Jesus didn’t have to come to earth. But He had a better plan than to leave us in our sin. The plan brought pain and endless joy.
I returned a few weeks ago from a fantastic trip to the American southwest! We hiked over 100 miles (despite the short days of November), laughed a lot, stargazed almost every night, and just had a wonderful time hanging out…
I know that I have written about the power of the wilderness many times before. The power to strip away the stress and the cloudiness and to bring us close to God. But I’ve discovered it all over again, so…
I just got back from a hiking trip. I’m processing the photos (the ones here are all from my trip), but since they aren’t quite all edited yet, I thought I’d share some of the tips and tricks we used…
One of the interesting things about the Old Testament is how many things God gave the Israelites to remind them of what He had done. He gave them festivals: Passover, Succoth, and so on. He gave them signs and customs:…
There’s an old song (well, not too old; it was released during my lifetime) that goes like this: “Let mercy lead Let love be the strength in your legs And in every footprint that you leave There’ll be a drop…
Last August, several of my siblings and I decided to go camping in Pennsylvania. It was just a fun long weekend together: relationships are so different but so much fun when you’re all adults. But being that we all grew…
Last week, we talked about how it’s time to love some enemies. Or in the words of the song, “It’s time to love some enemies Start livin’ and make some memories It’s time to dream again And show the world…
Did you know that you can paddle up the Genesee River to the very impressive Lower Falls? I certainly didn’t know it until recently, when I got a book about local paddle routes out of the library. You know what…
A couple of weeks ago, my dad asked each of us to come up with a song that meant something to us. It could be anything from “I just like this song” to “This song means so much to me…