Feb 25, 2019 | Outdoor Leadership Training (Blog Series), Snowboarding, Spiritual Formation, Teachable Moments
Psalm 51:7 Cleanse me with hyssop (truth), and I will be clean; wash me (grace), and I will be whiter than snow. I smell the presence of snow. Tiny crystals of water float loosely in heavy crisp air. Each breath refreshes and soothes the cavities of my nose with...
Feb 25, 2019 | Adventure, Solitude, Teachable Moments, Worship
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.– John 10:27 Mountains Quietly Call Me From the moment I arrived at camp I felt the mountain call out to me. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? – Psalm 42:2...
Feb 20, 2013 | Outdoor Leadership Training (Blog Series), Planning, Program Management, Rock Climbing, Teachable Moments
Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; all you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.—Isaiah 55:1 Searching through the Beta | Insights on Adventure Planning I whisper in her petite ear, “Do you want...
Jan 2, 2013 | Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Outdoor Recreation, Program Management, Spiritual Formation
Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” (Matthew 8:21) The thermometer hovers just above freezing. Raindrops pitter patter endlessly on the roof and deck. The sun rises only to be hidden behind low clouds. It’s dreary. I...
Nov 26, 2012 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Snowboarding, Spiritual Formation, Wilderness Bible Studies
As we all await the first deluge of winter powder on the slopes, Edy Sutherland’s post is a great appetizer for some of the deeper lessons in purity we can learn from those champagne powder milk runs that await. Psalm 51:7 Cleanse me with hyssop (truth), and I...