May 10, 2012 | Awareness, Camping, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Storytelling, Teachable Moments
4 WAYS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE “MESMERIZING EFFECT” OF A CAMPFIRE Have you ever notice how campfires have a mesmerizing effect? They are community magnets–drawing people together like nothing else. Campfire stories are icon of camping. It must have...
Mar 3, 2012 | Awareness, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Spiritual Formation, Wilderness Bible Studies, Wilderness Core Knowledge
How easy it is to spread yourself thin I’m convinced Jesus is not impressed by how physically or mentally busy I can be. If you are busy, that goes for you too. One litmus test that I hate to take is to ask others around me, like my wife, how they think I am...
Feb 10, 2012 | Awareness, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Wilderness Core Knowledge
The World has a Design, Which Points to a Designer. I’m in Kathmandu, Nepal as I write this blog. In Asia, it seems most everyone believes in some notion of a God. The veil into the spiritual realm is thin here. Hardly anyone questions the existence of gods, and...