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…
Southern Utah packs so much beauty into a small area. Arches, rock formations, turrets, towers, spires, mountains, canyons, cliffs, meadows – there’s so much to see, and often so little time to do it. So here are some of the…
There is something special about rainbows. They’re rare enough where I live that when one appears, it’s a reason to rejoice. It’s also a reminder of the goodness of God, and His love to all of us. I recall last…
On a recent trip to the west coast, we decided at the last moment to stop in at Yellowstone National Park to take in the Upper Geyser Basin. Well, that worked out great, but since we’d have to drive right…
A highlight along the Oregon coast last summer would be exploring the area around Devil’s Punchbowl State Natural Area north of Newport. The area isn’t really that big, but low tide explorations are exciting (especially with the tide coming back…
In Genesis 1, we can read the story of how the earth was formed, how God started with nothing and made the earth and all we see in it. There is a phrase that is repeated over and over in…