When we walk in the wilderness, we get to experience a taste – not the fullness, but just a taste – of what it was like before the fall. What it was like when there was no death, no pain,…
Through the little town of Macedon, NY runs the reconstructed Erie Canal. The canal is mostly for pleasure crafts these days, paid for by your New York Thruway (I-90) tolls. The canal path is also well-used by cyclists (that would…
In the book of Job, we read that God made the world, “…while the morning stars sang together and the angels shouted for joy” (38:7, NIV) There was joy in heaven when God created the beauty of the earth.…
It’s crowded, it’s dangerous, it was cloudy, and it’s about as touristy as the Oregon Coast gets. But somehow I totally enjoyed visiting Cape Kiwanda along the Tree Capes Scenic Loop off of US-101 south of Tillamook, OR. Maybe it’s…
This is a guest post from one of my hiking companions. She’s young, slightly dramatic, and loves pretty things, even in the middle of the wilderness. You can find her top hiking destinations here. If you have long hair,…
In Isaiah 6:2-3, the prophet has a vision where angels are flying above God and crying out to each other, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord almighty; The whole earth is full of his glory.” The whole earth is filled…
Who would be crazy enough to visit the lowlands of Northern California in the middle of July? Someone who really wanted to visit NorCal, I guess! Last summer we took a little detour through California on our way to the…
Isaiah saw the glory of the Lord in the wilderness. He said, “A voice of one calling: In the wilderness prepare a way for the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God… And the glory…
Have you ever thought how nice it would be to walk along the Oregon Coast? To hike a stretch of beach without high rises and hotels and restaurants and just enjoy its sand, uniquely shaped rocks, sheer cliffs, and an…
The wilderness makes us hungry for God. So many people will say that when they go to the wilderness, they get filled back up; able to spend time with God, to be refreshed and restored. But the reason that the…