Oct 15, 2014 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Wilderness Bible Studies, Wilderness Core Knowledge
Men go back to the mountains, as they go back to sailing ships at sea, because in the mountains and on the sea they must face up, as did men of another age, to the challenge of nature. Modern man lives in a highly synthetic kind of existence. He specializes in this...
Oct 22, 2012 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, International, Mission, Missions, Mountaineering
Yesterday I attempted a 16,000’ foot peak in Cotopaxi National Park in Ecuador with about 20 youth leaders from all over Latin America. Twenty of us started out in the darkness at 3:45 a.m. By the time we reached 15,002’ there were about 12 of us left on the climb....
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...
Apr 23, 2012 | Evangelism, Faith, Mission, Wilderness Bible Studies
He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20) Faith that...
