The local Rotary does a ride up here for Memorial day, did 60, set a personal best for it, and plan on doing 60 more tomorrow and probably 40 or so on Monday. I’m at 95 for the week, 305 Month, 1178 YTD.

Steve
Who can’t remember having ever been in better riding shape :)

83 miles today. Clive to Yale and back. Too bad I’m going in for surgery on Wed and will have to start all over.

45 hot and humid miles with a flat tire for kicks. 3884 miles so far for 2012.

No riding today, but had several cold ones on the Kurb! There are several different ways to prepare for Ragbrai. If you don’t prepare, you are preparing to……,,

Sully:
83 miles today. Clive to Yale and back. Too bad I’m going in for surgery on Wed and will have to start all over.

To Yale and back will be my next long ride, maybe in a week. Today was to the Farmer’s Market for coffee and cinnamon rolls then half-way back home a pitcher of Summer Shandy and then home for 35 miles.

Hope you heal quickly Sully, see y’all on the trail.

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Sandaltan: To Yale and back will be my next long ride, maybe in a week.Today was to the Farmer’s Market for coffee and cinnamon rolls then half-way back home a pitcher of Summer Shandy and then home for 35 miles.

Hope you heal quickly Sully, see y’all on the trail.
Thank you, sir! (you just made me hungry for cinnamon rolls,)

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43 miles in the heat…felt good, I pushed hard. 1102 for the year.


How are we baptized in the Holy Spirit?First, lets look at where this is found in the Bible. Jesus, before ascending into Heaven, instructed His disciples to wait in the Upper Room until the Holy Spirit came (Acts 1:4).They waited and waited. Probably wondering, after such a long wait, if He was ever coming. Maybe they formed committees–those for and against staying. They may even have debated the issue. When they came in agreement, gelled in unity, the Holy Spirit arrived and endued them with the power of the Spirit like a mighty, rushing wind. (Acts 2:1-2).Before the Holy Spirit filled him, Peter had been fearful. When he walked on the water, he feared drowning (Matthew 14:29-30). He feared for his life when people asked him if he knew Jesus, the man who would be crucified (Mark 14:67-72).After being filled, Peter preached with boldness (Acts 4:8-13). He and the other disciples, through the Holy Spirit, started churches–groups of Believers who came together to hear the Word preached (Acts 2:47).There is much controversy over the baptism of the Holy Spirit because of the evidence of speaking in tongues. This is one of the hot button issues that has divided the church as well as healing, prosperity and women in ministry.What is the role of the Holy Spirit? After Jesus ascended into Heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to us. He is our Helper. Our Comforter (John 14:26). Our Counselor (John 14:16 AMP). He is our Ultimate Life Coach. If we let Him, He will guide us and direct our steps (Psalm 37:23, Isaiah 42:16). He will speak to us of witty inventions (Proverbs 8:12), give us creative ideas, teach us to prosper (Isaiah 48:17). All so that we can be a blessing to others to further the Kingdom of God (Genesis 12:2). Why is there a controversy concerning speaking in tongues? I suspect it stems from being afraid of the unknown.Many people confuse the gift of tongues–speaking in front of the congregation and giving a message that must be interpreted (I Corinthians 12:10)–with the evidence of speaking in tongues, which is available to all (I Corinithians 14:1-2). The latter, personal tongues, is for the purpose of edification and interceding for others and situations (I Corinthians 14:4).Others believe this is only a gift for the disciples and those in the early church and is not available, nor is it relevant, for the Body of Christ today.In our society, we have violence–shootings, murder and stabbings. We have sexual messages on the television and in the movies. We even have drugs and alcohol being offered to us. This is a time when praying Gods perfect will is to our advantage.Praying Gods perfect will is exactly what we are doing when we are speaking in tongues. It is a secret language between God and us. When we dont know how to pray, we pray in tongues (Romans 8:26). When we pray this way, the Holy Spirit prays through us. As He does, He prays the perfect will of God. It is the only way we can pray Gods perfect will in every situation. Praying in the Spirit, or in our prayer language, we have nothing to fear. We are praying through to the other side of the problem. Things have to change in our lives when we pray Gods perfect will. No ands, ifs or buts. We are praying that His will be done in our lives instead of ours. Why must we be filled with the Holy Spirit, or baptized, as some say? Because the Bible commands it.Much power comes in our lives when we are filled with the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is able to guide us, direct us and do through us what we cannot do through ourselves.Can we be filled with the Spirit and not speak in tongues? Yes because we choose not to open our mouth and use them. There is no such thing as being filled with the Spirit half way. We are either filled or not. The choice is ours.So how do we become baptized in the Spirit? We do the same thing we did to become saved. We make a decision that we want to be filled. We believe in our heart that we can be filled and ask God to fill us with His Spirit…and believe that He has. The evidence of speaking in tongues might not manifest right away, but wait on it. I heard Creflo Dollar once say that if we pray one hour a day in tongues that things have got to change in our lives. They cannot stay the same. Why? Because we are praying the perfect will of God. We bypass our mind when we pray in tongues because we do not understand what we are praying.When we pray in English, or whatever language it is that we speak, we can decide whether to agree with what we are praying. We can doubt it or reason it out. If we dont know what we are praying though, it becomes increasingly difficult to disagree with it. It is our spirit praying to God. A holy conversation that we have the privilege of being part of. If we want real power in our life, we need to be filled with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. We should ask God to lead us into the truth regarding speaking in tongues. And He will. What we do with the information we receive is up to us.

To the Home Run Diner for breakfast for a total of 45 miles this morning. Good breakfast and great service, we will be back.

RIDE RIGHT and a high of 92 degrees today.

Did 55 today at a very easy pace, stopped for Pizza and chocolate milk at the 40 mile point. After really pushing yesterday and setting a personal best for the 60 miles I was really pleased with how well my legs felt today. My average speed was only a tich lower than average, and that was at a much lower effort. Now I just have to learn to sit on kerb to complete my training. (gee… is ‘kerb sitting’ the equivalent of ‘Coming over to the Dark Side?” 150 week, 360 month, 1230 YTD.

Steve

Thanks a bunch for taking a dump in this thread, dison,

Okay, 26.5 miles with headwind, using my new Power Grips, all worked well. 301 for the month. and Treated myself to a Pork Tenderloin sandwich at a Culvers. Oh, had my stereo with me too.

Yes! I rode today. 15 miles into 30 mph winds. Took almost 2 hours!! The trip home with the same winds but a tailwind was sweet. Only took 45 minutes. Awesome. I have now hit 100 miles. Slow start. . .

I did 26 miles today and yes the winds were brutal. There were times i just about got blown over from a cross wind. I am at 325 miles for the summer, thats ctually ahead of last year.