Author: David Ramsey
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With Manitou Incline closed, Ruxton Corridor residents enjoy peace | David Ramsey
A quiet summer evening on the Ruxton Corridor in Manitou Springs. A gentle breeze. Hummingbirds flutter happily while drinking from feeders. Friends sip glasses of bitter, distinctive water from Twin Spring. The rushing waters of Ruxton Creek deliver the dominant sound. This is a slice of the Pikes Peak Region at its most beautiful. Oh,…
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Manitou Incline: Our troubled slice of urban/mountain paradise | David Ramsey
The Manitou Incline is a virtually perfect accident. It was not created for hundreds of thousands of hikers. It was created for cable cars to carry pipelines up Pikes Peak. A 1990 rock slide ended the cable-car era and transformed the Incline to a beautiful test of spirit. Climb it, and the exhausting, uplifting, wonderful…
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Feeling stressed? Take a long walk in the open spaces of Colorado Springs | David Ramsey
The COVID-19 crisis devastated the economy, frightened much of the world and, through Thursday, killed 112,967 Americans. The crisis also simplified most American lives. This simplification came at great cost, but the transformation brought rewards along with agony. I had far fewer distractions, which forced me to look for fresh pursuits. My prime pursuit over…
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Stand up — literally — against racist talk | David Ramsey
Your children see past any acts you devise to fool the rest of mankind. Your children see the phony in your soul. Your children serve as your ultimate judge. Your children see the real you. And be sure to remember this: Your children are, right now, listening and watching and remembering. I was thinking of…
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Look, as Frederick Douglass did, toward America’s great promises | David Ramsey
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) never surrendered. He was a brilliant, tough and realistic crusader with no use for despair, a man who marched, without fail, toward optimism. He was beaten, once nearly to death, by his slave masters in the South, and after his escape and liberation was beaten by slave supporters in the north. His…
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Will bad guys destroy righteous idealism of our summer protests? | David Ramsey
DENVER — Public protest reveals America at its righteous best. Hundreds, and at times thousands, join to shout for the equality and justice promised in our Constitution. And protest reveals America at its unruly and sickly worst. Mayhem and bloodshed pollute the idealism. Looters scurry into stores. Graffiti “artists” deface property. Fear spreads, including fear of…
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Brady Boyd explains decision to open New Life Church | David Ramsey
A year ago, Brady Boyd’s words would have seemed normal. Today, he sounds radical. “Human contact,” he says, “is required.” Boyd serves as lead pastor at New Life Church, the largest congregation in Colorado Springs. The faithful need to gather and worship, he says. And he’s right. We all need to be near to each…
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Olympic great Rulon Gardner wrestles with a tough life | David Ramsey
“Rulon Gardner Won’t Die” delivers a tough ride. We see Rulon, our hero, endure frostbite, obesity, bankruptcy, motorcycle wreck, plane crash, loss of toe and extended confrontation over bacon with his minuscule pet dog. The documentary requires a slice of courage to complete. But don’t take my word for the challenge the Gardner story presents…
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Pastor remembers Norma McCorvey, the Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade | David Ramsey
Rob Schenck, once a fierce anti-abortion crusader, was close to the ever-controversial Norma McCorvey. Never heard of her? Well, yes, you have heard of her. Norma McCorvey is better known as the Jane Roe of the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. The court’s ruling legalized abortion and shook America. That shaking has…
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Churchgoers take risk returning to worship in Colorado Springs | David Ramsey
Brian Ming took a break Sunday morning from playing keyboards at The Road @ Chapel Hills. “We got a crowd here today,” he said while he looked at a sanctuary scattered with worshippers. “Praise God.” We dwell in a strange time, a time when something as basic and ordinary and precious as a crowd at…