Apr 12, 2012 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Spiritual Formation, Teachable Moments, What is Wilderness Ministry?, Wilderness Bible Studies
St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria is a stunning sight. What instantly struck me as I walked into the sanctuary was a sense of awe. The architecture naturally elicits a feeling of reverence for the immensity of God’s holiness. St. Stephens, like...
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...
Mar 26, 2012 | Awareness, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, International, Jesus' Teaching in the Outdoors (Wilderness Bible Studies Blog Series), Wilderness Core Knowledge
Better than Bob the Art Guy? I remember as a kid watching Bob “Pinky” Ross, the art guy on PBS paint his “happy little trees” and make beautiful landscape scenes out of oil paints and a bunch of funky shaped brushes. This guy was awesome. Not...
Mar 3, 2012 | Awareness, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Spiritual Formation, Wilderness Bible Studies, Wilderness Core Knowledge
How easy it is to spread yourself thin I’m convinced Jesus is not impressed by how physically or mentally busy I can be. If you are busy, that goes for you too. One litmus test that I hate to take is to ask others around me, like my wife, how they think I am...
Feb 10, 2012 | Awareness, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Wilderness Core Knowledge
The World has a Design, Which Points to a Designer. I’m in Kathmandu, Nepal as I write this blog. In Asia, it seems most everyone believes in some notion of a God. The veil into the spiritual realm is thin here. Hardly anyone questions the existence of gods, and...
