rfc 2011

just got back from a week in southern cali.  san diego, actually.  a sports ministry conference.  the question came up in one of our sessions:  "why does sport break barriers so easily and quickly?"  specifically, "why can sport break relational barriers in a few hours that the church breaks in years?"

for example, these two ladies - jenna (middle) and leanna (right).  we cycled to the point of exhaustion, chatted about deep stuff, contemplated the lord, pondered life plans, poked fun at each other, sweated profusely, sang justin beiber at the top of our lungs, suffered in pain, and consumed countless numbers of energy bars for nearly 150 miles.  all of this on a bike.  a sport, at least of some sort.

the question still lingers for the moment.  i have ideas for how to answer it.  but, for now i will appreciate it and the relationships it brings...

UGA Ride for Christ is an annual fundraiser in support of the Baptist Collegiate Ministries' summer missions teams.  RFC is a 300-mile, 30-hour bike ride from Athens, Ga, to Jacksonville, Fl, the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game.