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…
Experience Brings Words & Pictures to Life
A few years ago, some friends contacted us about visiting the Grand Canyon. They had never been, but were hopeful to take a trip in a few weeks to see it for the first time. We cheerfully complied in giving…
It is Practical to Love the Wilderness
I happen to be a very practical person. Which is probably why the facts and figures of how to hike a trail come pretty naturally to me, along with planning trips and even normal everyday life. Because of my practicality,…
The Waves and Wind Still Know His Name
There’s been a song going around for some time that goes something like this: Grander earth has quaked before Moved by the sound of His voice Seas that are shaken and stirred Can be calmed and broken for my…
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…
Honoring the Artist via His Art
I’ve long heard it said that “You can’t say you love the artist but say that you hate their art.” Or, more recently, “If you insult an artist’s work, you’re indirectly insulting the artist.” These expressions can be turned around…
Refreshed in the Wilderness
In our everyday lives, we are constantly asked to give: to offer help, to work hard at our jobs, to give time and affection to our families, to take care of the myriad of tasks that never seem to end.…
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…
Remember in the Wilderness
Going out into the wilderness stirs us to remember. It might be recollections of the last time we were in this place, what we and others thought and said and did, or it might be flitting, half-forgotten memories of something…
Nothing is Missed by the Eyes of God
God has His eye on the wilderness, on the times and seasons, on the happenings in the wide open meadows and hidden forest glens. Nothing goes unmissed from His eyes, both in human affairs and in what we might call…