Category: Rich’s Ride

Wow! Thursday was an intense day. I started with a twenty-five mile training ride on a great bike trail. Then we met our team for the IJM Freedom Tour. What an amazing group! These folks converged from all across the U.S. with a common purpose: to gain rescue and justice for victims of violent opression. […]

There’s something about riding in unfamiliar places. This morning I took off from our hotel on a training ride through the countryside south of Indianapolis. I had a general idea where I was headed, but didn’t know what the roads would be like, how much traffic I’d encounter, or what kind of terrain I’d face. […]

We stopped to see Becky’s parents on our way to Cincinnati. Becky’s dad is always interesting to talk to. He’s a farmer, lives on the same land his dad and grandfather farmed. When you listen to his comments, you immediately notice that he has a long-term perspective on most situations. He observes the current hot, […]

Music touches me–not really the music as much as the lyrics. I’m always amazed by the range of emotions that can bubble up when I hear the words of a familiar song. Since we’re about to embark on our next ride, I thought we ought to revisit our official theme song. It sends chills down […]

Do you ever stop and think about how much other people do for you? Americans are enamored with the image of the lone ranger, the one-person success story. We love the myth of doing it ourselves. But it’s mostly a myth. The truth is that most success is the result of community. RICH’S RIDE is […]

Can we talk? One of the curious aspects of writing a blog is tossing words out into cyberspace without knowing who will read them. The conversation often feels one-sided. You learn a lot about me, but I often don’t know much about you. As we embark on the next chapter of this adventure, I’d like to […]

As we complete final preparations for the next adventure of RICH’S RIDE I’ve been thinking a lot about how to convey the spirit behind this particular ride. Perhaps this simple infographic helps. Please share and help spread the word about injustice around the world and in the US. Feel free to copy and share the […]

Happy Monday! A fact captured in an image inspires today’s word-of-the-week… INCONCEIVABLE! In a world of such abundance, how can this be true? This is a good week to ask God to help the victims of this human tragedy. It’s also a good week to resolve to do what I can, where I am, with […]

(This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book, RICH’S RIDE: A journey of hope and dreams. You can check out previous posts here.) # # # # # Are you doing? Or are you trying to get done? There’s a saying among writers that nearly everyone likes having written but few actually enjoy writing. Surveys […]

Happy Monday! This weekend brought a wonderful example of today’s word-of-the-week… GENEROSITY Becky and I met a man named Garrett Saturday morning. He heard from a friend about RICH’S RIDE and wanted to know more about the story behind the dream. We spent less than an hour talking about our trip along the Mississippi River, […]

In Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs, Pepsi CEO John Scully recounts Jobs’s pitch to join Apple. According to Scully, Jobs issued a challenge. “Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water, or do you want a chance to change the world?” In some way, we all face a similar […]