Grace In Unlikely Places

We encounter grace in unexpected places. Four years ago this month I was cranking my bike on a 1500-mile journey along the Mississippi River. We found Grace at a Mississippi crossroads. It was an unlikely story, one worth re-telling. We spent last night in a hospital. It’s not what you think. Nobody’s sick or injured. […]

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Who’s On Our Side?

Or…whose side are you on? Ever notice how natural those questions seem? We take it for granted…everything’s about drawing lines and choosing sides. We love the folks at Venture Expeditions. They do all kinds of cool things under the tagline BENEFIT THE WORLD, DISCOVER YOUR SOUL. They’re really good at organizing cross-country team bike rides and […]

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Extreme Makeover

We’ve been busy around here. Since bike riding season ramped down, we decided our website needed a makeover. It’s been more than five years, and we needed to knock down some walls, open things up, and improve the curb appeal. Maybe you noticed fewer blog posts, or a couple of incomplete posts. Working on my […]

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We’re Not #1

Try to picture a team carrying their coach off the field chanting WE’RE NOT #1! Never happen, right? In our culture, second place is just the first loser. If they don’t play We Are The Champions while confetti rains down, the season was a failure. But here’s a hard reality: no matter how hard you […]

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Ripples Of Hope

I’ve always been inspired by Robert F. Kennedy. Recently my friend Claire pointed me to RFK’s 1966 Ripples Of Hope Address delivered at Capetown University, South Africa. Like President Kennedy, he sought to inspire us to reach beyond easy and immediate to follow big dreams and strive for something beyond ourselves. Each time a man […]

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Are You Running Aimlessly?

My friend Jon Swanson is on a 98-days-in-a-row running streak. A streak like that causes you to do crazy things like run in the dark or the rain. But Jon doesn’t run for streaks. He’s training for a bigger purpose. I encourage you to follow his blog–you’ll learn a lot about bigger purposes, and perhaps […]

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Don’t Stare At The Score

How much money did we raise? When you get involved with something like the FREEDOM TOUR you need a scoreboard. Dollars collected. Miles covered. People involved. Those numbers matter. You keep score so you can track progress and write reports. But it’s important not to stare at the scoreboard. Focusing on results is a great way to […]

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