Oct 7, 2012 | Creation Care, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Mountain Biking, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Spiritual Formation, Wilderness Core Knowledge, Wilderness Education
A guest blog by EDY SUTHERLAND. She is author of The WHEE Factor, a small group or personal Bible study using outdoor adventure spiritual metaphors as a medium to unlock to the Word of God for use in your everyday life. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust...
Oct 3, 2012 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Mountaineering, Spiritual Formation, Wilderness Core Knowledge
Oswald Chambers’ devotional, My Utmost for His Highest is chocked full with wisdom and illustrations for outdoor ministry applications. One of my favorites is his October 2nd reflection based on Mark 9:2-32. As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them...
Oct 1, 2012 | Awareness, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Jesus' Teaching in the Outdoors (Wilderness Bible Studies Blog Series), Leaving a Legacy, Spiritual Formation, Wilderness Core Knowledge
If you ever feel tempted to believe that you can’t make a difference, or that your vote doesn’t count, consider a story from the 4th century about a Monk named, Telemachus. His courageous and selfless act forever changed a culture. TELEMACHUS’ JOURNEY One day,...
Oct 1, 2012 | Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Rivers, Spiritual Formation, Wilderness Core Knowledge
Guest Post by Edy Sutherland… [My Shepherd] leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul (Psalm 23:2b-3). One sound softens my heart and soothes my soul more than any other: the trickle of a brook, the gurgle of a tributary, the gush of a stream, the rush...
Sep 11, 2012 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Spiritual Formation, Teachable Moments, Worldview
WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU UNZIP YOUR TENT EACH MORNING AND LOOK INTO THE WORLD? I love opening up the door to my tent in the early hours of the morning after a good night sleep. As I unzip the door, who knows what I will see: A stunning sunrise, a thick fog hanging...
