When Is It Enough?

Nobody cares. Work harder. Texas football coach Tom Herman stamps that motto on his program. Don’t tell us your problems–nobody cares. Want to get better, to win? Work harder. It’s a great bumper sticker slogan. Works well on t-shirts and posters and weight room walls. If you’re an athlete griping about the length of practice […]

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Look At What We’d Be Missing

FREEDOM TOUR ’17 hit the road for its first event last weekend. Eight cyclists sporting our spiffy new jerseys joined 7,000 of their friends at the Elephant Rock Cycling Festival in Castle Rock.We began with HELMETS UP on a beautiful morning, then they cranked a metric century (62 miles) through absolutely stunning–and difficult–terrain in the […]

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Just One Person

Do you recognize the name Onesimus? I didn’t, either, until a blog post pointed me to the short letter of Paul to his friend Philemon. I’d forgotten about Onesimus, but I suppose that’s what happens to slaves. The letter’s really about Onesimus, but we remember his owner’s name. We sometimes wonder why Paul, or Jesus […]

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The Same Road

I get to do some remarkable things. Becky and I were able to spend the last four Tuesday evenings with some men and women currently living at the Fort Collins Rescue Mission. I shared some of our story and a bit of what I’ve learned about overcoming adversity. As always, the teacher learns from the […]

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