Thoughts and Reflections

Teen Camp 2019 @ Twin Bears Alaska. This is a place of "holy ground" for me. A place of many memories now both bitter and sweet. A place that has been used often in my life to bring about a time of God communicating with me through many of the messages. As tradition would have it, we once again hiked the Angel Rocks trail. As the years have passed, I must admit that the hike has become more of a challenge. Some would look at it and decide to stay behind and wait for the teens and "younger adults" to come back. Whether a glutton for punishment or a hard head that will not accept the passing of time, I once again headed out. Many young adults and teens sprinted off in order to be the first to reach the top. As I walked along the trail, most of the time alone, God started to pour some spiritual applications about the trail into my mind. In our spiritual walk with God, we are all heading in a direction to become more Christ-like. Just like the trail, it becomes mor...

For reference of my thoughts about the situations we find ourselves in, you can look here: Acts 27:9-44  and  Matthew 28:23-27   It has been a long time since I posted anything and for those who were following this, I apologize. Our lives all take twists and turns. Sometimes things happen that we do not see coming or expect. This may be due to our "blindness" to what we are doing or because of others falling prey to a world that is working hard to destroy. Other times, God is working in our lives to make us more like Him and to do nothing more than trust Him (like we could do anything else?). In Acts, Paul is sailing to a destination that God had planned for him. During the travels, he is warned of a sever, life threatening situation. His words of warning are ignored and they sail on. Due to this they fall into a storm that is greater than they can handle. They are in a life threatening situation that they are battling against to the best of their ability. The...