Ridley’s Blog

Here we go again. It’s just December 1st and the “politically correct” crowd is at it in full force. You know who I’m talking about. The ones who wave their arms in the air and scream “intolerance” every time a Christian prepares to do anything honoring their faith. Let’s go over this again: tolerance does …

Lisa and I are blessed to meet many amazing people in our travels. We are fascinated by the stories they share and the lives they live. As you might imagine though, we hear our share of heartaches, heartbreaks and emotional breakdowns. The ones we hear most center around families, a subject that is very dear …

I guess I was supposed to be excited when I saw the headline on Sports Center Saturday morning. Honestly, I didn’t really care much about it. The big news of the day was that the NBA lockout appeared to be over. Both sides had finally come to an agreement on how to split the multi-million …

I know. It sounds silly. But you need to hear the whole story before you rush to judgement. Lisa and I had decided to “divide and conquer” our errands this afternoon. Hers included a visit to the doctor for an appointment. Mine included a trip to the bank, the cleaners and the recycling center. Since …

I had the opportunity to do lunch with several friends today. It’s always good to hang out with them no matter where we are. One of them was sharing a cool story with me that got me to thinking. Jason was telling me about a visit he made to see an F-15 fighter plane a …

During our small group time last night, one of our families had their son with him. He’s a young man who just graduated from college. It just so happens he was a part of my youth group when I worked with students over a decade ago. He made an interesting comment as we talked about …

My reading in the Bible today took me to a familiar story for many of us. It’s the one where God commands Abraham to take Isaac to a mountain top under the premise that Isaac is to be sacrificed. In reality, God was simply testing Abraham’s faith and his heart to see if he would …

I had a great time last night participating in my first radio talk show. I hope it won’t be my last. It was a lot of fun. I’ve always secretly wanted to do a radio show or something. I think it would be fascinating to bring in people and let them share their views and …

I am reminded again of my age this morning. I had two hours of yoga with Lisa on Saturday followed up by a workout yesterday morning and a double-header in softball last night. I can hardly move. The sad thing is that it doesn’t take all of the above to make me hurt some times. …

We got home from Detroit on Friday after spending a great week with the people from Ascension Health/St. John’s. It was a fantastic time but, as always, traveling saps my energy a little bit. So, I slept a little later on Saturday. I did some yard work and ran some errands Saturday morning and about …