40-day Prayer Challenge – The Glorious “No!”
Why pray? There are so many answers to that question like: We are commanded to. It demonstrates our trust in the Father. This is the way we develop intimacy with God. This is how we are filled with the Holy Spirit. Miracles do happen. Prayer changes us. All these reason for prayer are correct and […]
40-day Prayer Challenge – Draw Your Circle
For the next 40 days I have joined with a few others who have committed to praying bold prayers. This challenge was inspired by book that my step-dad Bill gave to me over the holidays called “Draw the Circle, The 40 Day Prayer Challenge,” by Mark Batterson. The book is a call to be bold […]
Mount Trust – A Place of Peace
Last week my son TJ and I were invited to join some friends skiing. I love to ski, but the older I get my favorite part has become the breath-taking views from the top of the mountain. It is hard to describe the scene from Copper Peak, which sets at 12,441 ft. above sea […]
Mount Trust – Yada
A few Sundays ago our family heard a challenging sermon on one of the greatest mountain hikes of all time. It was Moses’ accent up Mount Hebron for the second time after the children of Israel rejected the LORD and chose a golden calf. In Exodus 33 we read the passionate dialogue between God and […]
Mount Trust – Learning to Lean
A few summers ago the kids and I hiked Mohawk Lakes in the Rockies, these were glacier lakes above timberline and supposed to be beautiful! After pushing our red mini van up a four-wheel drive trail we grabbed our backpacks and continued our adventure. At a fork in the trail the four of us […]
Mount Trust – On His Shoulders
When I was living in Escondido, California I would sneak out of the church office put on my hiking shoes and climb up a small mountain that overlooked the city, perch myself on a rock and spend time with the Lord. I would always come home refreshed from the hike and from the Holy Spirit. […]
