Archive for March, 2008
30 March 2008 | 02:42 PM
Droopy (Training Ride No. 6)
~~~Day’?s Verse:Do you not know?Have you not heard?The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.Isaiah 40:28~~~ After riding 88 miles on Davey this weekend, my legs are totally pooped — and, for the first time in [...]
29 March 2008 | 03:27 PM
Pothole and Snow Plow Season (Training Ride No. 5)
~~~Day’?s Verse:The tempest comes out from its chamber, the cold from the driving winds.The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen.Job 37:9-10~~~ Although few things flourish during the frigid winter months, this year we did have one bumper crop: Potholes. The weather — a mix of sub-freezing days interspersed with the [...]
29 March 2008 | 08:39 AM
Stylin’
~~~Day’?s Verse:When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.Proverbs 10:25~~~ White bar tape and waxed gleaming paintwork is the only clearly visible sign of the $400 cleanup and repair Davey received. Maybe the weather will cooperate so I can ride him from now on. Oh boy, oh [...]
26 March 2008 | 03:06 PM
A New Report Type and Training Ride No. 4
~~~Day’?s Verse:And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. [...]
23 March 2008 | 02:52 PM
Training Ride No. 3
~~~Day’?s Verse:So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.Hebrews 10:35-36~~~ Today:30-mile Church to HomeFind more Bike Rides in Holden, MassachusettsThe major advantage of riding from church home is that Holden [...]
22 March 2008 | 04:22 PM
Training Ride No. 2
~~~Day’s Verse:My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And [...]
21 March 2008 | 05:03 PM
A Meh Kind of Week
~~~Day’?s Verse:From noon to three, the whole earth was dark. Around mid-afternoon Jesus groaned out of the depths, crying loudly, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” Some bystanders who heard him said, “He’s calling for Elijah.” One of them ran and got a sponge soaked in [...]
