Tag: God

  • Ladder in the apricot orchard at Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

    Hunger is Good

    Did you know that hunger is a God-given bodily function?  It’s necessarily convenient; you’re finally getting somewhere in your work…

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  • Kayaking up to Lower Falls on the Genesee River, Rochester, New York

    Living vs. Visiting

    The last few years, I’ve been living out a different kind of travel.  Instead of hopping from one beautiful trail…

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  • Views from Honan Point on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

    Have You Heard God’s Voice?

    In some Christian circles, there’s a fair amount of talk about hearing God’s voice.  “God told me,” some will say,…

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  • Morning reflections in String Lake, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

    Changed, not Conformed

    The Bible says, “Do not be conformed to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of…

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  • Views toward Deadhorse State Park from Canyonlands Overlook in Canyon Rims Special Management Recreation Area, Utah

    The Best View

    A couple of months ago, I was blessed to visit Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park.  It’s…

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  • Leigh Lake Falls and peaks around Leigh Lake from the Leigh Lake Trail, Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, Montana

    The Better Plan

    Jesus didn’t have to come to earth. But He had a better plan than to leave us in our sin.…

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  • Views northeast from the slickrock near the Tuweep Campground, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

    Re-finding Beauty and Peace in the Wilderness

    I know that I have written about the power of the wilderness many times before.  The power to strip away…

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  • Waves on the pier and lighthouse at Sodus Point Beach Park, Sodus, New York

    Reminders of What He’s Done

    One of the interesting things about the Old Testament is how many things God gave the Israelites to remind them…

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  • Swimming in Butte Lake across from an old lava flow in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California

    It’s Time… to Make Memories

    Last week, we talked about how it’s time to love some enemies.  Or in the words of the song, “It’s…

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  • Wildflowers in the pass above Hidden Lake along the Reynolds Mountain Trail in Glacier National Park, Montana

    Made for Beauty

    We were made for beauty.  God made the earth with beauty that we could enjoy and experience; in heaven, there…

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