Okay—cue Willie Nelson: On the road again – Just can’t wait to get on the road again. The life I love is making music with my friends And I can’t wait to get on the road again. On the road again – Goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see […]
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Elk River
This morning over at Rich’s Ride I posted the first part of a story about out time in Elk River, Minnesota. We weren’t actually IN Elk River, but I believe the facts shouldn’t get in the way of a good story. Anyway, I hope you’ll jump over there and check it out. I’d love to […]
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Over at Rich’s Ride I posted a new manuscript excerpt titled Peanuts And Shells. I hope you’ll stop by and check it out.
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This morning over at Rich’s Ride I posted a manuscript excerpt titled The Unseen story. I invite you to drop over there and check it out.
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Note: I posted a manuscript excerpt over at Rich’s Ride. I hope you’ll stop by and check out Top Of The Hill. # # # # # A few days ago I tossed out a definition: A dream is the God-inspired desire to share your unique gifts and passions to serve and make a difference […]
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I’m willing to accept wisdom wherever I can find it, even if the source is an egg-shaped philosopher named Humpty Dumpty. Whenever I struggle to understand a word I’m reminded of this conversation from Lewis Carroll’s Through The Looking Glass: “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means […]
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Have you ever said something and wondered whether you really believe what you said? A few days ago I spoke to a group about the dream that became RICH’S RIDE. I heard myself say words that surprised me: When you stop dreaming, you start dying. Sounds good, right? It’s the kind of thing motivational speakers […]
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Note: I posted a manuscript excerpt over at Rich’s Ride. After you read about dreams I hope you’ll stop by and check out Paul Bunyan’s Shadow. # # # # # That’s a pesky question: What’s a dream? I think a lot these days about God-sized dreams. It’s a byproduct of talking about Rich’s Ride. People […]
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I posted an excerpt from the in-progress manuscript today over at Rich’s Ride. It’s called The Middle Of Nowhere. I invite you to drop over and take a look.
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Everybody’s got a story. Have you ever thought about that? Wherever Becky and I tell the story of RICH’S RIDE, we inevitably hear compelling stories in return. It’s as though hearing about our adventure releases others to share their own experiences. I love listening to these stories. We often hang around for a long time […]
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Becky and I enjoyed a wonderful evening at Timberline Church talking about Rich’s Ride. Here’s the video evidence. Can’t see the video? Click here.
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A couple of weeks ago I offered a working list of lessons learned from the bike ride project. To my surprise, I keep learning new stuff as I work on my manuscript. Here are a few additions to my list with some additional commentary on the last item. Let me know what you think. Dreaming is […]
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