“My Peace”

September 14, 2012

We’ve had the incredible privilege to host lots of visitors over the past several weeks as we engage with friends and family who want to encourage, pray with and serve Mary and me during this time of recovery from Mary’s cycling accident. I had no idea nine weeks ago what the network of hope as […]

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When The Smoke Cleared

September 7, 2012

It’s been several weeks that the view of the mountains has been obscured. In fact, we had family come to town to help us as Mary continues to recover from her accident, and the best we could offer in the way of views, were a few masked silhouettes. The cause was a curtain of haze […]

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Baby Girl

August 31, 2012

“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,” ~ Matthew 18:5 (ESV) Baby Girl was her name in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The nursing care was wonderful and competent. A blend of professionalism and warmth. I witnessed it firsthand. Baby Girl had been in the womb of expectation for Andrew and […]

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Knitting me together

August 17, 2012

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.  I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” (Psalm 139:13-14 ESV) Early this week Mary’s sister, Liz, and her Mom came to visit and to assist. They are both capable of […]

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Redefining Time

August 10, 2012

I dug in the drawer beside my sink exploring with my fingers what my eyes couldn’t observe. Over four weeks ago I had dropped my watch in this draw – believing it would be there for a few days while Mary and I refreshed ourselves with four days in Washington. It had remained untouched and […]

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A Low Whisper

August 3, 2012

And he said, “Go out and stand on the mount before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was […]

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18:4

July 20, 2012

For the past seven years I’ve frequently ridden my bicycle around the Aurora Reservoir. As a matter of fact, 29 straight months I’ve looped the water, even when it’s been frozen. My preferred route is a 15.25 mile trek that ends with a steady and taxing two-mile climb. It’s not a mountain pass, but it […]

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“… and Matthew the tax collector”

June 29, 2012

In the opening book of the New Testament, Matthew vividly records the ministry life of Jesus. He was an eyewitness. By the time that we arrive at chapter 10 of the book, Matthew reports on a powerful commissioning. The account says – “And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority…” Then […]

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Easier?

June 22, 2012

In 1986 Greg LeMond became the first non-European cyclist to win the prestigious Tour de France cycling race. His accomplishment not only impacted cycling professionals, it also inspired many amateur cyclists. During LeMond’s career he was asked if cycling got easier as he improved both his equipment and conditioning? The response rings through my mind […]

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Under Non-Glare Glass?

June 18, 2012

I stepped into my closet and scanned the pants that I had hanging on a rod. It was as though my REI hiking pants were waving at me like a second grader who knew the answer to a difficult math question. It had been a winter drought of activity and a mountain hike was drawing […]

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