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9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. (1 Peter 2:9-10 … Read more

I am a pretty mechanical guy, but I love mechanical simplicity. I recently had an issue with the rear brake on my Trek Stache 7. Getting the mechanical part fixed, the hose, was no issue. However, when I went to bleed them I got super frustrated. I am sure with enough time, and enough patience, … Read more

I have never been good at leaving good enough alone. Probably because I rarely feel “good enough” stays that way for long. In fact I think that my fathers, and may others, old line of “nothing’s sure in life but death and taxes” needed amending. I now say “nothing’s sure in life but death, taxes … Read more

(or confessions of a handlebar junky) I did some work over the weekend to my Surly Ogre. It is my touring/backpacking/gravel bike that I tend to put the most miles in on. So getting everything dialed in so that it is comfortable, but still capable, is very important. Comfort is all about positioning. And positioning … Read more

Aside from my love of motorcycles, I am also a pretty avid mountain biker. And if you have read much from me in the past you know that I tinker with everything. So, over the winter I converted one of my mountain bikes to single speed from the twelve it had at the time. Now, … Read more

Send your light and your truth; let them lead me.Let them bring me to your holy mountain,to your dwelling place. (Psalm 43:3 CSB) Do you ever feel like your life is a mountain to get over? I know I have had times like this. But that is not how God meant life to be for … Read more