Jesus said six times in the gospels, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” (Matthew 11:15, Matthew 13:9, Matthew 13:43, Mark 4:9, Luke 8:8, and Luke 14:35) In all but one of those passages, Jesus was telling parables. …
Following the Trail
I’ve decided that I love New Year’s on social media. For those two days (New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day), most people set aside bickering, political posts, and hot topics to wish everyone a happy 2022 or 2021 or…
Get Up and Do It – But Be Still!
I love the verses in the Bible about resting in the Lord. As someone who likes to keep busy (but not too busy!) it’s a reason to sit down for five minutes and just enjoy the Now of life. It’s…
Bible Verses for Hikers
Hi all! So between travels, internet issues, and the site having some crazy issues last week, I haven’t posted over here in a while! But I’m excited to be back on track for a bit. Here are some of my…
Nothing Ugly
God created the world to be a beautiful place. He made flowers, trees, mountains, animals, and even mankind to all be beautiful. Out of the depths of creativity within Himself, His infinite mind dreamed dreams of beautiful things that He…
Well Done!
I have a love-hate relationship with social media. It’s not for the typical reasons – the fakeness (though it exists) or the constant distraction (there’s a reason I don’t keep my social media accounts accessible to me 24/7!) It’s just…
Overcome Evil
One of the things that’s been bugging me recently is Christians moaning and groaning about how the world is falling apart. I’m not saying things are peachy-cool; it’s more than quite easy to find rampant evil in the world around…
Borders and Seasons
Driving across the United States is an interesting experience. Because I live on the East Coast, but I also travel fairly often to the western US, I’ve driven at least halfway across the continent a few times – about 80…
Don’t Forgo the Adventure
The last few hikes (not to mention a kayak trip) I’ve taken have somehow turned into adventures. Some of it was my own fault; I should have researched the route better. But sometimes we knew what we were getting into…
Delighted with Creativity
God is the infinite creative. For seven days, He created with creativity – the mountains, the rivers, the valleys, the plains, the oceans, the animals, the plants, so much more. He even set extra creativity in place: When the flowers…