One of the great things about loving God and being in the wilderness is that we know that the wonders we see were created by the same One who saved us from death and offers us a vibrant relationship with…
Becoming as God Sees Us in the Wilderness
The wilderness is free of distractions. We are surrounded not by negativity, peoples’ expectations, and the pressures of life, but rather we are surrounded by the very things that God created. This allows us the freedom to express ourselves as…
Wonder, Childlikeness, and the Wilderness
There’s so much wonder that is invoked in me when I’m in the natural world. When I see the towering cliffs, the rolling waves of the ocean, the minutest detail in the wildflowers, I’m filled with this awe and wonder…
An Artist Puts Himself into His Art
For a long time I have wondered why it is that the Bible is filled with examples of how God and His ways are like elements of creation. I wasn’t satisfied with the answer that the people of Bible times…
Joining in God’s Pleasure
There’s a verse in the Bible I find very illuminating: “You are worthy our Lord and our God… because you have created all things, and by your pleasure they exist and were created.” (Rev. 4:11 ABPE) God made the…
The Grand Canyon and the Grandeur of God
This post courtesy of one of my group members. I’ve been to the Grand Canyon about a dozen times. I can enjoy looking at from the rim for hours, as I have done—But the longer I stare from above, the…
Joy in the Wilderness
When we go out into the wilderness, we find something I’m convinced we can’t conjure up on our own, nor can we get it from doing – it comes only from receiving. We find Joy. We might
A Foretaste…
I finally have a logical reason why we are so impacted by the beauty of the wilderness. In the wilderness, our hearts get a taste of
Changing Seasons
The geese are flying south for the winter It signals the changing of the season The days will grow cooler The days will grow shorter
The Trees of the Field will Clap Their Hands!
You will go out in joy… and be led forth in peace;