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Protected by a helmet

The Helmet Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. ~ Ephesians 6:17 While scrolling through my Strava feed this past Saturday afternoon, I noticed that my weekly cycling mileage was in easy reach of the 100 miles mark. I had two days to close the gap. I love a good challenge, so I changed into my bicycling kit and headed out on a ride. I chose to wear a newer helmet that has MIPS technology, which, arguably, provides better protection if there's a crash. My usual route is to head towards the coast into a wilderness park just a mile and a half away and ride gravel trails. However, I took a hardscape route along a creek on Saturday because it has a steady uphill climb that goes for miles, into the foothills. My thinking was to push on the outbound, and then have a faster and less challenging ride home. It was genius thinking until something went terribly wrong. At a transition along the bike path, I tried to merge onto a section of trai

Friends and spiritual rhythms

Lighthouse Coffee Santa Barbara, California Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. ~ Hebrews 10:24-25 Jerry's comment has stayed with me for years. I don't remember the content of our conversation, but I do remember his poignant one-line response: "Scripture is meant to be shared." Boom. Thus, when my friend John invited me to read through the Bible at the start of 2021, I was primed to respond positively. More recently, two new friends and I began sharing morning devotions using YouVersion reading plans. It is common to develop partnerships when seeking to achieve certain goals. For example, when I decided to run my first (only) marathon, I joined a training group. I benefited from the camaraderie and shared knowledge of others on how to train and avoid injury. I was happy when

Prayer and reconciliation with God

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, Colorado God puts people right through their faith in Jesus Christ. God does this to all who believe in Christ, because there is no difference at all: everyone has sinned and is far away from God's saving presence. But by the free gift of God's grace all are put right with him through Christ Jesus, who sets them free. ~ Romans 3:22-24 (Good News Translation) The Bible begins with four words In the beginning, God... All things have a beginning in God. The Bible goes on, And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. (Genesis 1:31 Berean Standard Bible.) Creation was very good, until it wasn't. That is when sin entered the world. Sin caused separation between God and his creation. I hope that sharing part of my story will bring clarity to how it is possible to bridge the gap created by sin. As a young boy in the Deep South, church and belief in Jesus came naturally since it was part of the culture. Even today i

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