Saturday Ride: Stamp Run South
I’m quite pleased with this morning’s ride. As much as I hate going out in the cold, I’m getting the layering down to a point where it’s bearable. And it’s… Read more »
Questioning Christianity
Tim Keller has always been a meaningful thinker for me. You may recall (if you’ve read here for a while now) that he passed away in May of this year…. Read more »
Words for Wednesday
One of my favorite lines, from the movie Gettysburg: “We’ve got grievances.” Don’t we all? But here I am, getting ready for another lighting trip to the States — there… Read more »
The Outsized Influence of Loud Mouths
I saw an interesting tweet this morning in response to a “Christian” conference advertisement. The conference was being held by a group that, unfortunately, has received a bit of press… Read more »
Saturday Ride: Riding the Temp
That’s actually a bit misleading — I did more than 21 miles today, and that was the temperature when I left the house this morning. Ended up doing 34, which… Read more »
Happy Last Ride of Third Summer!
I almost didn’t do it this year, but in the end, a pot of chili simmering on the stove at 8 AM with all of the dishes done is just… Read more »
Words for Wednesday
It always seems I have random thoughts in the middle of the week, so I felt it time to try naming them. “Words for Wednesday” is my first attempt. We’ll… Read more »
The Spiritual Exchange
I’ve found Richard Powers’s The Overstory quite refreshing so far. Up to this point, it’s been short stories about people, but looking at the table of contents, I see that… Read more »
Saturday Ride: And then…it was winter.
I remember the standard we set this past summer for the timing of our rides: be home before it “feels like” 100. I’m not pining for those days at all…but… Read more »
A Few Short Notes
I put my heart into finishing Momaday’s House Made of Dawn by its due date, and it continued to baffle me. It was a beautifully written book as far as… Read more »