About a year ago, I posted about how the glory of the Lord originates in the wilderness. Isaiah 40 declares, “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord… and the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all…
Photos of the Wilderness
I have a set of pictures that rotate across the desktop of my computer screen. At the moment, they’re mostly from our trip to Utah and California last year, with a few favorites from as far back as 2008. I…
Keeping Our Eyes on the End
“A lot of people flunk out in the wilderness, because they don’t keep their eyes on the end… The test of the wilderness is the purification of your motives and your heart.” – DS The Bible talks quite a…
Recognizing God’s Works Prepares us for God’s Move
I was reading a book the other day and a line struck me out of context. The author suggested that one of the primary purposes of scripture was to prepare us to look for and recognize God, specifically, to…
May the Lord Take Joy in All He Has Made
Everything I am will praise and bless the Lord! O Lord, my God, your greatness takes my breath away, overwhelming me by your majesty, beauty, and splendor! You wrap yourself with a shimmering, glistening light. You wear sunshine like a…
God’s Extravagance in the Wilderness
In the wilderness, we see God’s great extravagance. I can walk up into the mountains and see the snowcapped peaks that most eyes will never see. That doesn’t make them any less beautiful; they are as beautiful or even…
Life in Christ is Like a Camera
Our life in Christ is a bit like a point and shoot camera (the opposite of a DSLR; a DSLR requires manual focusing, etc., while a point and shoot chooses all the settings and all you have to do is…
God Gives the Creatures Life with His Breath
How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number – living things both large and small. There the…
The Sounds of the Wilderness
There are sounds in the wilderness that are found nowhere else. The sound of a bubbling stream in the stillness, the whistle of a bird in the forest, the crash of a wave against the beach, the August cicadas’ droning,…
When You Pass through the Waters
The Bible says “When you walk through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you pass through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames…