Aug 21, 2012 | Adventure Racing, Cycling, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Spiritual Formation
ROAD CYCLING PURGES MY PRIDE – WHICH IS A GOOD THING! Road cycling offers an opportunity to dismantle pride-filled tendencies in me. I leave the house in the early morning of 5:30 am to spin. My idyllic setting includes rolling hills, majestic mountains,...
Jun 1, 2012 | Adventure Racing, Community, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Teamwork
Being out-of-town a good bit this week, I asked Edy Sutherland to guest post on her experiences with Adventure Racing. You’ll love her insight! … I think I know why adventure racing is gaining such popularity. I love the adventure aspect of the races but...
Apr 17, 2012 | First Aid, Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Spiritual Formation, Teachable Moments, Wilderness Bible Studies
This is a guest post by my friend, Edy Sutherland. You can visit her website and follow her on facebook. Spiritual First Responder Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. (Colossians 4:6) All...
Apr 9, 2012 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Scuba Diving, Spiritual Formation, Wilderness Core Knowledge
The Benefits of Neutral Buoyancy! A Spiritual Formation Analogy from the Sea [Jesus] told [the disciples], “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.” (Luke 10:2) Dangerous...
Mar 26, 2012 | Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Outdoor Recreation
I’ve been out of town conducting training for Mountain View Backcountry, Young Life’s Beyond Malibu, Wilderness Ranch, RMR Backcountry, and Ute Trail programs this past week. So I asked several guest bloggers to post while I’m catching up a bit. This is a...