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Rim to Rim for Eyes That See
It’s complete lunacy. On September 15th, I’m going to run the entire Grand Canyon, from the North Rim to the South rim. The route we’re taking is 24 miles long, with a total elevation climb of 6,000...
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The Lemonade Stand
So, the Rim-to-Rim For Eyes that See Challenge. The one where I’m running the Grand Canyon on September 15th so that we can rescue 50 Ethiopian girls (mostly teenagers) who are currently being...
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What You Will Find When You Let Yourself Get Lost
First of all, I was kind of lost. When you do trail running, part of the adventure is that you’re not really sure where that last bend will eventually end up, so there is some guesswork. And when your...
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The Woman That Paddled For Congo
It’s all Lynne’s fault. The lunacy, I mean. The Rim to Rim thing, the hills, the lemonade stand, the local 50 mile run, and how in love we all are with those Ethiopian girls. It was Lynne who...
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So I Keep Running
by Sara Wheeler (Sara is a good friend who is running her first marathon on her 40th birthday: Sunday, October 6th. We went on a training run together last week, and she is ready! Sara is also a...
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The Pain and Reward of Training
As you know, I’ve been training to run the Grand Canyon. When I tell people what I’m doing, the responses are all a variation of this question: “Don’t people die doing that?” Which, of course, is very...
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The Prayers of the People
I didn’t grow up in a liturgical church, and never even attended one until I worked at a Presbyterian church about ten years ago. I grew up in the kind of church that didn’t trust liturgy, ESPECIALLY...
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Rim to Rim: What I Learned in the Womb
“Look at that. We just passed through the womb of the earth.” That’s what My Uncle Ed said to me, as we gazed into that vast expanse of space, with the afterbirth of sweat and accomplishment still...
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What to Do With This Big, Beautiful, Fascinating World
Yesterday, my friend Dre gave us a glimpse into what happens when a heart opens to what God wants to do in this world. She told us about what happens when a human being stares into her cereal bowl and...
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How Far Will These Ripples Go?
Last fall, about 700 of us threw caution to the wind and raised $62,000 so that 62 Ethiopian women could leave sex trafficking, get job training, a new home, and a new life. It was thrilling, stunning,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rim to Rim for Eyes That See
It’s complete lunacy. On September 15th, I’m going to run the entire Grand Canyon, from the North Rim to the South rim. The route we’re taking is 24 miles long, with a total elevation climb of 6,000...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Lemonade Stand
So, the Rim-to-Rim For Eyes that See Challenge. The one where I’m running the Grand Canyon on September 15th so that we can rescue 50 Ethiopian girls (mostly teenagers) who are currently being...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What You Will Find When You Let Yourself Get Lost
First of all, I was kind of lost. When you do trail running, part of the adventure is that you’re not really sure where that last bend will eventually end up, so there is some guesswork. And when your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Woman That Paddled For Congo
It’s all Lynne’s fault. The lunacy, I mean. The Rim to Rim thing, the hills, the lemonade stand, the local 50 mile run, and how in love we all are with those Ethiopian girls. It was Lynne who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
So I Keep Running
by Sara Wheeler (Sara is a good friend who is running her first marathon on her 40th birthday: Sunday, October 6th. We went on a training run together last week, and she is ready! Sara is also a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Pain and Reward of Training
As you know, I’ve been training to run the Grand Canyon. When I tell people what I’m doing, the responses are all a variation of this question: “Don’t people die doing that?” Which, of course, is very...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Prayers of the People
I didn’t grow up in a liturgical church, and never even attended one until I worked at a Presbyterian church about ten years ago. I grew up in the kind of church that didn’t trust liturgy, ESPECIALLY...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rim to Rim: What I Learned in the Womb
“Look at that. We just passed through the womb of the earth.” That’s what My Uncle Ed said to me, as we gazed into that vast expanse of space, with the afterbirth of sweat and accomplishment still...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What to Do With This Big, Beautiful, Fascinating World
Yesterday, my friend Dre gave us a glimpse into what happens when a heart opens to what God wants to do in this world. She told us about what happens when a human being stares into her cereal bowl and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Far Will These Ripples Go?
Last fall, about 700 of us threw caution to the wind and raised $62,000 so that 62 Ethiopian women could leave sex trafficking, get job training, a new home, and a new life. It was thrilling, stunning,...
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