Category Archives: evangelical Christianity

Selfish absorption and distraction is killing police, cyclists and America

Posted on April 1, 2019 by

This weekend the Chicago Tribune reported on the death of yet another State of Illinois police trooper when someone crashed into them during a traffic stop. That’s the third death of a state trooper this year. People keep crashing into … Continue reading →

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Rock solid values, allowing for sandstone

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

This weekend I drove up to Decorah, Iowa to visit friends and conduct some business on art and writing with former professors at Luther College. The weather was pleasantly gray in that Decorah way, often threatening rain. That only gave … Continue reading →

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Was Jesus a triathlete?

Posted on July 24, 2018 by

The Bible is a remarkable book both in what it reveals and also what it leaves to our collective spiritual imagination. For example, the creation story and the rescue of species from the worldwide floods lists a few “kinds” of … Continue reading →

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For the love of God, let’s protect the earth

Posted on May 3, 2018 by

Please note: Today’s We Run and Ride addresses at some length and depth the theological issues driving cultural conflicts in this era. This reflects, but is not an excerpt, the work of a book I’m writing titled Sustainable Faith. This … Continue reading →

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To equal or surpass the Art of Dying

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

There’ll come a time when all of us must leave here Then nothing Sister Mary can do Will keep me here with you As nothing in this life that I’ve been trying Could equal or surpass the art of dying … Continue reading →

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Making waves at the pool

Posted on August 4, 2016 by

This summer unlike many summers before, I purchased a pool pass to get in some swim practice. Last year I faked it through the only Sprint Triathlon I did, which required only a 400-meter swim before letting you emerge to … Continue reading →

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The enduring values of women and the sickness in some men

Posted on August 1, 2016 by

I have no exciting race or training news to share because this weekend I was sick. I’ve been sick before. And I’ll be sick again. This time was diarrhea, nausea and sweat-soaked chills. But rather than complain about it, I visited briefly … Continue reading →

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It’s a giant game of chicken on the roads

Posted on August 17, 2015 by

So you see it really is the product of a mindset of dominance and violence of one “tribe” of people toward another. Granted there are elements of prick cyclists making it worse for everyone. Yet the mere fact of existing as an entity on the roads is motivation for the haters to move forward with an agenda of aggression toward cyclists. These actions are protected by laws governing free speech, but at some point the hate does convene into action. And who is then responsible? Continue reading →

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