Category: Freedom Tour

We hope you’re enjoying our look at some of the silly memories as we celebrate 10 years of the FREEDOM TOUR. Last time I described our early “adventures” when we didn’t scout routes in advance. Sometimes, no amount of preparation compensates for unexpected road and trail conditions. The 2015 team had to portage around some […]

Earlier this week I spoke to Jon Barratt from Project Rescue. Jon’s remarkably upbeat and optimistic. (He also rides bikes with us.) Knowing the sort of work he does, the things he sees, I thought how hard that must be. I try to imagine children and women in circumstances so horrific, so dangerous, that the […]

Celebrations come in many forms. Some are serious and organized like our Jersey Parade and Theme Song Review. Others can be just spontaneous and fun. During our ten years of cycling to support the kids at the Home of Home we’ve accumulated literally thousands of photos and hundreds of hours of video. You can see […]

Every great celebration has music. We’re grateful for our theme song. For 10 years the FREEDOM TOUR has enjoyed Kristen Orphan’s beautiful version of Anyway. We hope you’ll appreciate this wonderful music along with 10 years of memories. Can’t see the video? Click here.

It’s a default setting in my internal vocabulary. Someone voices a statement I believe to be true; it creates some sort of internal circumstantial dissonance. Rather than pausing to honestly examine the conflict, I react with, “Yeah, but…” Love your neighbor. “Yeah, but he’s a jerk.” God so loved the world… “Yeah, but He never […]

2022 – the 10th FREEDOM TOUR! So, let’s celebrate. Have a party. Get everyone together and do it up right. Hats, balloons, cake, the whole deal. Let’s make this THE BEST FREEDOM TOUR EVER! Bad idea. Not the celebration. The party, the hats and cake – let’s do it. But I hope we stay away […]

Everything’s a process. Like everything else about the FREEDOM TOUR, our jerseys and the design process have gone through quite an evolution. I hope you enjoy the memories as you look back at the jerseys and some of the amazing people who have worn them. Can’t see the video? Click here. + + + Want […]

Pictures serve lots of purposes. Right now it’s snowy and cold and we’re stuck inside. This FREEDOM TOUR photo reminds me it’s not long until warm sunny days and long bike rides. In just a few weeks we’ll get together in small groups to train. There’ll be lots of laughs and good conversation. And anticipation, […]

“Nobody cares about the Uyghurs.” Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya, co-owner of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, stated clearly that the genocide China is carrying out against Muslim Uyghurs simply isn’t a concern. He characterized them as “a segment of a class of people in another country.” Concern for global human rights, he says, is a “luxury […]

At the FREEDOM TOUR we believe we’re following Jesus when we advocate for victims of injustice. I’ve watched three recent high-profile court cases because I wanted to see what happened in an actual courtroom. Spoiler – it’s not much like Law & Order. In all three cases, victims’ relatives said guilty verdicts didn’t really bring […]

As the new year begins, we’re making decisions about summer bike rides. 2022 marks our 10th FREEDOM TOUR. Ten years of friends and community. Ten years of supporting the kids at the Home of Hope. As our team makes choices with ten years of background, I notice how easy it is for me to fall […]