The Cause – Rich's Ride

Starbucks And RaceTogether

Did you follow the Starbucks #racetogether campaign? Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz basically offered baristas the opportunity to write the words RACE TOGETHER on cups. The program was voluntary. The goal was to spark conversations about race. The backlash was, to put it mildly, harsh. I guess I understand. Starbucks is a service business. People show up with certain […]

Why Do We Make God Small?

We tend to make God small. Okay, we can’t actually make Him small, but our small group discussed how we shrink our perception of who He is and what He can accomplish. As I wonder about my habit of minimizing God I’m reminded of this unrelenting question: Do we really believe what we believe? # […]

What’s So Complicated About Social Justice?

Social justice sounds simple. Feed a hungry person. Stop one episode of abuse. Rescue a slave. Prevent one kid from being bullied. Find a home for one orphan. Get a homeless person a place to live. Then rinse and repeat as often as necessary. Those things are hard, but there’s a lot of us. Sounds […]

What’s The Church’s One Unique Resource?

Why does our city hate homeless people? We have great discussions in our workshop. Sometimes they’re about the stuff I’d planned. Homelessness matters to these guys. Many have been there, and they know they’re one bad choice from returning. So they’re concerned about the way our city is addressing the issue recently. “What makes you […]

What’s Your Take On Justice?

I hope I never diminish my dreams by settling for practicality. As next week’s elections approach, I’m reminded of our visit two years ago to the Lincoln and MLK Memorials in Washington, D.C. I’ve been reflectingon social justice, and I looked back at these thoughts. # # # Both men genuinely opposed injustice. Both believed in […]

Here’s An Ancient Call To Action

Learn to do good. Seek justice. How’s that for a call to action? It’s clear, strong, unequivocal, and even comes with specific methods of engagement. Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows. (Isaiah 1:17) Learn. Seek. Help. Defend. Fight. It’s stuff we […]

Does Believing Make It Real?

Believing we live in a just world does not mean we live in a just world. RICH’S RIDE seeks to raise awareness about social justice causes like Project Rescue, Convoy of Hope, and Teen Challenge. Awareness, by itself, changes nothing—but without awareness, nothing changes. So if people believe slavery doesn’t exist, nothing changes. If they […]

How Does Rescue Happen?

May 19, 2014May 17, 2014
by Rich

How do children come to the HOME OF HOPE? Supporters often wonder how Project Rescue secures the release of trafficked women and children. Human traffickers are dangerous, violent criminals. Many are part of sophisticated, ruthless organized crime operations. Human trafficking generates more than $39 billion in revenue worldwide ($10 billion in the U.S.). It’s the […]

How Can We End Hunger?

When a child’s hungry, we provide something to eat. It’s not complicated. There’s no circumstance in which childhood hunger is okay. So we’re honored to partner with Convoy of Hope and their Children’s Feeding Initiatives. Every single day they provide food for more than 125,000 kids around the globe. As long as kids are hungry, […]

The Last Minute?

Politicians and middle school kids apparently have something in common—they procrastinate difficult work, rush to throw something together at the last minute, and blame others when it’s not finished on time. I’m waiting to hear “the dog ate the fiscal cliff bill.” I read somewhere that today’s the biggest single day of the year for […]

Music And Books

I don’t remember being this excited about sharing something with you. Monte and I made a cool new book promo with some extra-special music. Last year we chose Martina McBride’s “Anyway” as the Rich’s Ride theme song. I’m honored and humbled that my friend Kristin Orphan and her incredible band agreed to allow us to use this beautiful […]