Note: This post is part of the story-behind-the-story of RICH’S RIDE. I wrote it as a thank-you to Don Miller, without knowing if I’d be able to get the attention of a famous author like him. I worked at it for a few weeks, and yesterday he responded! He also tweeted a link. In a […]
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Does This Make Sense?
Note: I’m taking a little break this week, so my favorite guest blogger is filling in both here and over at RICH’S RIDE. # # # Rich and Becky do some things that just don’t make sense. Most of the time I just go along. I figure I’m just a dog and they’re smarter than […]
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Note: I’m posting this on both blogs today. I don’t aaccept guest posts here very often, and I wanted to be a generous host. # # # I’m a published author! You knew I was a blogger. That’s cool, but now I’m co-author of a real book. Okay, “co-author” might be a bit of an […]
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I have. I observed an all-too-familiar situation this weekend. The details don’t matter, but the principle is essential. It sounds like the lyrics to a bad country song. When you look around at where you are, the one thing you know for sure is…there you are. Circumstances just are. Perhaps we could have made better […]
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Today we meet our team and start getting organized for next week’s ride. I thought you’d like to re-visit this article which originally appeared on December 1, 2011. Rich’s Ride provided countless rewards and a few challenges. One significant test arrived in the form of a question. A Christian disability-advocacy group invited me to a meeting. I […]
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Happy Monday! A quote from a favorite author inspires today’s word-of-the-week… DEPEND We’re on the threshold of a new adventure, completing the final stages of traveling and preparing to meet our team and get going on the ride from Cincinnati to DC. You know what that’s like. Anticipation, excitement, wondering if you’re ready and what […]
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Thursday I did my first extended training ride of the season. “Extended” is a relative term—I have a lot of conditioning to accomplish before I’m ready to get On The Road Again in July from Cincinnati to Washington DC. While I cranked along I thought about training. I wonder if most of life is training […]
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Yesterday (What’s Social About Justice?) I ended with an assertion that may have raised an eyebrow or two. Social justice issues are “pro-life.” Jesus said life was His whole purpose. “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10) In my view, anyone who attempts to follow Jesus […]
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Yesterday I wrote about Slavery. I’m preparing for a bike ride in July that’ll raise awareness and funds for International Justice Mission. I’m riding with a team. We want to advance IJM’s vision: To rescue thousands, protect millions and prove that justice for the poor is possible. It’s a big dream. A DREAM is a […]
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Happy Saturday! Some of you know that I’ve been working on a manuscript based on stories from last year’s epic bike ride adventure and that I’ve been sharing pieces and parts over at the RICH’S RIDE site. This morning I thought I’d share a few of those stories Since it’s an in-progress manuscript, your feedback […]
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On Tuesday I told you a bit about my newest adventure (On The Road Again). I told you it’s a bit intimidating and exciting. I didn’t tell you that there’s been a process behind deciding to tackle this particular project, a process devoted to answering this question: How Do I Know This Is The Right […]
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One day Jesus took a walk on the beach and saw two brothers named Simon and Andrew working as fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. I would have asked where we were going. If you’re asked […]
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