samwise the brave

wow. i love how small the world gets because of these modern times.  incredible new movie about the beauty of freedom (via cycling) rising from ashes .  what’s equally cool, you could benefit the world and change your soul by riding a bike right here in the good old USA….check out venture expeditions

i’ve had the pleasure of hanging out with Chan a few times. I love his heart… and his proclamation of the Word has rocked my world. But in the 10 or so times i’ve been around him, i’ve never seen him in a suit.   In fact the last time i spent some time was just prior to riding on stage at Catalyst for the Present Hope Tour.   So this presentation to the good folks at Moody Bible’s Founder’s Week is pretty amazing.  Its worth the watch all the way through…but particularly near the end where he offers some amazing words to the mature members present… Chan is quick to point out…and maybe explains why yours truly is hanging with students…

respectfully…I don’t meet alot of adults who aren’t living like they are about to see Jesus…letting go of the stuff…in fact I see us living backwards…here in the states…the older we get…it should be about this world has nothing for me.

and this quote nails it…

the Church is in dire need of elderly people that are living radically for the their faith…young people are dying to come under their tutelage of elderly people that seriously can not wait to see Jesus and are living that way.

i grabbed this image of Rolly working his magic in the booth at Dare 2 Share 2011 Columbus,

marko posted this morning, some sad news … rolly richert passed away yesterday.  rolly was gifted in helping so many Kingdom allies leverage the message of hope of the Gospel.  I first met him more than a decade ago when promise keepers piloted a youth event called “passage” that was inaugurated in columbus, ohio.  i had the privilege of serving on the executive team and working with Rolly as PK attempted to create a catalytic event to help fathers lead their sons into manhood and Kingdom impact.  I saw Rolly at other youth events over the years and finally had an opportunity to reconnect last spring at the Dare 2 Share event in Columbus, Ohio.  Rolly was a mastermind of the visual and using environments and technology to leverage the Gospel message.  I know that over the past month he’s been fighting some health issues.  He will be missed.  Please pray for his bride, Barbara and his family.  His facebook says this about him:

I am a Disciple of Jesus Christ, I Love being with my Family, I am in Love with my Wife, I am Crazy about my Grandchildren, I really enjoy my work, I try to learn new information everyday.

trip and tyler have done it again…just in case you’re wondering what’s proper…