On a recent trip, my group wanted to go swimming. I couldn’t blame them; we had been camping and driving in 100F+ heat for several days, and we were all very hot and very sweaty. It promised to get even…
We, Like the Desert, are Beautiful
The desert is very dry, and as I said last week, it’s not very beautiful in places. But God created it, and so it is beautiful because He created it and He sees it as beautiful. There is a parallel…
Point Reyes – Lighthouse Trail and Chimney Rock
It’s been said that Point Reyes is the second foggiest place in North America – the foggiest being somewhere in Newfoundland – so it shouldn’t have surprised me that it was foggy when we visited late one afternoon in July. …
The Ugly Desert is in God’s Design
Face it: many parts of the desert aren’t very pretty. I remember driving (well, I wasn’t driving, since I didn’t even have a learner’s permit then) across central New Mexico, and it was not particularly beautiful. In fact, it…
17+ Epic Lake Day Hikes (You’ve Probably Never Heard Of)
Or, more accurately, Epic Lake Day Hikes in the Western US You Haven’t Heard Of But Should Visit ASAP I may be a view junkie, but lakes have never held a special appeal to me. Well – they did…
Loving, Compassionate, and Generous, Like Jesus
Have you ever noticed that it seems to be the people who are the least “Christian” who are the most generous and helpful? It’s not the way it should be; if we were really mirroring Christ, we would be the…