As many of you know I love to hike, and I have learned many spiritual lessons as I’ve trampled along trails. Although trekking through life is probably an overused metaphor I’m going to use it anyway—from a hiker’s point of view.

One of the the biggest lessons I gleaned from this hiking experience is that we need wisdom as well as perseverance.

There we were, 20 years ago hiking up Mount Ida in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado. It was a tough 5 mile trek up to the nearly 13,000′ peak—a significant climb even if you are in good shape which Ed and I were back then.

As many of you know I love to hike, and I have learned many spiritual lessons as I’ve trampled along trails. Although trekking through life is probably an overused metaphor I’m going to use

Did you ever wonder what transpired during Mary’s 3-month visit with her cousin, Elizabeth? After receiving news from God that she was to be the mother of the Messiah, she needed someone she could

It happens to me every year—whenever I hear certain Christmas carols like— O Holy Night and O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. I get choked up; my emotions overtaking me. What about you? Why is that?

If we want to stop being engulfed and overwhelmed with life, we need to do life God’s way and become preoccupied with Christ and His agenda instead of own.

When we get caught up in the details and lose sight of the big picture, we get discouraged. We need to remember why we are here—our purpose, which is to bring glory to God. “Everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.” (Is 43:7) Getting

I have to be honest with you. Adjusting to my new location has been a lot harder than I expected. I knew it would be hard, but not this hard! I have too often found myself engulfed once again with my emotions. The Lord showed me that I had lost perspective. I needed to zoom

Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! (1 Jn 3:1) We are not deserving of this type of extravagant love.