What did Jesus ask us to do? He invited us to go and make disciples, right? And when we ask how we’re supposed to do that, He says, “Follow me.” “Live like I did. Do what I did.” Isn’t it really that simple? We do all sorts of complicated theology, spend endless hours parsing the […]
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Labels And Differences
I use a wheelchair. If you notice that obvious fact, does that mean you’re labeling me? I don’t think so. Frankly, if you met me and didn’t notice the chair, I’d be a bit worried about you. It’s silly to pretend we’re all the same or to claim we don’t observe obvious differences like physical […]
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Aren’t You Worried (Revisited)
Yesterday’s quote about choices and fear reminded me of the traffic we encountered on our 2013 tour of Florida. (Originally posted nine years ago) + + + The paparazzi greeted us in the hotel parking lot. Actually, it was two student reporters from the Florida University TV/radio operation, but it’s sorta fun saying paparazzi. One guy […]
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Gate Storming
Regarding yesterday’s post – it’s easy to oppose evil. Lots of horrible stuff in the world, like child sex trafficking for example, and it’s easy to get angry and want to go all Rambo about it. Easy to want to gather a group of like-minded folks and storm the gates, take down the bad guys, […]
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A Community Garden
As a follow-up to last time (Gardening), I’ve read, and re-read, The Parable Of The Sower (and Jesus’ explanation that follows) several times this week. I’m not a theology guy, so I’m sure there’s a lot I don’t understand. But one thing is extremely clear. The soil conditions are pretty darn important. Jesus seems to […]
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Gardening
Jesus told a story about a seed-sower. His parable referred to the kingdom message and those who hear it in a variety of conditions. But I have a couple of questions. Who grew the plants? Every gardener knows – once the seeds are in the ground, the plants are on their own. Scattering seeds is […]
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Everyone?
Here’s something everyone can do to support the kids at the Home of Hope. Some people can’t come to Northern Colorado to ride bikes with us. I get that. But everyone – everyone – can do The HOPE & FREEDOM CHALLENGE. It’s virtual, so you can do it anywhere. People literally all around the world […]
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Invite
Someone asked why I often use the word “invite” when I talk about how Jesus brought people around him. For example, Jesus “invites” us to serve kids rescued from human trafficking. The point of the question, I think, was that for followers of Jesus things like serving orphans really aren’t optional. And that’s true. Jesus […]
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Taxes And Vacation Photos
Have you started doing your taxes? It’s a curious process, because it forces us to look back and create sort of a financial snapshot of the previous year. I just completed a similar exercise for the FREEDOM TOUR. It wasn’t about taxes, but creating a sort of year end picture of what 2023 looked like. […]
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Nuance
It seems like the more times I travel around the sun, the more nuance I discover in the world. Most situations don’t lend themselves to the black and white solutions we wish for. As much as we would like a pill for every malady and an answer to every difficult question, more and more it […]
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Unfair!
A friend sent a newsletter in which he talked about unfair circumstances. Got me thinking about the source of our notion of fairness. Where did we ever get the idea that circumstances ought to be fair? I don’t really have an answer, other than for me unfair usually means I didn’t get what I expected […]
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About Inspiration
At the FREEDOM TOUR, we seek to make a small change in the world. We do that by supporting a group of kids rescued from human trafficking, and to accomplish our goal we need to bring along a circle of people. I spend a fair bit of time thinking about the best way to attract […]
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