This week we’re celebrating a huge milestone: 30 years of traveling together as a family! Back in 1995, we set off to do what they said couldn’t be done (you don’t just cross the continent with kids ages 7, 5,…
8 Ways to Support (and not Blame) Victims
Isaiah tells us that if we “quit blaming victims,” God will bring blessings (58:9-12). What does not blaming victims look like in real life? 1) Recognize that one, if not both, parties are victims of sin, held captive by the…
Upper Cascades in Hanging Rock State Park
The Upper Cascades in Hanging Rock State Park, NC, are a quick and somewhat easy hike to one of the park’s waterfalls. It’s a pretty falls, though to really enjoy it, you’ll need to scramble down the slippery rocks to…
Patreon June/July Featured Hikes – Zone 5 (Great Plains) & Zone 6 (Great Lakes States)
Zone 5 Great Plains (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma) North Dakota Harmon Lake Trail 8.3 mile loop; 416ft. elevation gain; Moderate Lake, views, forest; Mandan Harmon Lake Trail Guide South Dakota Hell Canyon Trail 5.4 mile…
Caring for the Bystanders in a Scandal
It’s funny how things happen. This morning, my sister said, “I read the most interesting thing in Isaiah this morning!” And she proceeded to read to me the exact passage I was reading last Wednesday morning: If you get rid…
Devils Garden and Beyond
If you can only do one full-day hike in Arches National Park, I’d vote for Devils Garden. No, it doesn’t showcase the famous Delicate Arch (well worth the time in its own right!), but it does have a minimum of…
Patreon June/July Featured Hikes – Zone 3 (Southwest) & Zone 4 (Rocky Mountain States)
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Patreon June/July Featured Hikes – Zone 1 (Pacific Northwest) & Zone 2 (Northern Southwest)
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Should We Talk About Leaders in Sin?
I read a fascinating passage in Isaiah this morning: If you get rid of unfair practices, quit blaming victims, quit gossiping about other people’s sins… Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness, your shadowed lives will be bathed…
Blue Lake above Lake Sebrina
Blue Lake above Lake Sabrina in the John Muir Wilderness of California is probably best known as a backpacking destination. However, it makes a great dayhike and was one of the prettiest mid-length hike of the High Sierra trails I…