Rich’s Ride – Page 7

Bad Timing

The time is always right to do what is right. ~MLK When planning the 1963 March on Washington, President Kennedy met with Dr. King and expressed concern that the event was perhaps “ill-timed.” Dr King responded, “Frankly, I have never engaged in any direct-action movement that did not seem ill-timed.” + + + Each year […]

Most Days

Last time I talked about beginning with a question. “How can I be helpful?” seems like a good place to start. Maybe I’ll add a couple of others. This one comes from the reflections of my friend Jon Swanson. Jon’s a hospital chaplain who tries by example to help us learn to be a bit […]

A Question To Begin

I’m starting 2022 with a question. Instead of a resolutions or goals, this old teacher prefers long-term, open questions that challenge me and guide my thinking. So I’ll begin 2022 by reminding myself of a question. “How can I be helpful?” It’s a difficult question for me, because this wheelchair guy often feels helpless. I […]

Cookies!

Confession – I find humor in odd places. As we end a tough year, I’ll share a silly memory, a laugh with absolutely no lesson attached. + + + As part of the support team, our friend Claire worked overtime to feed the COLORADO MOUNTAIN TOUR team. We ate like royalty each night. She also […]

A Child’s View

A friend shared this remarkable video of children telling the most remarkable story. I think I smiled through the entire four minutes. I hope It adds to your celebration of Jesus’ birth. MERRY CHRISTMAS! Can’t see the video? Click here.

Waiting For The Light

The Light Of The World comes to us as a humble child. All the packages, parties, and decorations, the food, the travel, the family gatherings, the decorations, the expectations and disappointments…all of it is because of that simple event more than two thousand years ago. The Light Of The World became a humble servant, and […]

Old Habits

I’m falling back into an old bad habit. There’s no doubt – we’re surrounded right now by negativity. COVID, political divisions, racial tension. Add the work we do with human trafficking, the constant awareness of evil and injustice – it’s sort of taken over my awareness. I’ve surrendered my agency, allowed this sense of foreboding […]

“Holiday”

It’s not really an anniversary or a holiday, but December 5 is always sort of circled on my calendar. I call it Falling Day because on December 5, 1987, I fell 9 feet and my life changed. Falling Day used to be an occasion for sadness and regret. I’d kind of try to ignore it, […]

An Odd Waiting

Back from the road trip, and now it’s Advent. A season of waiting for Jesus – when He’s already here. It’s an odd sort of waiting. I’m working through Giving A Year Meaning by my friend Jon Swanson. He reminds us that Advent is more about preparing, slowing, remembering. For some, especially this year, it […]

Thank You

It’s the week for Thank You. Becky and I will be traveling on the big day. No feast. No football. Just us, the road, and whatever fast food is available. No Thanksgiving, I guess. Or maybe it’s not about a holiday. President Lincoln proclaimed the first National Day Of Thanksgiving in 1863. Immersed in the […]

How To Follow A Dream (4)

No matter what dream we’re following, there’s one absolutely essential ingredient. It’s good to follow with Grace and Faith and Humility. They’ll help us be calmer, have better connections, stay on track. But one ingredient makes the difference between success and failure. Hope Viktor Frankel was an Austrian psychiatrist who survived the horrors of Auschwitz […]

How To Follow A Dream (3)

Following the dream doesn’t happen by accident. We’ve already talked about Grace and Faith. Humility In a culture of selfies and Tik Tok and “Look at me!” – following the dream works better with, “there you are.” Please don’t turn this into some sort of legalistic “Never talk about yourself or your accomplishments” or “Never […]

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