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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
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Paul Klamper
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
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Good Enough
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
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Positioning
(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
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No Right Gear
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
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Perspective
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
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Backward
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. (2 Corinthians 1:3 CSB) As I have said before, I write these every morning often for my own comfort. I am glad if the scripture or my words reach others, but I too am much in … Read more
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Perfection
Let me begin this by saying that I may, most probably will, make mistakes writing it. Even after over 25 years of writing I misspell words, make grammatical errors and say…words…wrong. I grew up in small Texas towns, and I use a lot of Texas slang and euphemisms. Basically, I tend to butcher the English … Read more
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To Bike
I get asked pretty frequently about my advice on getting a motorcycle. As an avid rider this is not uncommon. My advice? Don’t! I just lost another friend yesterday. He too was an avid and, I think, accomplished rider. I say another, but most of the people I have lost to accidents have been in … Read more
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Leaning Into The Future
Twenty years! Twenty years… It is hard for me to look back over the last twenty years and I am trying to wrap my head around doing so. This period has marked the hardest in my life. Maybe that is because it marks a period where many things happen in one’s life at my age. … Read more