It was a chilly, rainy, muddy Saturday. I had signed up for a ‘trail race’ that spring, without really knowing what I’d gotten myself...

There’s one question I’ve gotten several times after I’ve run a race. It almost never fails that someone will ask me, “Did you win?” In...

Eight months ago, I ran the Akron Marathon in just over 4 ½ hours. That’s not record pace by anyone’s standards (I would need to shave...

Back in Middle School, I can remember the anticipation, the longing, the yearning for a rite of passage that took place in our school…...

We’re doing some sprucing up around the Ryder home. The dining room has gotten a much-needed face-lift. Paint has gone on the walls in...

2 Peter 1:3 - His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own...