Yesterday I had a chance to ride with mad man Owens.  Many of you know him as Pastor Ralph Owens.  I call him mad man because there are 3 types of people who like to ride bike.  The first type is the friendly bike rider who for fun rides a trail for a mile or two.  The second type is like me who is a little crazy, I like to ride 12 to 20 miles just for fun, enjoying the sights, and sounds of the ride.  Then you have the mad men (or woman).  They like to go as fast and as far as the can.   Pastor Ralph is a mad man, and this is why he is leading the western ride in from Illinois, and I’m leading the ride for us mere humans in the east.   But, God is using all of us for a great cause: http://www.eccenter.com/289030.ihtml.  Help us reach our goal, even if you can’t ride.  Tomorrow I go for the first 30 of the season.