wilderness

  • Dead Ends

    We don’t really believe in a God of hope. If we did, we would rejoice in dead ends. No, my observation is that we really believe in the God of stoic perseverance. We believe in that inner resolve of the human spirit that shouts at the dark, “I will not go quietly. I will fight….

  • Wild At Heart

    But He searching the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit  Romans 8:27 But – There is no more important word in prayer vocabulary than this one: de.  “But” God knows.  How we need to dwell on this word!  Lost in the wilderness, terrified by our loneliness, we can only answer one of…

  • Hurting Prayer

    for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;  Romans 8:26 Groanings Too Deep – Sometimes prayer is simply silent agony.  Sometimes the heart is so hurt that there just aren’t any words left to say.  Sometimes there are only…

  • Peace

    Peace with God does not mean peace with the world.  In fact, peace with God means emnity with the world.  Peace with God is the status of our spiritual relationship.  It is not a description of the condition of our lives.  We should expect trails, turmoil, tragedy and death in the course of our journey. …

  • Wilderness Politics

    I just can’t stand it anymore.  Aren’t you sick and tired of the constant accusations, lies, finger pointing and platitudes in this election?  I can’t remember when it was so vitriolic and so insistent.  Maybe there is a point to it all, but as far as I can see, the only purpose is power.  And…