book of Mark. It’s curious, because Mark relates incidents without a lot of explanation or background. If you don’t look carefully it can seem like a collection of isolated events. In Mark 10, Jesus wanders around Judea with His disciples. He does a few miracles, heals some […]

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I posted this video over at RICH’S RIDE yesterday. I want to share it here because it’s really about a lot more than a bike ride and I’d like to hear your thoughts. I also included the “subscribe” button below for the RICH’S RIDE blog. I want to encourage you to consider clicking. I know […]

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Saw one of those election post-mortem articles attributing the result to the perceived “irrelevance” of the American church. Actually, I only read the headline and maybe the first paragraph. Then I got lost in self-reflection. If Jesus is perceived as mostly irrelevant in our communities—and I suspect He is—don’t we have much bigger concerns than […]

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The sky isn’t falling. Contrary to post-election paralysis-by-analysis, “the next four years” will not be the most crucial, difficult, trying period in US history. It will not be the longest four years we’ve experienced. In fact, the next four years will most likely be just about four years long. Certainly we face challenges, but when […]

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Yesterday I used our church’s weekend focus on orphan care as an example of a large, complex puzzle to which many of hold a piece. I suspect most of us may not be called to adopt a child. That’s a huge commitment and ought to be considered carefully and prayerfully. But worldwide orphan care does […]

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Mostly, I’m not smart enough to see what God’s doing in my life. I know He’s telling a story, but often I muddle along in what seems like a disconnected jumble of experiences. It’s only in retrospect that I see what He’s been doing. Lately, my blog posts have felt like that to me (and […]

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Most guys know our wives are a lot smarter than we are. This morning I was working on an interesting project, a video to promote Florida Hope Tour 2013. I’m enjoying the challenge, but I’m not exactly a skilled video editor. I have to learn the software as I go, so it’s taking a lot […]

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…but I might be wrong. Last week I wrote about preaching and politics. Several folks asked, in comments and emails, if I’m claiming Christians shouldn’t be involved in politics. As more than one person correctly observed, following Jesus impacts every aspect of a disciple’s life. Of course we ought to be responsible citizens, and of […]

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We’re called to expand and invest our influence. You and I are influential. Our families, coworkers, neighbors are impacted by our choices, words, and actions. Unless we live under a rock, we’re people of influence. The question is whether we’ll choose to be intentional about the direction and depth of our impact. If we take that choice […]

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