Cycling
Cycling Devotion: Replenish
Our Physical Life Let me set the conditions for you and you tell me what you need for the ride. We are going on a rolling, 63 mile ride. The temperature is going be 80 at the start and near 90 at the finish. This is an unsupported ride except for a convenient store stop … Continue reading
Cycling Devotion Part 3 One For All And All For One
If you have ever watched the Tour de France or the Giro d’Italia or even the Tour of California, you’ll notice quickly that professional cycling revolves exclusively around team work. Lance Armstrong, as good as he is, could never have competed by himself. Why? Because each team member plays an important role, that without them, … Continue reading
Things I’ve Done
UPDATE: I’ve added two updates near the bottom. If you listen to the Democrats, we are all broke and the country in going to hell in a handbasket. If you listen to the Republicans, the Democrats will make the country broke and bankrupt us morally. It looks like either way, if you listen to them, … Continue reading
Cycling Devotions Part 2
Pulling In a group of riders (normal recreational ones), those up front pull, block the wind, and look out for obstacles in the road. The less experienced riders ride in the back protected from the wind so they can exert less energy as they learn to ride. As they get stronger they move up to … Continue reading
Multiple Sclerosis Bike Ride
I have the privilege of riding in the MS150 Bike Ride this September. We’ll be riding from Rock Hill, SC to Greenville, SC (about 150 miles total). This year I have joined the Tri-City Cyclers here in Columbia, who I ride with each week, and we will join thousands of other riders to promote a … Continue reading
Cycling Devotions Part 1
Find Your Own Riding Style As I ride I can’t help but relate the experience with my walk with Christ. I’ve been writing devotions based on cycling for over a year now and I’ve had them stored in my Blackberry. I’m going to start posting them here, beginning with the original three. As I write … Continue reading
Nutrition, Exercising, and . . . Pastors?
In our young adult Bible Study (Faith Cafe) we looked at what the Bible had to say about our eating habits and whether it is biblical to watch what we consume, or do we have a license to eat whatever we want no matter how big or out of shape we get? We hear pastors … Continue reading