Freedom Tour – Page 30

I Don’t Know

I thought I’d talk to you about all the things I don’t know, and a few things I’m sure about. Can’t see the video? Click here.

No, we’re not. But maybe that’s how it feels. When we’re confronted with big numbers, when the message isn’t clear, when an invisible boogeyman lurks around every corner, it’s easy to default to helpless. Helpless happens when we feel like we’ve lost control. Of course, what we really lose is the illusion that we were […]

About Going Viral

Most people don’t really understand the math of exponential growth. Right now there’s a lot of talk about a virus spreading “exponentially.” I don’t want to talk about illness, but lots of other things spread exponentially. Generosity, for example. Let’s imagine ten people committed to a cause like a bike ride to support kids rescued […]

It’s Not Fair!

If life’s a baseball game, I was born on second base. A white male with a stable two-parent family in middle-class America, access to quality public K-12 education and very low-cost, world-class university. I got an undeniable head start in a culture that’s allowed me to maintain and amplify my lead with less effort than […]

Priceless

We spend a lot of time taking pictures. Posed group pictures. Action photos. Scenery. Video. On our Photo Site you can see hundreds of pictures and videos from our rides. If you didn’t know better you’d think capturing images was the whole point. Memories matter. Joshua placed an alter of 12 stones at the place […]

“Real” Belief

Do you really believe what you believe? If you think it’s an odd question, here’s a story. A man stretched a cable about 6 feet off the ground between two tall buildings on opposite sides of the street. As a small crowd of curious onlookers gathered, the man walked from one end to the other […]

About Seeking

Suppose we all “seek justice.” I believe if we did that, it would change the world. But I’m not sure that means what you think. The FREEDOM TOUR won’t end human trafficking. I’m not sure all the anti-trafficking efforts, all the hard work and money and sacrifice, can ever END slavery and trafficking. God never […]

We Can’t Win

You and I know we have no business thinking we can make a difference. We don’t have tons of money or millions of followers. We aren’t on cable news. We’re a tree falling in the forest…nobody hears, so what’s it matter? That’s the message. Why bother, because our puny voices won’t be heard over the […]

Wouldn’t It Be Better?

Ever hear about “speaking up for the voiceless”? It’s sort of odd, because those “voiceless” people really have the same voices as you and me. Their voices are beautiful. And capable. And worth hearing. Those voices are intentionally, systematically silenced and repressed. Or they’re simply ignored out of convenience and privilege, because their words and […]

The Next Question

So, now we know. Thanks to the Internet and a lot of hard work, we all know. There was a time when it was possible to not-know. About human trafficking, concentration camps, genocide, mass incarceration, modern-day slavery, racism. All sorts of horrible injustice could be hidden away. But Wilberforce is more correct now than at […]

Fights About Words

Becky and I are re-watching “The West Wing” on Netflix. One thing we enjoy is the two-decades-earlier perspective on important issues. We’ve had some lively discussions about what’s progressed and what hasn’t. One episode touched the topic of sex trafficking. In 2001, the issue was scarcely a blip on the radar. An advocacy group lobbied […]

The Next Mile

Bike tours have given Becky and I wonderful opportunities. In 2012 our 500-mile IJM Tour took us to Washington D.C. and the MLK Memorial. A year later, on our way to do 1000 miles around Florida, we stopped in Memphis to visit the place where an assassin’s bullet ended Dr. King’s life. Those experiences also […]

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