This week's post is from Joel Vermillion, Director of Wilderness Ministry Institute. I love winter. I love snow and skiing, and so many of the unique attributes of God’s creation we can experience in winter. Sometimes it is overlooked as a context for ministry, or...
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...
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 moisture. The maturing fall season triggers a conditioned reflex response. I salivate for my first turns on untracked pristine white snow.
My friend, Ben in Peru is thinking like a leader. He and some of his pals have started a ministry called Inca Thaki which uses Snowboards on sand dunes… a.k.a. “sandboarding.”
Mountain biking in a region ravaged by beetle kill this week reminded me that much of life is learning to live with change…
