Category Archives: personal

Considering My Convictions

I belong to Jesus Christ. There can be no higher loyalty in my life. Back around 1979, the Lord loaned me to the US government. I took an oath to defend the US Constitution and those whose authority derived from … Continue reading

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Messenger Duty

Today’s ride was a real blessing; I gained some really useful insights on things. Bikepacking is my peacetime calling. It’s the default mission when nothing else is pressing. Unfortunately, we are at war — quarantines, riots and etc. demand that … Continue reading

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Dreams and Purpose

I’m writing this in the wee hours of the morning. I was awakened by a simple decline in the need to sleep. During that period of time when my conscious awareness was slowly returning to a waking state, I crossed … Continue reading

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Wherever You Are

I’m struggling to keep track of it all. With a wry smile, I suppose I must admit this is the result of praying for prophetic insight way back when I was a lot younger. Not that it was the wrong … Continue reading

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Bring It On

Let me try something different here. I look in the mirror at my face and I know full well the filth in my fleshly desires. At times it terrifies me, snarling and threatening to expose me at the worst possible … Continue reading

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Come Along for the Ride

I have a vision. Hear, if you will, the burden that the Lord has placed on me. For the past year or so, I really felt like I had written pretty much all I could say about my faith. I … Continue reading

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Excess Baggage

Experience told me I would need it if my prayers were to be answered. It wasn’t very expensive; I found it a thrift store. I used something like it in the past, but this one was better. It was a … Continue reading

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Give Him Time

Give God time to do His work His way. Today was consumed in messing with my computer. You can read about that tomorrow on my old blog, if you are interested. But the important thing that happened today was the … Continue reading

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Pictures and Prattle

These images came from recent rides around Draper Lake. This first image is some peculiar “art installation” along the bikeway at SE 119th Street. It didn’t show up well in previous attempts to shoot it because the sun was always … Continue reading

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Odds and Ends 08

This past Sunday I took some of my bike apart. I was hoping to get the freehub off the rear wheel and re-lubricate it. I couldn’t figure it out, since it is not what all the tutorials show should be … Continue reading

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